YARA selects Norwegian shipbuilder VARD for zero-emission vessel Yara Birkeland
(WorldNews Norway)

15.08.2018 The world`s first autonomous and electric container vessel is one step closer to launch, as YARA signs a deal with VARD worth appr NOK 250 million to build the vessel. VARD will deliver Yara Birkeland for launch in early 2020, and the vessel will gradually move from manned operation to fully autonomous operation by 2022. In May 2017, YARA and technology company KONGSBERG announced a partnership to build the world`s first autonomous, electric container vessel. Replacing 40,000 truck journeys a year, Yara Birkeland will reduce NOx and CO2 emissions and improve road safety in a densely populated urban area. Now the shipyard has been selected and construction will begin. `A vessel...