Vinssen clinches green light for South Korea’s ‘first’ hydrogen fuel cell-powered tug

South Korea-based Vinssen, a maritime decarbonization-oriented technology provider, has bagged approval in principle (AiP) from compatriot classification society Korean Register (KR) for the country’s ‘first’ tugboat using a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.

According to Vinssen, which primarily focuses on electric and hydrogen hybrid propulsion systems, the AiP—secured in late February this year—is a “major step” in promoting the application of decarbonization technologies to high-carbon-emitting vessels, like tugs.

The go-ahead from Korean Register follows the memorandum of understanding (MoU) that Vinssen inked with compatriot