MBF Newsletter July 2023
Welcome to this month's newsletter! In it, you will find updates on our events, member news and activities for the upcoming months!
Latest Numbers from our Ship Register
Dear Maritme Battery Enablers,
After sifting through several applications, the MBF is pleased to introduce our new community manager, Ayomide Salifu who joined us on the 1st of June. Ayomide has worked in corporate, diplomatic and humanitarian communications for the past seven years. Her job as the community manager is to make sure that you are well informed, well updated and well represented.This includes visibility of your projects, products and services. Feel free to reach out to her for with information that you will like published.
Fire Fighting Guideline in the works
Before the start of the member meeting on 19 June, a group of maritime battery experts came together to work on the Firefighting Guideline. This Firefighting Guideline is currently being developed by the Battery Safety working group. It was great to finally have the opportunity to get people from different continents face-to-face to collaborate on this important project. We're currently working on the final steps and we are confident that we can present the Firefighting Guideline to you by the end of this summer.
Maritime Batteries 101
New to maritime batteries, or already experienced but want stay updated on all the latest information? Then join us for our Maritime Batteries 101 session in Rotterdam on the 16th of August. Here we will discuss all the latest insights on Lithium-ion battery basics, maritime batteries, onboard battery safety, and how to size & select the right battery for your ship!