Shorepower & Electrification

VESSELS

VESSELS

Denmark’s newest electric ferry, Nerthus, is equipped with Danfoss’ cutting-edge iC7 technology, driving innovation in vessel propulsion and vessel electrification.

24th June 2025

Danfoss powers Denmark’s new electric ferry

24th June 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Seawork exhibitor ePropulsion has expanded into Australia after striking a partnership with Australia-based Power Equipment.

23rd June 2025

EPropulsion takes technology down under

23rd June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Venice’s waterbuses are looking at a hybrid future with a mission led by engine maker FPT Industrial to retrofit the MotoBattello 3 Series 80 Canal Grande with a serial hybrid system.

17th June 2025

FPT leads Venice waterbus hybrid retrofit mission

17th June 2025

OPINION

OPINION

One of the runners-up to the new Future Seawork award has agreed to write a regular column for Maritime Journal on his work as a PhD student looking at the challenges of decarbonising inland…

17th June 2025

Inland waterways decarbonisation: a voyage of discovery

17th June 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Volvo Penta and Tidal Transit told delegates at the Seawork conference and exhibition that they had joined forces to outfit what will be the first fully electric Crew Transfer Vessel with Volvo…

10th June 2025

Electric forces – Tidal Transit links up with Volvo Penta

10th June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Viking Line has revealed a concept for its largest electric passenger-car ferry to date, a vision to decarbonise the Helsinki to Tallinn route in future.

9th June 2025

Viking Line unveils future electric ferry vision

9th June 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

With a natural degree of industry caution, partial or total propulsive power from batteries for shiphandling tugs is attracting increasing interest as the technology matures on the back of far greater volume…

5th June 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Electric tugs on the charge

5th June 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global technology firm ZF has developed an ENC (electric non-clutchable) transmission series designed explicitly for pure electric vessels such as tugs and ferries.

4th June 2025

ZF launches non-clutchable marine transmission series

4th June 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ABB has unveiled a compact, high-power electric propulsion solution designed for small to mid-sized vessels and open-deck applications.

2nd June 2025

ABB launches high-power engine for smaller vessels

2nd June 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

UK Power Networks is leading a project to work out how the River Thames can provide electric power to vessels using the iconic waterway and also feed surplus power back into the…

29th May 2025

Plans drawn up to electrify London’s iconic River Thames

29th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

France’s first 40-metre fully electric river cruiser, Bleu Seine, marks a major leap in sustainable vessel propulsion on the Seine.

29th May 2025

Greener river cruising on the Seine

29th May 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Volvo Penta has launched a fully electric marine propulsion range that it calls ’a new chapter in electric marine propulsion’.

29th May 2025

Volvo Penta launches electric IPS range

29th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkish shipyard Sanmar has begun building another six fully electric tugs in cooperation with Canadian naval architect Robert Allan.

28th May 2025

Sanmar on the crest of an electric wave of tugs

28th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A quarter of a century after the last hydro-foiling ferry took people to and from England’s Isle of Wight, a new vessel with a new foiling design is being added to the…

23rd May 2025

Foiling ferries to make Isle of Wight return

23rd May 2025

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

With just over five years until the EU’s 2030 shore power mandate, only 58% of European ports are equipped with Onshore Power Supply (OPS). Dave Lee, executive director of e1 Marine, asks…

21st May 2025

Can Europe meet its 2030 shore power goals?

21st May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Europe’s first electric tug has now been launched at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

19th May 2025

WATCH: Antwerp launches Europe’s first electric tug

19th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The maritime industry is undergoing a transformative shift as battery technology gains momentum across various vessel types.

14th May 2025

Electric future: a growing battery fleet

14th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK is holding off on imposing carbon taxes or other green penalties in the smaller vessel segment until the 2030s, representatives from the Department for Transport (DfT) told members of a…

13th May 2025

UK holds fire on carbon taxes for small vessels

13th May 2025

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

With the offshore wind industry poised for rapid growth, Leo Hambro, commercial director at Tidal Transit, shares his thoughts on how the industry can expand more sustainably, and explores routes to industrial…

12th May 2025

Ditching diesel: the route to offshore wind decarbonisation

12th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Scandinavia’s biggest port has reached the final phase of a pilot project that uses a hydrogen generator to supply electricity to docked ships.

7th May 2025

Gothenburg switches on H2 generator to supply shorepower

7th May 2025