December 2024: The Port of Tyne and partners from across the UK and Europe, including Ricardo, DFDS and KVSA, came together in November 2024 to officially launch the ‘Green North Sea Shipping Corridor Project’ which aims to create one of the world’s first green shipping corridors between the Port of Tyne and the Port of Ijmuiden in Amsterdam. This project is part of a £9 million International Green Corridors Fund awarded to the Port of Tyne as part of the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition – Strand 5 (CMDC5) to decarbonise shipping and turbocharge green jobs. This initiative aligns with the partners’ commitment to sustainability and plans for DFDS to target a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, by transitioning to methanol-fuelled RoRo/RoPax vessels, driving the shift towards a greener future for global trade. It will also help to determine the necessary landside infrastructure at the two ports for fuelling and electrification, analyse the fuel supply chain and evaluate the economic and environmental benefits. The partners already have a longstanding relationship, having connected the North East and the Netherlands via a popular DFDS ferry route for many years, which runs between the Port of Tyne’s International Passenger Terminal and the Port of IJmuiden. The ships currently on the route are mainly transporting passengers and their vehicles, as well as freight units and HGVs carrying vital goods and finished products to and from the continent.
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