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(hook) solution with vessel infrastructure installed near mid- Stemmann-Technik offers autonomous horizontal charging ship. The APS can establish quick connections, particularly arms, which have active installations across Norway. Another when paired with the Cavotec automated mooring system, system, the FerryCHARGER, is an autonomous bow charging

MoorMaster. davit that can be mounted alongside a vehicle loading ramp.

The CharIN Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is a plug-in Zinus offers a manual or autonomous system, consisting of solution still under development, which has a charging capac- vertical plugs hanging from an extendible overhead arm.

ity up to 3 MW. The plug was designed as a charging solution The existing and transforming charging technology rein- for the trucking industry with marine applications. By charg- forces the growing commitment to a more sustainable ship- ing with multiple plugs, a CharIN MCS system could provide ping future. Although vessel electri? cation includes challeng- higher levels of power. ing elements, it also offers an opportunity to contribute to the 3mar (Mobimar) offers a ramp-mounted autonomous bow evolution of ship powering and propulsion.

charging system, NECTOR, that can establish a rapid connec- tion to the vessel, easily activated via push button from the

The Author bridge. An active NECTOR installation serves the all-electric ferry ELLEN in Denmark.

Stagner

Shore-Link has developed an autonomous ramp-mounted

Maggie Stagner joined Elliott Bay Design Group in 2022. Her combined naval architecture and electrical charging system with a charging capacity up to 5 MW. The engineering experience allow Maggie to support mul-

CONNECTOR for E-ferry establishes quick connections and tiple tasks on varied projects providing accurate en- gineering results on all phases of vessel design and automatically compensates for vessel motions through the modi? cations. horizontally extending arm on a vertically traveling platform.

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