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Cruise company Northern Xplorer is teaming up with Portuguese ship builder West Sea, to do the unthinkable: They’re creating a ship that will operate entirely free of harmful emissions.
West Sea is building the 250-passenger vessel using an all-electric propulsion system, which includes advanced batteries for power storage and hydrogen fuel cells for power generation.
Northern Xplorer CEO Rolf Andre Sandvik calls it “a new milestone” on the journey toward pollution-free cruising.
West Sea manager Vitor Figueiredo says, “We’re proud to be taking a lead in building such an innovative and technologically advanced vessel.”
It will be ready in less than two years.
By Alex Darlington
