
Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG International has chosen EST-Floattech’s containerized energy storage solution with Octopus Series for the E-Pusher 1, an electric pusher tug.

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has launched the fully electric RSD-E Tug 2513 being built for the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has chosen Norwegian company Brunvoll to supply the main propulsion for Orient Express Silenseas’s new wind-powered cruise vessels.

German propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has been contracted to provide two RudderPropellers type SRP 360 in the LE-Drive variant for Guangzhou Port Group’s latest e-tug.

Denmark-based shipping company MH Simonsen has placed an order for eight hybrid-electric methanol dual-fuel chemical tankers at China’s Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding.

AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, said that its first plug-in hybrid newbuilding Electramar reached the Baltic Sea, marking the end of a long voyage from India around the Cape of Good Hope to Europe.

Switzerland-based technology company ABB has been selected by Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to supply a comprehensive grid-to-propeller solution for the new double-ended, hybrid-electric ferry that will provide essential services between the town of Lincolnville and the island commun

Australian manufacturer of high-speed catamaran ferries Incat Tasmania has partnered with Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS to complete a design study for the construction of a new electric-hybrid ferry.

Yinson GreenTech (YGT), a Singapore-based green technology solutions provider, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with compatriot shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) to work together on electric vessel deployments in Singapore.

Shift and JLand Group (JLG) have signed an MoU to evaluate the establishment of a marine battery production facility in Johor.

UK shipbuilder Coastal Workboats has contracted Dutch energy storage system provider EST-Floattech to supply battery systems for the electric-landing utility vessel (E-LUV) and the shore-based power supply system (SPSS).

Tugboat operator SAAM Towage and its partners in the public and private sectors have unveiled the first 100% electric, zero-emission tugboats that will service local clients in the Port of Vancouver starting this spring.

Construction has started on the first fully electric PXO tug (e-tug) and supply boat (e-boat) designed for Singapore’s waters, the Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), said.

MPA Singapore has started the first pilot trial for electric harbor craft (e-HC) charging point at the Marina South Pier.