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Dutch Companies Launch Electric Inland Cargo Fleet on Rhine Corridor

A consortium of Dutch shipbuilders and logistics companies has launched fully electric inland cargo vessels with battery-swapping technology for freight operations on the Rhine corridor between Rotterdam and Germany’s industrial heartland.
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