Corvus Energy has been selected to supply the battery systems for the world’s largest 100% electric Ro-Pax ferry. With over 40 MWh of energy storage, the battery system will be…
https://gcaptain.com/corvus-tapped-to-supply-worlds-largest-electric-ship-battery/
U.S. maritime company Crowley will join a team of companies that are designing and building a hybrid-electric passenger and vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines in Portland, Maine. Crowley has…
https://gcaptain.com/crowley-joins-casco-bay-lines-hybrid-electric-ferry-project/
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has delivered its second of three battery-operated roll-on/roll-off (RoPax) passenger ferries to Norwegian ferry operator Norled. The zero-emission vessel, based on a proprietary design developed by Sembcorp…
https://gcaptain.com/sembcorp-marine-delivers-second-zero-emission-battery-power-ferry-to-norled/
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has revealed an order to supply the hybrid battery-powered propulsion systems for three new roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessels currently being built for Stena RoRo, Europe´s largest…
Norwegian marine battery maker Corvus Energy has announced plans for a new battery factory in the state of Washington to meet the growing demand for hybrid and zero-emission ships in…
https://gcaptain.com/corvus-energy-washington-state-battery-factory/
By Eddie Spence (Bloomberg) — UK battery company Britishvolt Ltd. received an investment from shipping firm Scorpio Group as it looks to develop technologies to help decarbonize the maritime sector. The…
https://gcaptain.com/british-start-up-wants-to-build-batteries-for-ships/
By Katrina Nicholas (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest electric cruise ship has made its maiden voyage, settling back into port in Yichang in China’s central Hubei province after cruising up and down…
(Note: This article was originally written and submitted to gCaptain prior to the Felicity Ace fire, the cause of which is not yet known. It has been updated to include…
https://gcaptain.com/electric-vehicles-and-maritime-transportation-fire-hazards-identified/
Ship classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has classed the first hybrid battery-powered catamaran built by Indian shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard. The post India: 1st 100 pax…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/1st-100-pax-hybrid-electric-catamaran-classed/
Alabama-based Master Boat Builders has kicked off construction on Crowley’s all-electric tug. The tug, named eWolf, will conduct ship assist and escort services at the Port of San Diego, California…
https://gcaptain.com/construction-kicks-off-on-crowleys-all-electric-tug/