HVO-fuelled pilot boat replaces 46-year-old predecessor

Pilot Boat Atlantic

A harbour in southwest England has pushed the boat out with the £1.6 million (€1.9 million) purchase of a new pilot boat.

Atlantic will run on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) as part of the harbour’s sustainability targets.

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