Battery Hybrids & Full Electric Vessels – Page 6
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NewsDamen to supply WID for UK Dredging
UK Dredging is expanding its offering with the addition of a Shoalbuster 2711 WID from Damen
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NewsAll-Electric Boxship For Yangtze Route
In a seminal development for China’s expansive inland shipping sector, a battery-electric container vessel is set to be commissioned during the autumn on the Yangtze River. The 700TEU newbuild was launched on July 26 at the premises of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry(Yangzhou), where the second-of-class was laid down in May.
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NewsYanmar launches PEM FC solution
Yanmar Power, a subsidiary of Yanmar, has announced that it has added hydrogen fuel-cell systems to its product portfolio, making fuel cell systems commercially available from 1 August.
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NewsNew Chapter In Vehicle Carrier Evolution
Testament to the reach and resolve of the Japanese shipping industry, the essential trading tool of the world’s third largest economy, the NYK Group has taken delivery of the initial vessels in a major programme of LNG-fuelled pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) construction.
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NewsNew battery chemistries on the horizon after land-based development
Developments in battery chemistry targeted aim to boost power density, increase longevity and reduce risk
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NewsProspects for battery power are positive
The use of onboard energy storage has grown rapidly over the last decade, and new chemistries are likely to be competing with lithium-ion batteries by around 2030
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News11th SOV from HAV Design for Esvagt
HAV Design is creating a methanol hybrid SOV for Esvagt, the eleventh SOV the two companies have collaborated on
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NewsEuropean ports express trepidation over shore power regulations
This week the European Parliament will formalise two important port regulations on onshore power
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NewsSwedish port completes shore-power operation for tanker
The Swedish port of Gävle has become one of the first in the world to successfully connect a tanker vessel to shore-based power.
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NewsDNV develops new Shore Power class rules for tankers
DNV has announced that it introduced new class rules for electrical shore connections specifically tailored for tankers on 1 July 2023. The rules are the first to be introduced by a class society, and are expected to contribute to the development of sector norms.
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NewsElectrification takes shipping further along its decarbonisation path
Shipowners are shifting towards hybridised and electrified vessels as they slow down and adopt clean technologies. This takes them further towards full electrification, with many options along the way.
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NewsShore power: confusion and piecemeal adoption slow the current
A recent media controversy in the UK press surrounding P&O Ferries’ two latest Chinese-built ferries, Pioneer and Liberté, is indicative of the confusion relating to battery-hybrid ferries’ charging solutions. Reports that there would not be sufficient grid capability in Dover to charge up their batteries using shore power revealed generalist journalists’ unfamiliarity with shaft power generation solutions.
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NewsA pre-approved battery room solution
The Corvus BOB is a standardised, plug-and-play battery room solution
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NewsDrafting A Zero-Emission Coastal Cruise Ship
After a year of intensive research, coastal ferry and cruise specialist Hurtigruten Norway has revealed early concept plans for an emission-free ship promising to set a new benchmark in energy efficiency.
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NewsDamen adds full-electric workboat to portfolio
Damen Shipyards Group has announced the introduction of a full-electric workboat, the MuC 1908 E, to its portfolio. The multi-purpose workboat, based on Damen’s Multi Cat 1908 design, extends Damen’s range of zero-emission products into the workboat segment.
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NewsSanmar Shipyards delivers first full-electric tug
Sanmar Shipyards reached a major milestone, delivering its first full-electric tug for Canada-based HaiSea Marine. The battery-electric harbour tug, which is intended to provide services to LNG Canada’s future terminal in British Columbia, was delivered to ABS class.
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NewsNorwegian clean shipping company eyes NH3-fuelled Ultramax series
Oslo-based ship owner Pherousa Green Shipping AS is planning to order a series of six ammonia-fuelled Ultramax bulk carriers, based on a modified ship design from Deltamarin.
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NewsFirst PEM FC-powered barge launched in Rotterdam
The first inland cargo vessel to sail fully on hydrogen-fuelled fuel cells has been launched in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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NewsP&O Opts For Union Of Technologies
A new chapter in the annals of the cross-Channel ferry business is about to unfold through the imminent entry into service of the first of P&O’s much-vaunted Fusion-class ro-pax vessels.
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NewsMajor Polish Boost To Ferry Network
A new generation of dual-fuel hybrid/electric ro-pax ferries is set to transform the Polish short-sea network from 2025 onwards.
