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Development ofworld's first autouomous, zeroemissiou feeder postponed amid COVID-19 crisis

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the changed global outlook, the development of the world's first autonomous and electric container vessel Yara Birkeland is put on hold, Norwegian company Yara aimounced.

Yara has decided to pause further development of the vessel and will assess next steps together with its paiiners, the company stated. The hull of the Yara Birkeland vessel was launched to sea in Romania in Februaiy 2020. The ship is expected to arrive at the Norwegian shipyard in May where it will be fitted with various contrai and navigation systems and undergo testing before deli veiy to Yara.

Yara and technology company Kongsberg teamed up in 2017 with the ambition to build the world's first autonomous and zero-emission container vessel.

Replacing 40,000 truck journeys a year, Yaia Birkeland seeks to reduce NOx and CO2 emissions and improve road safety in a densely populated urbain area in Norway.

(Adapted from: https://safety4sea.com)

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