Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Eitzen Avanti is planning to built electric cargo ships.

Renewable-Powered Battery Swaps: Unlocking Ship Electrification At Global Canals

08 Jul 2025 | Abstracted from CleanTechnica

Maersk McKinney Moller Institute...study rightly concluded that battery-powered ships are not only viable but increasingly competitive...Ships traveling thousands of kilometers across oceans could theoretically reduce onboard battery storage if intermediate charging facilities existed.

"...ships traveling trans-Pacific routes from China to North America might recharge near the Aleutian Islands...

"Practical and economically attractive solutions exist where ships already routinely pause: maritime choke points.'

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