Amogy’s NH3 Kraken Sets Sail: The World’s First Carbon-Free Tugboat Tackles 1 Billion Tons of Global Shipping Emissions

By: Karmactive Staff By: Karmactive Staff

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[{"selector":"#anim-f668f9bd-ae08-4bb0-af43-f7d44249a957","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-785ae445-4c04-471a-b5d1-ee3c2354b8be","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-581494d7-e896-4969-8336-2300de0ff397","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e208f01-a0d8-455c-8836-a8ef777de23d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(99.15254%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5af31d87-cbe3-4e66-acfe-c1ce41e171f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e62a2719-3e92-445b-aa6f-662caaf60ac8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] NH3 Kraken is a retrofitted tugboat from 1957 that traveled along a Hudson River tributary for a breakthrough zero-emissions maritime technology.

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Amogy’s NH3 Kraken Sets Sail: The World’s First Carbon-Free Tugboat Tackles 1 Billion Tons of Global Shipping Emissions

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