NYK has announced that, after 36 years of service, the Lady Crystal will be making its last Tokyo Bay cruise trip on 8 November – and its successor, the hybrid electric Amane, is set to debut in May next year. As previously reportted, the Amane is equipped with an electric motor propulsion system and will also have the first hydrogen fuel cell system to be adopted by a vessel in the NYK Group. The Tokyo Bay service is operated by NYK’s subsidiary The Cruise Club Tokyo. Related Reading: NYK launches hybrid electric and fuel cell-equipped cruise ship Amane Image: NYK

Zero-emission vessels developer SWITCH Maritime has announced it has secured a Design Basis Agreement (DBA) with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for a 150-passenger hydrogen fuel cell-electric ferry set to start operations in New York.  Designed by global naval architecture firm Incat Crowther, the SWITCH-150 is powered by an integrated hydrogen fuel cell-electric propulsion and hydrogen storage system that Wyoming-headquartered SWITCH says enables the vessel to perform ‘high-frequency, high-intensity’ ferry operations like an existing diesel vessel. ‘This means parallel service speeds, a daily bunkering schedule, and no need to increase dwell time or alter service to account for vessel […]

PowerCell Group has announced it has secured a follow-up order worth SEK 27 million (approximately $2.7 million) for fuel cell systems and engineering services for two additional hydrogen-electric bulk carriers for delivery to GMI Group AS. The order comprises 10 of the Sweden-based company’s Marine System 225 fuel cells, providing more than 2 MW of power, with deliveries scheduled for 2027–2028, PowerCell said in a statement today (12 October). The new order follows the first order that was announced in September 2025 and expands the collaboration from two to four vessels. Across the four ships, PowerCell will supply a total […]