1,700-TEU Electric Container Ship With 151 MWh Battery System Wins ABS Approval

The South Korean company Hanwha Power has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its concept of an electrically-powered container ship that has a 1,700 TEU capacity and 151 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy storage system.

The vessel is designed for short-sea and regional container transportation. It will use containerised batteries and shore charging facilities to run the ship without any carbon emissions while sailing.

The design can be helpful in cutting down emissions in regional shipping; however, there has been no mention of the construction schedule or the vessel’s expected operating range.

Hanwha Power announced the grant of AiP on October 23. The certificate was handed to the company a day earlier at the 2026 Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference & Exhibition that took place in Bergen, Norway from October 21 to 23 at Scandic Bergen City.

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