Hanwha Power wins ABS approval for a 1,700 TEU electric container ship
Hanwha Power received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design of a fully electric 1,700 TEU container ship, with a 151 MWh battery energy storage system powering its propulsion. The certificate was handed over during the Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells 2026 conference in Bergen, Norway. The batteries are installed in container-type units and would allow the vessel to sail without direct carbon emissions. The company also completed the basic design of another battery-powered 1,000 TEU container ship.
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- ABS granted AiP to Hanwha Power's design for a 1,700 TEU electric container ship.
- The vessel would use 151 MWh batteries in container-type units to power propulsion.
- The certificate was handed over at the Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells 2026 conference in Bergen.
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