Ship will transport fertiliser across the fjord from Yara’s Porsgrunn plant to Brevik port and will eliminate carbon emissions of 40,000 diesel truck loads per year.
500 young local students and the Crown Prince of Norway, Haakon Magnus, celebrated the christening of Yara Birkeland, the world’s first electric, autonomous container vessel. As a new twist to the maritime tradition, the emission-free ship was christened by not only one, but two God Mothers. To represent the future, young Pernille Gundersrud (12) and .
Brevik, Norway, April 29, 2022: Today, 500 young local students and the Crown Prince of Norway, Haakon Magnus, celebrated the christening of Yara Birkeland, the world's first electric, autonomous container