Electrification and Battery Hybrids

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Cenex, the UK’s centre of excellence for low-carbon and fuel cell technologies, has become a member of the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF), an international network promoting battery-enabled solutions for the maritime sector.

16th December 2024

Cenex joins the Maritime Battery Forum

16th December 2024

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

TECO 2030 has announced that its board of directors unanimously approved filing for bankruptcy, citing an inability to secure sufficient capital to sustain operations. The disclosure was made in a stock exchange…

16th December 2024

TECO 2030 files for bankruptcy amid capital challenges

16th December 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf, part of the Damen Group, has enhanced its ship repair, maintenance, and conversion capabilities with the installation of a new shore power system, developed in partnership with Elma Systems.

9th December 2024

Damen adds shore power for all vessel types

9th December 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Electric vehicle (EV) fires are especially difficult to control and fully extinguish, which raises serious concerns for operators and crews of pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) in particular.

25th November 2024

Prompting EV fire response strategies

25th November 2024

NEWS

NEWS

The Government of Canada has announced funding of up to $30 million for four projects aimed at advancing sustainable practices in the marine sector under the Green Shipping Corridor Program. This investment…

18th November 2024

Canadian government announces large shore power drive

18th November 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has celebrated the keel laying of the first two of four fully electric ferries for BC Ferries.

4th November 2024

Damen lays keel for first two of four electric ferries

4th November 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Provaris Energy, an Australian-listed company, is making significant strides in optimising its compressed hydrogen supply chain to comply with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) emissions standards for bulk…

3rd October 2024

Provaris Energy hydrogen supply chain meets EU RED II standards

3rd October 2024

NEWS

NEWS

A recent pilot at the Steinweg Beatrix Terminal has successfully demonstrated the use of moveable battery containers to provide shore power to vessels operated by Cargow Shipping.

30th September 2024

​Moveable battery containers for shore power success

30th September 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Ro-ro and logistics group Grimaldi has implemented a project to upgrade its huge Antwerp terminal, Europe’s largest multipurpose shipping complex, with shore power connections for docked vessels.

12th August 2024

Cold ironing on the Antwerp waterfront

12th August 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Sweden’s Echandia, a provider of advanced maritime battery systems, has announced the establishment of a new production facility in Washington State, USA.

1st August 2024

Echandia sets sail on US expansion with Washington facility

1st August 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

 Wärtsilä will supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for an 11,000 dwt Limestone Carrier contracted by Montreal-based CSL Group (CSL) with CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering and Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding.

25th July 2024

​Wartsilä to supply CSL with hybrid engine that will be full electric soon

25th July 2024

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Corvus Energy has received Type Approval from RINA for its large-scale marine energy storage system, the Blue Whale ESS.

25th July 2024

Corvus Energy Blue Whale awarded RINA approval

25th July 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Montreal-based Canada Steamship Lines(CSL) is to invest in a 16,000dwt transhipment bulk carrier on the strength of a long-term deal with BCI Minerals of Australia.

3rd July 2024

Diesel-electric transhipper for the salt trade

3rd 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

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kongsberg Maritime has won a deal to design and equip a tenth hybrid chemical tanker for Danish operator, Tärntank.

14th June 2024

10th hybrid chemical tanker for Tärntank

14th June 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Next year it will be a decade since the first battery powered ferry, the aptly named Ampere, started operations on domestic, short haul service in Norway.

12th June 2024

Electric power gains momentum in ferry industry

12th June 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Full electrification of deepsea vessels may be some time off yet, but the outlook isn’t as grim as some might suggest.

12th June 2024

Electrification expanding beyond the passenger segment

12th June 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Cost and unawareness of application cases is creating hesitance amongst deepsea vessel owners considering greater electrification.

15th May 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Doubts over deepsea electrification

15th May 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

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Cyprus-based Eureka Shipping has awarded a Dutch yard an order for a diesel-electric cement carrier to be operated in the Great Lakes.

25th April 2024

Dutch-built cement carrier for Great Lakes

25th April 2024