Battery Hybrids & Full-Electric Vessels

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A recently formalised Greek commitment to Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer concept has given extra dimension to one of the industry’s most extensive ro-pax newbuild series projects to date and has demonstrated the ever-widening…

22nd July 2024

Building on a versatile Ro-Pax platform

22nd July 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Innovative UK propulsion know-how is pivotal to a new, 24m fast ferry ordered for a lifeline passenger route in southern England connecting Southampton and the Isle of Wight.

5th July 2024

Electric zero-emissions ferry for Solent run

5th July 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

The keel laying ceremony for the first of two NewMax hybrid ferries has taken place on 28 June at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in WeiHai, China.

1st July 2024

Keel laid for NewMax hybrid ferry

1st July 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

The christening of the eWolf has signalled a step change in electric tug demand

28th June 2024

All-electric tugs: The future is here

28th June 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

DNV has approved Corvus Energy’s marine energy storage system (ESS) for larger vessels.

19th June 2024

Corvus’s energy storage system gets greenlight from DNV

19th June 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

International energy company Shell today announced the opening of its first megawatt charger facility at the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ECTA) which it says can fully recharge vessels with 500KWh to 5MWh…

17th June 2024

Shell opens its first megawatt charger in Amsterdam

17th June 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Among a clutch of companies giving effect to the concept of an unmanned ship, robotic subsea technology exponent Ocean Infinity has commissioned a flotilla of offshore vessels specifically designed for eventual remote…

12th June 2024

A future in the making

12th June 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

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…

12th June 2024

Fjord1 to operate four autonomous ferries on domestic service

12th June 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Marine battery system supplier, Echandia, has won a deal with Öresundslinjen for the conversion of a RoPax ferry to full electrical operation.

8th May 2024

Echandia wins RoPax conversion deal

8th May 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Recourse to battery technology in the marine market saw further growth last year both in number of applications and average installed power, and the upward trajectory has continued into 2024.

18th April 2024

Rising battery capacity at sea

18th April 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Zinus has won the contact to supply its autonomous charging solution for the world’s first zero-emissions, lightweight RoPax ferry.

3rd January 2024

Zinus powers emissions-free RoPax ferry

3rd January 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Brunvoll Mar-El is to deliver the onshore charging systems for fast ferries operating in the Bergen area in Norway.

14th December 2023

Brunvoll Mar-El delivers onshore ferry chargers

14th December 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Pyxis Maritime are joining forces on the development and marketing of electric vessels in Singapore and Japan.

1st November 2023

MOL and Pyxis team up on electric vessels

1st November 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

ClassNK has released new guidance for safety related to the design of ships powered by fuel cells, as well as fuel cell power systems themselves.

2nd October 2023

New safety guidelines for fuel cell powered ships

2nd October 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Brunvoll Mar-El has chosen energy storage firm, Leclanché, to assist on a ferry retrofit project.

28th September 2023

Brunvoll chooses Leclanché for ferry retrofit

28th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg Digital has provided a second Full Mission K-Sim Engine simulator package to Danish engineering school, Aarhus Maskinmesterskole.

31st August 2023

Kongsberg adds green engines to simulator package

31st August 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Thermal runaway, a main cause of fire in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has been the target of research by LG Chem. 

24th July 2023

New battery chemistries on the horizon after land-based development

24th July 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Green Shipping Programme Director at DNV, Narve Mjøs, highlights the massive recent growth in the adoption of onboard energy storage – the industry is now approaching 1,000 references. 

24th July 2023

Prospects for battery power are positive

24th July 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

This week the European Parliament will formalise two important port regulations on alt fuels and shore power.

11th July 2023

European ports express trepidation over shore power regulations

11th July 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Corvus Energy’s newly developed containerised solution – the Corvus BOB (Battery-On-Board), has received type approval from DNV.

20th June 2023

A pre-approved battery room solution

20th June 2023