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Tech File: Battery-buffered Diesel-electric Hybrid Drive Proves Value on German FiFi Boats

Mar 11, 2022

Hamburg Fire Fighting Vessels Dresden and Prag sport diesel-electric hybrid propulsion and battery systems from EST-Floattech.After the first 100 days of operation, operator Flotte Hamburg is reports it is satisfied with the two new firefighting ships Dresden and Prague: 'Due to the full approval for the use of the EST battery system 'Green Orca 1050' on inland waterway vessels, which was already available at the start of the project…

Australian Government Rejects Plan for Offshore Wind Terminal

Jan 08, 2024

The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has designated preliminary plans for a Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal as “clearly unacceptable.”The plans were submitted by the Port of Hastings Corporation in October 2023…

New RoPax Ship Stena Embla Arrives in Belfast

Jan 03, 2021

Stena Embla, the third E-Flexer ferry to be commissioned for Stena Line’s Irish Sea routes in the last 12 months, recently arrived in Belfast. Touted by the owner as 'three of the most modern ferries in the world,' Stena Embla join her sister…

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Vessel Sinks Week After Being Struck by Russian Fire

Vessel Sinks Week After Being Struck by Russian Fire

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Red Sea Shipping Slows After Houthi Attack on Saudi Arabia

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World’s Fastest Self-Unloader Ready for Simandou Project

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EU Wheat Prices Drop 6% as Ukraine Discusses Shipping Protections

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