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I don't have first-hand knowledge of this, but my understanding is most cargo ships already have electric engines to drive the propellers. The fuel is only ther

I don't have first-hand knowledge of this, but my understanding is most cargo ships already have electric engines to drive the propellers. The fuel is only there to run the generators. Fuel aside, might be less of a retrofit than we think.

Gwypaas 3y ago
Not true. They use hyper optimized two stroke diesel engines. Cruise ships, RORO, off-shore supply ships and vessels with similarly dynamic operating profiles have started to use diesel electric. Also starting to employ batteries to handle peak loads.