Vessel estimated key figures and facts
120 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) Open Top Container Ship - fully battery powered solution. Prepared for autonomous and unmanned operation
Main particulars
- LOA 80 m
- Beam 15 m
Depth 12 m
- Draught (full) 6 m
- Eco speed 6-7 knots
- Max speed 15 knots
Capacity
- Cargo capacity 120 TEU
- Deadweight 3,200 tons
Propulsion
- Azipull pods 2 x 900 kW
- Tunnel thrusters 2 x 700 kW
Batteries
- Capacity 6.8 MWh
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Relevant links
Corporate releases
- Crown Prince and youths christen world's first emission-free container ship | Yara International (April 29, 2022)
- Yara to start operating the world's first fully emission-free container ship (November 19, 2021)
- Yara selects Norwegian shipbuilder VARD for zero-emission vessel Yara Birkeland (August 15, 2018)
- Yara and Kalmar to develop world's first fully-digitalized and zero emission cargo solution for Yara Birkeland (May 24, 2018)
- Yara Birkeland design revealed and test model demonstrated for the first time (September 29, 2017)
- YARA and KONGSBERG enter into partnership to build world's first autonomous and zero emissions ship (May 10, 2017)
News and features
- Yara Birkeland wins Norwegian Industry Climate Prize (in Norwegian - November 07, 2018)
- The first ever zero emission, autonomous ship (March 14, 2018)
- Enova to support the building of Yara Birkeland (September 28, 2017)
