Maritime energy storage systems (ESS) company Lehmann Marine has announced it has significantly expanded its global production capacity with the commissioning of a dedicated manufacturing line at Sunlight Group’s industrial complex in Xanthi, northern Greece. ‘Following the assembly and quality verification of the first 82 CUBE battery modules, the new Xanthi line is now fully operational,’ the company said in a statement sent to ship.energy this morning (8 September). Modules will be shipped weekly from Greece to Lehmann Marine’s recently expanded headquarters in Hittfeld, Germany, for final system integration, testing, and distribution. Once fully ramped up, the specific automated line […]

Netherlands-based EST-Floattech has announced it has been contracted by compatriot system integrator Van Tiem Elektro to supply its Octopus High Energy battery systems for a new series of 15 river cruise vessels. The vessels are being outfitted at De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten, and at Vahali Shipyards in Ghent, for a group of cruise operators, incl. AmaWaterways and Uniworld, sailing on the Danube and the Black Sea region, EST Floattech said in a statement issued yesterday (2 September). Each vessel will be equipped with 650 kWh of battery capacity, bringing the total order to 9.7 MWh, one of EST-Floattech’s […]

A steel-cutting ceremony has been held at Cochin Shipyard in India for four battery-electric tugs being built for Svitzer. The ceremony follows a shipbuilding agreement signed last December between CSL and Svitzer for the TRAnsverse 2600e tugs. Built to the towage and marine services provider’s specifications, Svitzer describes the vessels as ‘highly advanced’ tugs capable of serving the ambitions of India’s Green Tug Transition Programme, while building domestic capability in electric propulsion and high-specification vessel construction ‘that stays rooted in India.’ ‘It is a proud moment for CSL to partner with Svitzer for the construction of four fully electric TRAnsverse […]