Norwegian equipment provider Brunvoll Mar-El has been contracted to provide electric propulsion systems for one new low-emission and two zero-emission passenger ferries owned by compatriot ferry operator Fjord1.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued a call for proposal (CFP) to develop, commission, maintain, and operate electric harbour craft (e-HC) charging points at Jurong Port, Marina South Pier, Pasir Panjang Ferry Terminal, PSA Marine – West Coast Base, and Sebarok Terminal.
Kirby Inland Marine, a subsidiary of Houston-based Kirby Corporation, christened the Green Diamond, the first US plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel at a ceremony held in Houston on Friday, August 25, 2023. Following the ceremony, the vessel will be time chartered by Shell Trading (US) Comp
Fujian’s first pure battery-powered cruise ship has been launched at Fujian Funing Shipbuilding Co., the battery-powered ship assembly base of Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group Company.
Canada’s HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority-owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC, has welcomed the second emissions-free battery electric tug built by Sanmar Shipyards in Türkiye. The tug named HaiSea Wee’git is joining its sister vessel HaiSea Wamis, which was delivered e
Florida-based marine company Crowley and the Port of San Diego broke ground for the shoreside charging station designed to provide clean energy for the company’s forth-coming zero-emissions tugboat, eWolf. The eWolf, under continuing construction at Master Boat Builders, is a crucial component of th
The global energy and commodity group, Mercuria, has partnered with maritime innovator ÈTA Shipping to establish a joint venture. This collaboration aims to build six initial electric short sea vessels, with an option for an additional ten ships. The construction of these vessels will be carried out
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (MPUVNL), a private limited state government company incorporated in India, have signed an MOU for classification and certification of solar-electric boats. The Mou is expected to provide the requisite fillip in the promotion
German shipowner Vega-Reederei has placed an order for ten diesel-electric coasters at Chinese Sinomach Group, a state-owned manufacturing group.
Estonian companies Baltic Workboats AS and BLRT Grupp have joined forces to build a fully electric waste collection tanker for the Port of Klaipeda.
Chinese shipping company COSCO Shipping Development reached a significant milestone on July 26 with the launch of its 700 TEU electric container ship (N997) at the COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Yangzhou. The vessel, powered by portable container-sized batteries, is a 10,000-DWT specific route riv
At the 2023 World Sailing Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, Dutch sailing organization Watersportverbond will introduce its first-ever emission-free, hydrogen-powered coach boat, the H2C Boat. According to German electric drive system provider Torqeedo, the boat, equipped with its Deep Blue e
P&O Pioneer, the world’s largest double-ended hybrid ferry, was officially named on Wednesday at a ceremony hosted by British ferry operator P&O Cruises in Dover, the UK. China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) delivered the vessel at the end of February. It is the first of two identical purp
Andorra-based marine battery maker AYK Energy has opened a new 5000 sqm factory in Zhuhai, China, to boost the company’s production capacity. According to AYK Energy Founder Chris Kruger, the factory will ramp up the capacity, using a new automated manufacturing system, to 300 MWH a year, with the a
