NatPower Marine and ZEBOX, the innovation accelerator initiated by the CMA CGM Group, have announced they will be working together to advance maritime electrification by focusing on opportunities across shore power, electric vessel charging, battery storage, grid connection, clean energy and integrated energy management. NatPower Marine develops, finances, builds and operates integrated energy infrastructure for ports and shipping lines, while ZEBOX – which was founded in 2018 by Rodolphe Saadé, the Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group – provides investment to ‘accelerate decarbonisation and operational optimisation in the maritime and logistics industry’. In a statement sent to ship.energy […]

The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has launched a tender for the construction of a new electrical substation which will double the Spanish port’s energy supply capacity. In a statement issued yesterday (27 October), APV said that new ST2 will share power capacity with the existing ST1 of between 40 and 90 megawatts (MW), depending on how they are supplied. The ST2 project, estimated to take 20 months , will involve an investment of €18.7 million and APV said it will ‘strengthen the electricity supply in anticipation of increased energy demand in the coming years’. This extra demand will include […]

Belfast Harbour is to become a live environment for testing the next generation of zero-emission transport and energy systems through a £15 million investment announced by Northern Ireland Economy Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald. The funding comes from UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) and is the second project announced from the £30 million allocation to the Belfast-Derry Innovation Corridor.  The Zero Emissions Transport and Energy Cluster (ZETEC), led by Belfast-based Artemis Technologies, will connect electric vessels, high-power marine charging, autonomous transport and energy systems through digital twin technology. In a statement issued yesterday (15 October), the […]