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The global electric vessel market is expanding at an accelerated pace, with the Marine Green Charging Solution (ESFC) emerging as a key breakthrough.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) continues to strengthen the ship carbon emission regulatory system, and the newly revised Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) rating mechanism is driving the energy structure transformation of the global shipping industry. Electric ships, leveraging technical advantages such as zero emissions, low noise, and high energy efficiency, have seen a rapid increase in penetration in scenarios including inland waterway shipping, port operations, and coastal ferries. According to analyses by multiple research institutions, the annual compound growth rate of the electric ship industry chain is expected to exceed 30% in the next five years, with port tugs, sightseeing cruise ships, and short-haul cargo ships becoming the first fields for large-scale application.
The core bottleneck restricting the large-scale promotion of electric ships lies in the insufficient charging infrastructure, especially the need for ocean-going ships to solve the energy supply problem during transoceanic navigation. Traditional fixed shore power systems are limited by port geographical conditions and power grid capacity, making it difficult to meet flexible charging needs. Against this backdrop, the Offshore Floating Charging Solution (ESFC), by integrating renewable energy power generation, large-capacity energy storage, and intelligent power distribution systems, realizes mobile energy supply in open waters. It innovatively adopts a modular floating platform design, which can be quickly combined and expanded according to the power needs of ships; it is compatible with multiple energy inputs such as wind energy, photovoltaics, and hydrogen energy, greatly improving the environmental adaptability of the charging network; the intelligent energy management system optimizes charging scheduling and effectively balances power grid load fluctuations.
Europe has taken the lead in carrying out ESFC commercial practices. Ports in the Baltic Sea region have deployed floating charging platforms to provide overnight automatic charging services for electric ferries, with a single charge supporting an average daily operating range of 200 nautical miles. Southeast Asian island countries use this technology to build off-grid shipping charging networks, solving the energy supply problem for electric cargo ships between remote islands. It is worth noting that ESFC technology is evolving in integration with green fuel refueling systems, forming a multi-path clean energy supply model of "electricity + hydrogen/methanol".
The current electrification transformation of ships has entered a critical window period. Industry consensus indicates that building a green charging infrastructure network covering coastal and ocean-going areas will become the core support for unlocking the market potential of electric ships. With the improvement of technical standard systems and the deepening of cross-border cooperation, offshore mobile charging solutions are expected to reshape the global shipping energy supply pattern and provide important infrastructure guarantees for the low-carbon development of the shipping industry.