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| Less harmful to air quality - the hybrid car-carrying vessel |
GRIMSBY has welcomed the first deep-sea car carrier powered by a hybrid engine - part liquefied natural gas and part battery.
It was carrying a cargo of Kia cars.
The vessel, MV Auto Achieve is owned by United European Car Carriers (UECC).
It was built this year at the Jiangnan shipyard in China.
Says Simon Bird, Regional Director for the Humber Ports: "We are delighted that Kia have chosen the Port of Grimsby as destination for this car carrier.
"It is a great opportunity to see how sustainable vessels can be, and we expect to see more of them in our ports as operators look to lower their carbon footprint."
Another plus is that vessels of this sort allows for improved air quality in the port area and in the North Sea and Humber Estuary.
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