Australia Launches World’s 1st Battery-Powered Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier
The 125-metre long ship will be used to ferry limestone between ports in South Australia.
TL;DR
- The MV Yampu is the world's first battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier.
- It is operating in South Australia, reducing emissions by 40% and increasing capacity by 35%.
- The vessel is 125 meters long with a capacity of 11,900 deadweight tonnes.
- Its batteries have a capacity of 6,758 kWh.
- The ship will transport limestone from Klein Point quarry to Birkenhead cement manufacturing.