Tag: batteries

Athens saw on February 9 the kick-off meeting of the BlueBARGE project, whose main objective is the design and development of an energy barge that will support the supply of electricity to moored and anchored ships.

Sea Forrest has secured a Type Approval Certificate from RINA for its marine lithium-ion battery system, developed in collaboration with GenPlus Pte Ltd.

Attention should be given to the potential liquefaction risk and structural stress issues arising from extraordinary growth in spodumene shipments, say John Southam, Loss Prevention Senior Executive, NorthStandard (Greece) and Lee Stenhouse, Managing Director, Roxburgh.

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where one of two Lift E-Foil lithium-ion batteries, stored inside a purpose-built battery storage box, was significantly warmer than the other, during a routine inspection by the deck crew.

Tesla and Volvo Car, owned by Geely, are temporarily halting production in Europe due to component shortages resulting from attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, Reuters highlights. 

Yanmar Power Technology Co., has embarked on the development of a hydrogen-fueled 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation for coastal vessels in Japan as part of the Nippon Foundation’s zero emission ship demonstration experiment.

Cargo vessel Genius Star XI experienced a fire in cargo hold No. 1, off the Alaska port of Dutch Harbor on Christmas Day. 

Cargo vessel Genius Star XI experienced a fire in cargo hold No. 1, off the Alaska port of Dutch Harbor on Christmas Day, en route from Vietnam to San Diego.

The rapid adoption of the freight container as the dominant unit of cargo transport in the late sixties created complex and new risks as it changed the patterns of cargo operations and world trade significantly, argues Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club.

The CSL Group (CSL), announced a 20-year strategic partnership with Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. (Adbri) to build and operate the world’s first fully electric battery capable self-unloading vessel.