Hydrogen-fuelled gas turbine-powered high-speed container ship: a technical and economic investigation

At the recent international conference on Fast Sea Transportation, FAST 2005*, IJS Veldhuis from the ship science department, and RN Richardson and HBJ Stone from the low-temperature engineering group, Southampton University, UK, presented a paper on a study conducted into the technical and economic feasibility of a hydrogen-fuelled long-haul feeder container ship. The properties of hydrogen offer the potential for increased payload, particularly in longhaul operation, which in turn improves economics. The research focuses on the design and operation of a liquid hydrogen-fuelled, 64knot, foil-assisted catamaran (FAC), container feeder ship (600TEU) and the associated port/terminal facilities.