Electrification and Battery Hybrids

The maritime fuel cell market continued to develop in 2018, but the technology remains immature and dependent upon government support for viability in its fastest growth markets, Norway, Germany and Japan, a…

Transport for London (TfL) plans to resume its Thames crossing at Woolwich in February with the launch of two new hybrid diesel-electric ferries.

Asahi Tanker, the Japanese ship operator, has unveiled a vessel design for the worlds first fully-electric tanker, in conjunction with ship broker Exeno-Yamamizu.

Havyard Shipyard in Leirvik, Sogn is to build five electric ferries for ferry operator Fjord1. The five ferries are expected to be delivered in 2019, with all five to be fully operational…

Kongsberg Maritime has selected Leclanché as its battery partner and supplier of customised energy storage solutions for the new hybrid power vessel projects it is working on.

A new research project led by ABB at SINTEF Ocean’s laboratory in Trondheim will study the use of fuel cells in commercial and passenger ship propulsion, as well as the handling of…

Holland America Line has retrofitted three cruise ships with shore power connectors supplied by ABB, with a further eight vessels due to install the technology.

A battery retrofit featuring innovative electronics will allow subsea construction vessel ‘North Sea Giant’ to perform dynamic positioning with one engine rather than three, saving up to two million litres of fuel…