The next generation electric inland vessels a new way to provide emission
free transport from inland terminal to inland terminal we're doing this with a
unique design ship in its class with a length of 110 meters and a width of
11.45 meters our ship is compatible to load 1424 containers in its length
instead of the classic 13 2014 10 the vessel is therefore future-proof to
load now 7 40-foot containers in its length fully loaded
port liner provides 8 percent more loading capacity when fully loaded port
liner can transport 280 foot containers in total and although the containers are
stacked 5 layers high when the stability of the ship allows us to do so the in
height adjustable wheelhouse allows the captain to continuously see 300 metres
ahead of the ship on the lowest trajectories like Tilburg rotterdam a
maximum of two containers high can be loaded when the bridges are not higher
than 5.6 meters the adjustable wheelhouse allows an easy and safe
approach as well as passage of the ship as it is able to reduce its maximum
height even more by flooding all of its ballast tanks port liner can still sail
full capacity with 280 containers or 5 layers with a ship of 11.45 metres wide
and up to 350 containers with a ship of 15 metres wide on the trajectory
Amsterdam to Rotterdam all 17 main inland terminals can thus be supplied by
the new port liner since port liner is anything but a classic inland
there is no longer need for a mechanical machine room we were able to design the
back of the ship in a unique wave below the wheelhouse there is room for four
big power units as well as a more spacious living area the living area is
not just spacious it's huge roughly the size of a duplex apartment and contains
everything for a complete crew to live and work comfortably abroad on the back
of the ship only one heavy duty lift arm will serve as the lift for the
wheelhouse to enter the wheelhouse you simply walk through the arm using the
provided stairs arriving in the futuristic wheelhouse you benefit from
the latest top technology for inland vessels the arm and wheelhouse fold back
at an angle of almost 90 degrees when port liner docks at an inland terminal
allowing the empty power box containers to be unloaded and replaced by fully
charged power boxes the empty power boxes are transported by ship or truck
to the nearby charging station where wind water or solar power can provide
the necessary energy to recharge the power boxes in the near future
port liner will setup a logistic transport system of power boxes by water
together with the main harbours hot liner will provide a charging facility
directly from shore to ship this isn't the only way to charge the power boxes
when docked the vessels power boxes can also be charged directly through the use
of a power plug installed ashore the power box is a uniquely designed
container that is equipped with a floating floor which is able to absorb
the majority of shocks and vibrations up to 50 g-force
each power box contains a battery providing a power source of 1.68
megawatt-hour and probably up to five megawatt hour with the ever progressive
technology in the near future the power boxes can be equipped with a new energy
source for example hydrogen power the exchangeable containers allow the ship
to have a future-proof power source while it can sell up to 50 years without
changing engines port liner is more than just any inland vessel by providing
emission free transport from inland terminal to inland terminal it will
generate a positive impact on our society