Samskip’s SeaShuttle container ship becomes the new demonstrator in the EU-funded HyShip project, marking an important step towards making zero-emission short sea shipping a commercial reality.
The move gives HyShip a real-world application on a keyfreight route between Oslo and Rotterdam, linking liquid hydrogen innovation tovessels already under construction for commercial operation. By integrating onboard hydrogen storage systems with quayside bunkering systems, the project tackles one of the key challenges in scaling hydrogen-powered shipping: connecting fuel supply and port infrastructure with vessel operations. This brings zero-emission freight transport one step closer to commercial deployment.
Vessels under construction
SeaShuttle is an existing Samskip initiative, with two hydrogen-powered container vessels under construction for service between Oslo and Rotterdam. Its role in HyShip provides a highly relevant real-world application and demonstrates how innovation can move from concept to commercial use. By joining forces, the two initiatives will also build bunkering infrastructure, to serve the SeaShuttle, helping to establish a green corridor between Oslo and Rotterdam.
- SeaShuttle was created to demonstrate that zero-emission shipping can move beyond ambition and become a practical reality. Through HyShip, we have an opportunity to connect vessel technology, hydrogen supply, and port infrastructure in a real operating environment, helping to establish the foundations needed for the wider adoption of hydrogen-powered shipping across Europe, says Jeroen Hollebrands, Head of Newbuilding & Projects at Samskip.
LH2 Shipping also joins the project, bringing valuable expertise in liquid hydrogen maritime solutions. The company will support Samskip in developing safe, scalable onboard hydrogen systems and will be responsible for developing, building, and operating the port bunkering system for the SeaShuttle.
- The revised HyShip project marks a definite step towards applying liquid hydrogen in short sea shipping, building on existing technology experience whilst generating the solutions and operational insight needed to support future rollout and broader adoption across the sector, says Ivan Oestvik, CEO and Owner of LH2 Shipping.
Strong European partners
The consortium also includes Maritime CleanTech, LMG Marin France, sus.lab at ETH Zurich, DNV SE, PERSEE, NCSR Demokritos, University of Strathclyde, Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding, DianaShipping Services S.A., and NAV-Tech.
Together, the partners bring expertise from across the hydrogen, maritime, research, and regulatory value chain to accelerate the development of practical, scalable solutions for liquid hydrogen shipping.
- The market needs projects that reduce uncertainty, align partners, and make future investment decisions easier. This collaboration is strategically important because it helps build confidence in liquid hydrogen as a viable fuel for shipping, says Tore Boge, Head of EU Projects at Maritime CleanTech.
HyShip is a European innovation project supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, aimed at accelerating the use of liquid hydrogen as a zero-emission fuel for shipping.
.jpeg)
