Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE) has unveiled designs for an electric pusher vessel intended for use on Europe’s inland waterways. Dubbed the Electric Eel, the electric pusher is due to be built next year for the Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority, a public body operating
Maersk’s offshore charging company, Stillstrom, and Port of Aberdeen have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to perform a joint feasibility study into a charging hub that would use offshore wind or other renewable energy source to power vessels on standby outside the port. Running until the
Florida-based marine company Crowley has been selected by Senesco Marine shipyard from Rhode Island to provide design verification and production packaging for a hybrid-electric passenger vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines of Portland, Maine. Under the contract, Crowley will use its development exper
New Zealand-based ferry operator East by West Ferries has revealed plans to order a second all-electric passenger ferry from compatriot boat builder WEBBCo.
Austrian energy solutions company Innio and Bangkok-based power company B.Grimm Power have signed a deal to collaborate on building new LNG power plant projects in Th
K Line’s group company Seagate Corporation will build a new electric tugboat powered by battery, the Japanese shipping company revealed.
Greek ferry operator Saronic Ferries has selected the Netherlands-based ship design and engineering company C-Job Naval Architects to develop the design of the first fully electric roll-on/roll-off passenger (Ro-Pax) ferry in Greece. As disclosed, C-Job has delivered an initial design to Saronic Fer
Hybrid-electric passenger vehicle ferry, designed by the US naval architect Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) for Maine ferry operator Casco Bay Lines, is entering the construction phase at Senesco Marine shipyard at Rhone Island. The hybrid-electric 50-metre ferry will replace an existing diesel-powe
Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine has handed over the second of three identical battery-operated roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferries to Norwegian ferry operator Norled AS.
Switzerland-based technology company ABB has been contracted by power generation products manufacturer Japanese IHI Power Systems to provide propulsion solution for the electric tug for the ports of Tokyo Bay.
AtoB@C Shipping AB, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, has ordered an additional electric hybrid vessel from Chowgule and Company Private Limited shipyard in India. To remind, AtoB@C Shipping previously ordered six identical electric hybrid vessels from the Indian s
Swedish electrical power solutions provider PowerCell has received a multi-megawatt fuel cell system order from U.S.-based finance broker Maritime Partners LLC.
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has welcomed the world’s first full size, ship-handling electric tugboat.
Ellen, a fully electric ferry, set a new world record on 9 June in Sønderborg, Denmark, during the International Energy Agency (IEA) Conference.
