Battery Hybrids & Full Electric Vessels – Page 6
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NewsFjord1 to operate four autonomous ferries on domestic service
Fjord1, the Norwegian domestic ferry operator, has signed a contract with the Norwegian Road Administration to operate four autonomous, electric ferry newbuildings on the crossing between Lavik and Oppedal, the company said in a statement.
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NewsElectrification expanding beyond the passenger segment
Full electrification of deepsea vessels may be some time off yet, but the outlook isn’t as grim as some might suggest.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Doubts over deepsea electrification
With decarbonisation deadlines looming, we look at the case for deepsea vessels powered by batteries
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NewsEchandia wins RoPax conversion deal
Echandia is helping Öresundslinjen decarbonise with the conversion of a RoPax ferry to full electrical operation
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NewsDutch-built cement carrier for Great Lakes
Cyprus-based Eureka Shipping has awarded a Dutch yard an order for a diesel-electric cement carrier to be operated in the Great Lakes
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NewsRising battery capacity at sea
The marine battery market saw further growth last year and this is continuing into 2024
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NewsFirst ClassNK TA for maritime ESS awarded to Corvus Orca
Corvus Energy’s Corvus Orca Energy Storage System has been awarded Type Approval by ClassNK.
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NewsThe merits of offshore electrical power bunkering
A project to advance offshore electrical power bunkering is making progress
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NewsEuropean Offshore Electrical Power Bunkering Project Initiated
A new project has been launched to develop a comprehensive solution for offshore electrical power bunkering. The BlueBARGE Project is receiving funding from the Horizon Europe program and involving 14 partners from 10 European countries.
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NewsFirst Japanese hydrogen fuel cell vessel delivered
The first Japanese passenger vessel to be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell system was successfully delivered in March 2024. The 33-metre long passenger vessel Hanaria was delivered by Hongawara Shipyard on 15 March 2024.
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NewsHYBRID COASTER SERIES FOR NORDIC OWNERS
A new generation of 5,400dwt coasters introduced by a Finnish-owned Swedish company is claimed to cut CO2 emissions per cargo unit by as much as 50%, relative to existing vessels of similar size.
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NewsElectrification expanding beyond the passenger segment
Full electrification of deepsea vessels may be some time off yet, but the outlook isn’t as grim as some might suggest.
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NewsNES to power autonomous ferries
Norwegian Electric Systems has been contracted by Tersan Shipyard to supply technological solutions to four autonomous, zero-emission ferries
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NewsWärtsilä comes on board methanol power platform
Wärtsilä and US naval architect, Elliot Bay Design Group (EBDG), have teamed up to further develop a zero-emissions floating mobile power platform.
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NewsRO-RO BEHEMOTH WITH SMALLER FOOTPRINT
Production of an 8,000 lane-metre capacity ro-ro freight vessel for northwest European short-sea trade has been set in train by shipbuilding contractor Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD).
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NewsCorvus to introduce data-driven ESS health testing
Corvus Energy has developed a DNV-accepted method for data-driven SOH testing. Corvus Energy is the first marine ESS supplier to provide this service to its customers.
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NewsCANADIAN FERRY OPERATOR BUILDS ON HYBRID POWER
Closely following the award of a four-ship contract in Europe, Canadian operator BC Ferries has launched a project involving up to seven larger vessels. The nomination of hybrid electric power is common to both investment phases.
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NewsCARBON CUT ON UK SHORT-SEA LINKS
Embarked on a technologically-pragmatic decarbonisation strategy, UK short-sea specialist P&O Ferries has reduced its carbon footprint by almost 50,000t in 2023.
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NewsKawasaki Heavy Industries inks MoU, expands fuel cell focus to mobility sector
Japanese heavy industrial supplier Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has signed an agreement to jointly conduct research with French-headquartered Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell developer and manufacturer, Symbio, into the application of its solutions for mobility solutions.
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NewsTersan clinches order for first full-electric autonomous vessels
Turkish shipyard Tersan Shipyard has been awarded a contract to construct four double-ended full-electric vessels for Norwegian ship owner and operator, Fjord 1. The contract, the first for a vessel intended to carry passengers autonomously, was signed after the Norwegian Public Road Administration awarded a long-term public transport tender to Fjord1 for the Lavik-Oppedal crossing north of Bergen along Norway’s west coast.
