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19 May 2022

Corvus Energy to Open US Battery Factory

Geir Bjørkeli (right), CEO of Corvus Energy, and Elliott T. Smith, Director of Real Estate and Asset Management at the Port of Bellingham, at the announcement ceremony for the new Corvus Energy US manufacturing facility to build world-leading large-scale maritime battery energy storage systems. (Photo: Corvus Energy)

Corvus Energy, supplier of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for marine applications, announced plans to open a new factory in the state of Washington to help meet demand for marine BESS in the Americas as the marine industry accelerates its adoption of decarbonization technology to meet global emissions reduction targets.The manufacturing facility—located just north of Seattle in the Port of Bellingham—will have an annual capacity of 200 MWh of stored energy capacity as forecasts…

04 Jul 2014

Australian Government Urged to Safeguard Nation's Maritime Skills

The Australian Shipowners Association (ASA) informs it has urged the Abbott Government to be careful in its consideration of the Productivity Commission Report into Tasmanian shipping and freight, as there are still concerns about any recommendation to deregulate access to coastal shipping services. ASA explain that the retention of the Tasmanian Freight and Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Schemes is a sensible decision that has been well received by ASA. But there are still concerns about any recommendation to deregulate access to coastal shipping services as this will result in the loss of strategic skills in the Australian maritime workforce. “Retaining the Equalisation Schemes recognises that Bass Strait is part of the national highway and is an appropriate fiscal policy.

06 Dec 2011

Report: Malaysia to Boost Shipbuilding

Malaysia plans to boost its shipbuilding and repair industry through regulatory intervention and incentive packages for investment and human capital development,Bloomberg is reporting. The government has developed a plan in conjunction with the Association of Marine Industries of Malaysia which aims to generate $2b of gross national income and 55,000 jobs by 2020, the news agency reported. Key contributions will come from an expected uptrend in building and repairing oil and gas support vessels for energy exploration and replacing state-owned Petroliam Nasional Bhd.’s vessels.