MBF Newsletter - March 2023
MBF Newsletter - March 2023
Dear Maritime Battery Enablers,
WE ARE HIRING!
The Maritime Battery Forum is growing fast and to make sure that our members get all the information about maritime battery technology they need, we are looking for a Community Manager. The application deadline is on the 15th of April, and we hope that soon after that we’ll be able to introduce our new colleague to all of you.
Latest numbers from our Ship Register
797 Battery powered vessels globally
589 Battery powered vessels in operation
208 Battery powered vessels on order
UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
3 April 2023 - Battery Safety meeting - Firefighting Guideline (online)
6 April 2023 - Shorepower Site Visit - Port of Amsterdam (organized by EOPSA)
21 April 2023 - Vancouver - Maritime Batteries 101
26 April 2023 - Aluminium-plastic connection for battery cooling - Online meeting
8 May 2023 - Singapore - Maritime Batteries 101
19 June 2023 - Amsterdam - MBF Member meeting
WHAT HAPPENED IN MARCH?
March was of course the month of WATTS UP! The first WATTS UP outside of Norway was a success with 170 people from all over the world coming to Rotterdam to talk about maritime batteries. We hope everyone had a good time, and we will do our best to make WATTS UP 2024 even better!
We also elected 2 new board member during the AGM on 8 March. Ellen Sofie Ottesen from Eidesvik and Alf Kare Adnanes from ABB have joined the board. We want to thank Lars Christian Larsen and John Olav Lindtjørn for their support in their time as board members!
We also have 2 new members joining this month: Simon Møkster Shipping and Cefor, the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers!
Welcome all to the Maritime Battery Forum!
MBF member login
For those who are not aware of it. It is possible for MBF members to make a member account on our website. This will give you access to all our information about maritime batteries, as well as reports and results from our collaboration projects.
MBF Member meeting - Monday 19 June 2023 - Amsterdam
On the day before the start of the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo in Amsterdam, we will organize a meeting for MBF members in Amsterdam. This meeting will be used to finalize our Firefighting Guideline as part of our Battery Safety JIP. All our members are welcome to join, more information will follow!