Hanwha Power secures ABS approval for battery-powered containership

Hanwha Power has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design of a fully electric 1,700 TEU containership. The certificate was presented on 22 October during the Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference & Exhibition 2026 in Bergen, Norway. Jong-kyu Hwang, Vice President of Technology Solutions at Hanwha Power, attended the ceremony alongside senior ABS representatives. The approved vessel concept incorporates a 151 MWh Energy Storage System as its primary source of propulsion power. Electricity stored in containerised battery units would power the vessel, with the batteries charged through port infrastructure.