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Ferry company Norled and the shipyard Westcon have signed a contract for the construction of two new ferries. One of them will be the world's first car ferry that sails on hydrogen and the other will be a battery-powered ferry. The two ferries are expected to be ready in March and May 2021. 

According to Trine Heinemann, project co-ordinator for the EU Horizon 2020 funded project, E-ferry breaks many barriers, as its route covers a 22-nautical mile, it will be able to sail to longer distances in comparison to other electric ferries, it will also have the largest battery pack installed at sea, and it won't have emergency back-up generator.

Corvus Energy will supply the energy storage system for battery-hybrid RTG cranes by CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering. The order is for retrofit and newbuild deliveries in Chinese ports. The new hybrid powered port cranes are expected to provide significant benefits. The hybrid powered port cranes are powered primarily from a battery package, leading in fuel savings of up to 65%.

United European Car Carriers, jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, has signed a contract to build two new generation PCTC with China Ship Building Trading Co., Ltd and Jiangnan Shipyard Group Co. Ltd. The newbuilding contract also includes options for two more ships, and the first one is planned for delivery in 2021.

A Canadian manufacturer of energy storage systems signed a contract according to which it will be provided with the world's largest battery package for hybrid-powered vessels. The technology will be installed onboard Havila Kystruten’s environmentally-friendly coastal vessels.

At the start of 2019, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG and its partners started research and development work on the publicly funded FRESH project at its Container Terminal Altenwerder. FRESH stands for flexibility management and control reserve provision of heavy goods vehicles in the harbour. The aim of the research is to incorporate the battery capacities of the automated guided container transport vehicles (AGVs) that are in use at CTA into the German energy network as flexible storage units that contribute to the grid stability of the power supply.

Ice, a marine design company, in light of a customer's demand, recently developed a design for an all-electric ferry that will be able to carry 200 passengers and 45 cars. The electric ferry is another example of the company to serve technology demands in the maritime sector.

A new ferry that will combine energy efficiency, flexibility and optimised space availability, will soon start operation between Umeå in Sweden and Vaasa in Finland. The ferry will have been constructed by 2021 and will run mainly on LNG. The ship will also be able to burn biogas, while it will incorporate battery power to reduce its emissions while on port.

The ships Cruise Roma and Cruise Barcelona, ​​from the Grimaldi Group, which cover the Barcelona-Porto Torres-Civitavecchia line, have started a process of lengthening and total rehabilitation. This has as a goal to achieve greater cargo capacity, while they also aim to reduce their emissions and become zero emission ships during their stay in port.

The Danish Maritime authority is responsible on making sure that safety is part of the innovative efforts taking place in the Blue Denmark, as electric ferries are developing in an unprecedented rate. Consequently, DMA is cooperating with the industry and other authorities and classification societies to highlight the use of lithium-ion batteries in the shipping sector, mostly focusing on safety.