World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Tug Launched in Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have successfully launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, the
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The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have successfully launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, the
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