Halten Bulk to order two H2-fuelled bulk vessels

The vessels will be designed by Norwegian Ship Design, which now has five hydrogen-fuelled vessels in order including two hydrogen-fuelled ferries for Torghatten Nord which are expected to enter operation in October 2025 crossing the Vestfjord between the Lofoten Islands and Bodø in Northern Norway.

The two new vessels for Halten Bulk belong to the designer’s “Powered by Nature” concept developed in close cooperation with shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi, which participated in the separate With Orca hydrogen-fuelled bulker project. 

The vessels will be arranged with a hydrogen-fuelled engine as well as diesel generators. In a transitional period before hydrogen fuel supply is widespread in the trade area, it is expected that about 70% of the fuel required will be hydrogen and the remaining diesel oil.

The 100-metre vessels will feature two large rotor sails and have a cargo hold volume of about 8,000 cubic meters. They will trade along the Norwegian Coast and in the North and Baltic Seas.

ENOVA recently granted subsidies for five hydrogen fuelling stations along the Norwegian Coast, and refuelling is planned at these stations.