Battery Hybrids & Full-Electric Vessels

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