United Kingdom ferry operator P&O launched its new £111 million hybrid ship, which could produce 40% less carbon. The vessel, named P&O Pioneer, began traversing 27 nautical miles from Dover to Calais across the English Channel, the world’s busiest shipping route.
International shipping emits more than 700 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, and this amount is growing. While passenger ferries make up 3% of all vessels, they produce 10% of the global fleet’s greenhouse gases. Even so, a four-person car onboard a ferry emits 44 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer, compared with 244 grams for four people flying the same distance.
The vessel has a conventional engine technology and batteries. Marine lubricant supplier need not worry too much; the 8.8-MW batteries will be used during port manoeuvring. The company says it will eventually replace its fleet with fully electric vessels in the future. Used in conjunction with diesel generators could help cut fuel consumption by 40%, according to the ship’s propulsion technology supplier ABB.
P&O Pioneer and her sister ship, P&O Liberte, will help to cut emissions across the U.K.’s most important trade route. Ships carry more than £144 billion-worth of goods between Calais and Dover yearly. The operators expect the will make more than 100,000 crossings of the Channel in her lifetime.
The hybrid ferry P&O Pioneer set sail on the Dover Calais route. Operator P&O claims the £111 million ship could save 40% carbon dioxide emissions. The vessel, named P&O Pioneer, began traversing 27 nautical miles from Dover to Calais across the English Channel, the world’s busiest shipping route.
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