Electric Ships Companies

July 2023- China has lately launched its first ever battery-electric container ship at the Yangtze River. Know as 700 TEU, the title of the ship indicates its capacity of carrying 700 20-foot containers. This electric ship utilizes swappable batteries which can be swapped en route. The clean freighter utilizes an intelligent control system which ensures utmost efficiency and for instance matches energy consumption precisely to the needs of the ship. The container ship’s speed rests on the arrival time that is planned, currents, as well as remaining battery capacity.

June 2023-  Hurtigruten Norway, a leading adventure cruise company recently announced plans for a zero-emission electric cruise ship having retractable sails that is covered in the solar panel that is all set to sail in 2023. This ship will come with 270 cabins that will fit 99 crew and 500 guests, and the streamlined shape will lead to less air resistance aiding to reduce energy use further. Guests on board will be invited for minimizing their respective climate effect via an interactive mobile application which monitor their personal water & energy consumption.

April 2023- Ships in Singapore will go greener with the introduction of a novel battery system that is co-developed via a Singapore firm. This Octopus Series is in fact a modular battery system which is jointly made by 2 energy storage solution companies, Singapore company Durapower Group and Dutch firm EST Floattech. It provides both high-power and high-energy configurations utilizing modular battery building-blocks that can be utilized in novel builds or for electrifying diesel-run vessels.

Key Companies Electric Ships Market Services Market:

• AKASOL AG


• Anglo Belgian Corporation NV


• ABB


• Echandia Marine AB


• Siemens


• BAE Systems


• Corvus Energy


• General Dynamics Electric Boat


• General Electric


• KONGSBERG MARITIME


• Leclanche


• MAN Energy Solutions


• Norwegian Electric Systems


• ECO Marine Power


• EST-Floattech


• Schottel


• VARD


• Wärtsilä


• Visedo


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