Samskip lands key role in EU-backed hydrogen project

Samskip Samskip’s emissions-free, autonomous box shipping project SeaShuttle will serve as the new demonstrator in the EU-backed HyShip project, providing the short-sea shipping initiative with a real vessel and a practical route to test liquid hydrogen at scale. The move gives HyShip a real-world application on a key freight route between Oslo and Rotterdam, linking liquid hydrogen innovation to vessels already under construction for commercial operation. By integrating onboard hydrogen storage systems with quayside bunkering systems, the project will connect fuel supply and port infrastructure with vessel operations. SeaShuttle is an existing initiative with two hydrogen-powered container vessels under construction to serve the route between Oslo and Rotterdam. By joining forces, the two initiatives will also build bunkering infrastructure to serve the SeaShuttle, helping to establish a green corridor between Oslo and Rotterdam. “SeaShuttle was created to demonstrate that zero-emission shipping can move beyond ambition and become a practical reality. Through HyShip, we have an opportunity to connect vessel technology, hydrogen supply, and port infrastructure in a real operating environment, helping to establish the foundations needed for the wider adoption of hydrogen-powered shipping across Europe,” said Jeroen Hollebrands, head of newbuilding and projects at Samskip. LH2 Shipping also joined the project. The company will support Samskip in developing safe, scalable onboard hydrogen systems and will be responsible for the design, construction, and operation of the port bunkering system for SeaShuttle. The consortium also includes Maritime CleanTech, LMG Marin France, sus.lab at ETH Zurich, DNV, PERSEE, NCSR Demokritos, University of Strathclyde, Wilhelmsen Holding, Diana Shipping, and NAV-Tech. “This collaboration is strategically important because it helps build confidence in liquid hydrogen as a viable fuel for shipping,” added Tore Boge, Head of EU Projects at Maritime CleanTech. Follow Us Bojan Lepic Bojan is an English language professor turned journalist with years of experience covering the energy industry with a focus on the oil, gas, and LNG industries as well as reporting on the rise of the energy transition. Previously, he had written for Navingo media group titles including Offshore Energy Today and LNG World News. Before joining Splash, Bojan worked as an editor for Rigzone online magazine. Read Next July 9, 2026 Fugro lands survey role on UK’s first offshore CO2 storage project July 9, 2026 OWC and APEM join forces on offshore wind decommissioning July 9, 2026 BP plans withdrawal from Japanese offshore wind project July 9, 2026 New Zealand set to lose last flagged boxship July 9, 2026 Hormuz traffic collapses as Trump declares ceasefire ‘over’