As batteries rapidly improve, electric-powered vessels are increasingly plying coastal waters. But all-electric vessels have limited range, meaning the technology has primarily focused on tugs and ferries.
Last year, Mitsui OSK Lines applied all-electric propulsion to a new sector: tankers.
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Subsidiary Asahi Tanker, working with the e5 Lab consortium, began operations of a bunker tanker powered by lithium-ion batteries.
