Ammonia-fuelled ships to operate between Sweden and Belgium by 2030

Transport and logistics firm DFDS aims to operate two ammonia-fuelled ro-ro vessels in the Sweden-Belgium Green Shipping Corridor by 2030.

PHOTO: A container terminal in the Port of Gothenburg. Getty Images

The corridor spans over 2,500 km, linking 11 European countries. Moreover, the project also includes setting up onshore power supply for the vessels. DFDS has sought funding for the construction of four ammonia-fuelled vessels, with two earmarked for the Sweden-Belgium green corridor.

The Port of Gothenburg, North Sea Port and DFDS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the corridor in May 2022. The Port of Antwerp-Bruges also recently joined the corridor network as a partner. 

Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg has signed green shipping corridor deals with Rotterdam and Belgium's North Sea Port to spur the uptake of alternative fuels from ocean-going vessels by 2025.

North-Sea Port is the 60-kilometer-long border port area that stretches from Vlissingen on the North Sea coast in the Netherlands to Ghent in Belgium

Gothenburg and Rotterdam will connect their green corridors to a wider network of deep-sea corridors, including the European Green Corridors Network, which was launched by a range of ports in coordination with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) in March last year.

Roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ships are used to carry vehicles.

By Manjula Nair

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