Wärtsilä to develop autonomous, zero emission barge for Port of Rotterdam
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 27 May 2021 at 11.15 AM EESTWärtsilä is part of an international alliance, headed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, which has this month been awarded nearly € 25 million in EU funding to implement projects aimed at sustainable and smart port logistics. This involves the development of a grand plan that sets out how transport within, to and from ports can be made carbon-free by 2050. While numerous green fuels and energy carriers are being advanced, the partners have also initiated a series of digitalisation and automation projects in relation to the