Netherlands: Nedcargo orders electric and smart container vessel

15.03.2017

Netherlands: Nedcargo orders electric and smart container vessel
Transport Online, 15 Mar 2017, Online:-
Dutch logistics services provider Nedcargo has ordered a new electric container vessel called ECS Gouwenaar 2. The bodywork is being constructed in Serbia and the vessel will be completed at the Dutch wharf Condoria in Werkendam. The vessel is to transport 12,500 containers per year and is to have multiple sensors, cameras and systems to make the vessel as efficient as possible with bridge collision prevention, a line tracking system and berthing assistance and is to be semi-autonomous in the future. The developments took place following the Smart Shipping Challenge 2017. The software to support the sensors is yet to be developed and this is to enable the vessel to be emission-free in 2020.
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