Electrification and Battery Hybrids

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has been chosen to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for two new hybrid RoRo vessels, including the engines, a methanol fuel supply system, a hybrid electric system, as well as bow…

13th September 2023

Propulsion package for first MeOH-fuelled hybrid RoRo vessels

13th September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

An international consortium including Shell, Kongsberg and DNV announced it will work together to build the world’s first electric offshore Service Operation Vessel (eSOV) on 11 September 2023. The consortium also includes UK-based…

12th September 2023

First full-electric SOV project announced in London

12th September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ABS has announced that it is establishing a global ABS Electrification Center in Singapore. The centre will have an international focus, supporting electrification projects in the Asia Pacific region and more widely,…

11th September 2023

Singapore selected for global electrification centre

11th September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has awarded GE Vernova the contract to supply an integrated electrical power and propulsion system for a new FSRU (Floating, Storage and Regasification Unit).

5th September 2023

GE Vernova to provide integrated package for FSRU

5th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Bringing new scale to the ro-pax fleet deployed by Finnlines, the 235m Finnsirius is scheduled to start trans-Baltic service during September this year following July 18 handover by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai.

1st September 2023

Brightest Stars Rise Across The Baltic

1st September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The first plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel in the US was christened at a ceremony in Houston, Texas on 25 August.

30th August 2023

First US plug-in hybrid inland towing tug delivered

30th August 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

DNV has confirmed that Erma First’s alternative maritime power (AMP) system, BLUE CONNECT, meets the requirements to be categorised as an ‘energy-saving device’ (ESD). In the same document, DNV recognises the solution’s ability…

29th August 2023

Erma First’s AMP solution recognised as Energy Saving Device

29th August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Pioneering Australian aluminium shipbuilder Incat has announced that it will deliver the world’s first full-electric large lightweight ferry for South American ferry operator Buquebús.

24th August 2023

Incat to deliver first large lightweight full-electric ferry

24th August 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Global energy and commodity group, Mercuria and maritime innovator, ETA Shipping have joined forces on the construction of six state-of-the-art vessels designed with maximum efficiency in mind.

14th August 2023

New efficient vessel design for short sea shipping

14th August 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

As part of Singapore’s National Hydrogen Strategy initiative, Pyxis and Sydrogen have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop hydrogen fuel cell solutions for the harbour craft from shore to sea, helping pave…

14th August 2023

H2 proof of concept launches in Singapore

14th August 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Featuring a low-emission, low-noise hybrid propulsion arrangement, the first of three UK-built passenger catamaran ferries has been delivered for Central London service with Uber Boat by Thames Clippers.

11th August 2023

Battery Power For Thames Clean Air Zone

11th August 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Group has won a deal to supply UK Dredging with a Shoalbuster 2711 water injection dredger (WID).

9th August 2023

Damen to supply WID for UK Dredging

9th August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

In a seminal development for China’s expansive inland shipping sector, a battery-electric container vessel is set to be commissioned during the autumn on the Yangtze River. The 700TEU newbuild was launched on…

7th August 2023

All-Electric Boxship For Yangtze Route

7th August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Testament to the reach and resolve of the Japanese shipping industry, the essential trading tool of the world’s third largest economy, the NYK Group has taken delivery of the initial vessels in…

2nd August 2023

New Chapter In Vehicle Carrier Evolution

2nd August 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

HAV Design has been chosen to develop another methanol hybrid offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) for Esvagt.

17th July 2023

11th SOV from HAV Design for Esvagt

17th July 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The Swedish port of Gävle has become one of the first in the world to successfully connect a tanker vessel to shore-based power.

11th July 2023

Swedish port completes shore-power operation for tanker

11th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

DNV has announced that it introduced new class rules for electrical shore connections specifically tailored for tankers on 1 July 2023. The rules are the first to be introduced by a class society,…

3rd July 2023

DNV develops new Shore Power class rules for tankers

3rd July 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Shipowners are shifting towards hybridised and electrified vessels as they slow down and adopt clean technologies. This takes them further towards full electrification, with many options along the way.

26th June 2023

Electrification takes shipping further along its decarbonisation path

26th June 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A recent media controversy in the UK press surrounding P&O Ferries’ two latest Chinese-built ferries, Pioneer and Liberté, is indicative of the confusion relating to battery-hybrid ferries’ charging solutions. Reports that there would not be sufficient grid…

23rd June 2023

Shore power: confusion and piecemeal adoption slow the current

23rd June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Sanmar Shipyards reached a major milestone, delivering its first full-electric tug for Canada-based HaiSea Marine. The battery-electric harbour tug, which is intended to provide services to LNG Canada’s future terminal in British Columbia, was delivered to ABS class.

5th June 2023

Sanmar Shipyards delivers first full-electric tug

5th June 2023