Tag: batteries

As shipping is exploring its potentials to meet ongoing environmental requirements, batteries are seen as an attractive opportunity.

As part of its latest safety flashes for January, IMCA summarized a case where a lithium battery exploded burning the ship's lifejackets.

The first battery-powered tanker was launched in Japan on December 22. The ship is powered by a large-capacity lithium-ion battery and will operate as a bunker vessel in Tokyo Bay for the Asahi Tanker Company.

The first hybrid battery-powered cargo ship for the European market left the shipyard this week preparing to enter into service.

NYK and MTI, along with ABS and WinGD, have started joint research for optimization of ship design by using a battery-hybrid system to help ship propulsion and reduce GHG emissions from vessels.

UECC has taken delivery of the world’s first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC that is set to provide significant gains in energy efficiency and emissions reduction.

ABS released its latest sustainability technology guidance exploring the potential of emerging battery technologies in shipping's decarbonization.

During COP26, Shift Clean Energy released a polling demonstrating a remarkably high level of support for marine electrification as a way to fight climate change. 

California-based marine technology startup Boundary Layer Technologies has unveiled a new fully electric hydrofoiling ferry concept design.

A consortium of Japanese companies is cooperating to build a hybrid propulsion system, which will be installed on a carrier operating in coastal Japan.