Power & Propulsion

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two Southampton-based companies have trialled an electric vessel for a marine civil engineering project in one of the UK’s busiest ports.

22nd August 2025

VIDEO: Autonomous, electric cargo delivery

22nd August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The global maritime industry is undergoing a quiet revolution as battery technology takes hold, and one of the leading voices in this shift is Syb ten Cate Hoedemaker, managing director of the…

20th August 2025

PODCAST: Battery tech is coming – but there are challenges

20th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The tide of batteries flowing through the maritime industry is lapping at the hulls of all kinds of vessels, from tiny RIBs to container ships.

14th August 2025

Deep dive: Battery tugs – feasible or ‘crazy’?

14th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

New York’s Trust for Governors Island is launching the Harbor Charger, the state’s first hybrid electric ferry, marking a major leap in ferry electrification in the USA.

13th August 2025

New York Harbor launches first hybrid electric ferry

13th August 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Seawork exhibitor RAD Propulsion has installed its RAD 40 electric outboard on luxury tourist boats in Africa.

12th August 2025

Silent safaris set sail with electric outboard

12th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

ABB has unveiled a 3MW hydrogen fuel cell system, marking a major step towards alternative fuels for both the leisure and commercial marine sectors.

12th August 2025

Hydrogen fuel cell powers emissions-free future

12th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ferry operator Wasaline has become the first shipping company in the Baltic Sea to reach carbon neutrality, five years ahead of its original 2030 target, it says.

12th August 2025

Wasaline claims it’s hit net zero five years early

12th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

German shipbuilder Ampereship has converted a 42.4m passenger ferry to full electric propulsion, saving 113,000 litres of diesel a year.

8th August 2025

Ampereship converts first diesel ferry to electric

8th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

DaChan Bay Terminals recently marked a major milestone in sustainable port operations with the arrival of Shenzhen’s first pure electric tugboat.

7th August 2025

Electric tugboat debuts in Shenzhen

7th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Swiss battery maker Leclanché says its marine batteries are difficult to compete with, whether in performance, sourcing or recycling. In the third of our series of interviews with battery makers, we talk…

5th August 2025

INTERVIEW: Leclanché powers up for marine battery boom

5th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s Falmouth Harbour in the southwest of England has created an HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) re-fuelling facility for its workboat fleet.

1st August 2025

Falmouth rolls out HVO for workboat fleet

1st August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

As tug operators and owners increasingly opt for electric tugs, the Chinese port of Tianjin – one of the 10 biggest ports in China – has ordered a fully electric tug designed…

31st July 2025

Chinese port joins wave of electric tug orders

31st July 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

In a maritime sector increasingly pressured to cut emissions and embrace clean technologies, EST-Floattech is making waves with its advanced battery systems.

29th July 2025

EST-Floattech outlines plans to electrify the high seas

29th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A battery energy storage system (BESS) has been tested on a ferry destined for Scotland in a second set of sea trials on the vessel in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey.

28th July 2025

Battery hybrid ferry takes second sea trial

28th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Electric CTV fleet owner Tidal Transit christened its latest vessel last week to be deployed at part-owner Equinor’s offshore wind farm in Norfolk, east England.

23rd July 2025

Tidal Transit christens CTV for Equinor wind farm

23rd July 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

As the maritime industry accelerates its transition to low- and zero-emission solutions, Wärtsilä is playing a commanding role by engineering fully integrated propulsion systems tailored to specific vessels.

23rd July 2025

INTERVIEW: Wärtsilä on marine’s electric future

23rd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A 100% electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) developed by Artemis Technologies has completed a technical demonstration at the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm off the east coast of Scotland. 

15th July 2025

Electric foiling CTV makes waves at Vattenfall wind farm

15th July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy “doubles down” on the government’s commitment to frontier clean energy industries and with offshore wind poised for massive growth, Charge Offshore CEO Paul Cairns is calling on developers to…

8th July 2025

Offshore charging: The missing piece

8th July 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dutch marine battery maker EST-Floattech has expanded its Octopus Series with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery modules.

8th July 2025

EST-Floattech expands marine battery portfolio

8th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Giant tug operator Svitzer has joined the electric tug fleet club, taking delivery of its first battery-electric tug from Sanmar’s shipyard.

7th July 2025

Svitzer takes delivery of first fully electric tug

7th July 2025