Electrification and Battery Hybrids – Page 13

  • Havila Kystruten will deploy Havila Capella on a new route along the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Kirkenes
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    New Havila Kystruten cruise vessel to enter service

    2021-12-14T15:11:00Z

    Havila Capella, the latest in a series of battery-hybrid LNG-fuelled cruise ferry newbuildings ordered by Havila Kystruten, will enter service operating along the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Kirkenes. The vessel was delivered on 9 November from Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard. 

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    New Vard SOV for North Star Dogger Bank contract

    2021-12-09T11:19:00Z

    North Star Group has secured a long-term charter contract to deliver an additional ship as part of its new hybrid-powered renewables fleet to support the third phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea.

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    Schottel package for first US all-electric tug

    2021-12-08T11:26:00Z

    The first all-electric tug reported to be built and operated in the United States will be equipped with a fully integrated electrical package from Schottel.

  • Hybrid-powered Auto Advance raises the ‘greener’ shipping banner
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    DRIVE TO GREEN SHIPPING SHIFTS UP A GEAR

    2021-12-02T10:14:00Z

    Accelerated technological progression in automotive engineering and manufacturing is accompanied by a move to more sophisticated and environmentally-considerate product delivery logistics.

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    Volvo Penta to test power-by-the-hour model with Hurtigruten in 2022

    2021-12-01T18:16:00Z

    Volvo Penta has announced plans to trial a new power-by-the-hour business model in 2022. The company is planning to pilot the new business model with Hurtigruten when Norwegian expedition cruise operator takes delivery of a new hybrid day tour vessel.

  • Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general of ESPO
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    EU Ports Call For FuelEU Clarity

    2021-11-30T10:16:00Z

    European port operators want coherent legislation on the provision and the use of clean energy infrastructure for ports.

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    Siemens Energy wins hybrid propulsion deal for NOAA research ships

    2021-11-26T11:14:00Z

    Siemens Energy has won a contract with Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors to supply power, propulsion and battery storage technology for two research vessels.

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    BAE Systems launches new hybrid propulsion system

    2021-11-25T12:09:00Z

    BAE Systems has launched its next-generation power and propulsion system for the marine market, a flexible solution to help operators both increase propulsion power and reach zero emissions by improving electrical efficiency and vessel range.

  • FinFerries’ hybrid-electric ferry Altera features high-efficiency azimuth thrusters.
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    EcoPellers selected for hybrid-electric ferry order

    2021-11-12T09:54:00Z

    Schottel has received an order to supply two EcoPellers for installation in a 100m long hybrid-electric ferry, Altera. The LMG-Marin designed Ro-Pax ferry is under construction at Crist shipyard in Poland, and will be operated by state-owned Finnish ferry operator FinFerries.

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    HyProp ECO propulsion solution for chemical tanker newbuildings

    2021-11-11T11:40:00Z

    Dingheng shipyard, the subsidiary of China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (CMJL), has ordered an integrated HyProp ECO propulsion package for four new Finnish/Swedish 1A ice class chemical tankers for Hamburg-based tanker operator, John T. Essberger.

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    Hydroniq Rack seawater cooler for new wellboat

    2021-11-11T10:54:00Z

    Hydroniq Coolers has won a contract with Larsnes Mek Verksted to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a new wellboat being built by the yard for Norwegian wellboat company Rostein.

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    Berg inks deal with Yaskawa in electric propulsion drive

    2021-11-10T13:28:00Z

    Berg Propulsion has signed a key supplier and cooperation agreement to provide systems integration capability for Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch permanent magnet (PM) and power electronics products.

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    Kotug and Shift team up to power electric tugs

    2021-11-08T12:27:00Z

    Kotug International and Shift Clean Energy have teamed up to use Shift’s new PwrSwäp clean energy service - which uses swappable batteries on a pay-as-you-go basis - on Kotug’s E-Pusher vessels. 

  • Vertom’s new short-sea breed will debut next year
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    Diesel-Electric Mode For Dutch Coasters

    2021-11-05T17:06:00Z

    A new generation of diesel-electric coasters ordered by Rotterdam-based Vertom Shipping from a domestic yard underscores the Netherlands’ position as the prime mover in revitalising the European short-sea sector.

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    Wärtsilä hybrid upgrade for Siem PSV

    2021-10-28T12:13:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to upgrade an 89 metre platform supply vessel owned by Siem Offshore Rederi for hybrid engine and battery propulsion.

  • PM machine assembly in Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch’s Large Drive Test Centre in Lappeenranta, one of the world’s biggest for testing large electric drive systems for marine applications and renewable energy generally
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    Why permanent magnets trump the norm for in-line shaft generators

    2021-10-27T15:41:00Z

    Producing electrical power using permanent magnet (PM) technology is the future for slow-speed maritime generator applications and will help to reduce the carbon intensity of ships, says Jussi Puranen, Head of Product Line, Electric Machines, at Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch

  • A SeaQ Energy Storage System will be installed aboard a Siem Offshore subsea construction vessel, similar to Siem Stingray (pictured) in Q1 2022.
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    Vard Electro books ESS order with Siem Offshore

    2021-10-26T09:24:00Z

    Vard Electro has received an order for an Energy Storage System (ESS) for an offshore subsea construction vessel operated by Siem Offshore.

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    Corvus reaches milestone with new tug order

    2021-10-20T10:55:00Z

    Corvus Energy has reached a milestone in its supply of lithium-ion battery technology with its 500th order, also the largest in the company’s history.

  • Record-breaking double-enders are due to ply the Strait of Dover in 2023.
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    Game Changers For Dover/Calais Run

    2021-10-20T10:44:00Z

    Tailored to the shortest and busiest crossing on the English Channel, the new ro-pax generation taking shape for P&O Ferries promises to be a standard bearer for service dependability, cost efficiency and environmental compatibility.

  • At the top of the world: Le Commandant Charcot.
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    Extending Year-Round Polar Odysseys

    2021-10-19T11:02:03.197Z

    A newly-built, French-owned expedition cruise ship has become the first vessel of her type to reach the geographic North Pole.