Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE), a subsidiary of Western Shipyard in Klaipeda, is accelerating the development of its recently unveiled electric pusher vessel with the signing of a new partnership with rapidly expanding Andorra-based battery maker AYK Energy.
WBE said the deal with AYK Energy will see the companies collaborate on building the first electric pusher vessel, named the Electric Eel, for the Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority before expanding to the wider EU market.
