{"id":22937,"date":"2026-01-07T19:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=22937"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:02:31","slug":"vinssen-unveils-koreas-first-hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-ship-hydro-zenith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=22937","title":{"rendered":"VINSSEN Unveils Korea\u2019s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Ship \u2018HYDRO ZENITH\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    VINSSEN Unveils Korea\u2019s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Ship \u2018HYDRO ZENITH\u2019<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-300x157.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"VINSSEN Unveils Korea\u2019s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Ship 'HYDRO ZENITH'\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1881952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1881952\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1881952\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"Hydro Zenith\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hydro-Zenith-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1881952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screengrab from YT video posted by MBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South Korea has launched its first hydrogen fuel cell-powered ship, Hydro Zenith. The vessel was unveiled on 18 December at VINSSEN\u2019s land-based test facility in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do Province, with local government representatives, industry partners, and research institutions in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Hydro Zenith is 17.4 metres long, weighs 32 tonnes, and has an aluminium hull. It is powered by two 100-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cells and four 92-kWh lithium-ion battery packs, enabling hybrid propulsion.<\/p>\n<p>The ship can achieve speeds of up to 20 knots (37 km\/h) while operating with zero emissions, low noise, and high efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel\u2019s hydrogen fuel cell system has been safety-verified through KOMSA pre-certification, demonstrating that it can be deployed without regulatory exemptions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qu5i4SkEnFY?si=cRXIlGicecNhjtmJ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nVideo Credits: MBC\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Hydro Zenith is equipped with digital monitoring systems that track vessel performance and energy use in real time, helping improve maintenance planning and support more efficient operations.<\/p>\n<p>The project was jointly funded by VINSSEN, Jeollanam-do Province, and Yeongam County, with support from leading Korean research institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Hydro Zenith has also received inspection and certification from the Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority, establishing its viability as an alternative for green shipping in tourism and leisure sectors.<\/p>\n<p><em>References: hydrogen central, fuelcellsworks<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/vinssen-unveils-koreas-first-hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-ship-hydro-zenith\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vinssen-unveils-koreas-first-hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-ship-hydro-zenith\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VINSSEN Unveils Korea\u2019s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Ship \u2018HYDRO ZENITH\u2019 Screengrab from YT video posted by MBC South Korea has launched its first hydrogen fuel cell-powered ship, Hydro Zenith. The vessel was unveiled on 18 December at VINSSEN\u2019s land-based test facility in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do Province, with local government representatives, industry partners, and research institutions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-22937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22937"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}