Heavy-duty transportation: the electric revolution is underway
Marine and offshore industries connect the world’s economies through shipping, ports, fishing, offshore energy and undersea infrastructure, all while facing mounting pressure to decarbonise vessels, secure critical maritime trade routes and safely operate in increasingly extreme environments. As global trade and offshore energy production continue to expand, the sector must modernise fleets, ports and platforms while navigating tightening environmental regulations.
This transformation plays out differently across the world’s major maritime nations.
Wherever they operate, marine and offshore companies face the same core challenge: modernising vessels, ports and platforms while decarbonising operations and securing safe, resilient maritime supply chains. This is exactly where ABGi operates, helping companies across shipbuilding, offshore energy and maritime infrastructure secure R&D tax credits and innovation funding for their projects.
FLEET DECARBONISATION AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Transitioning vessels to alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol, ammonia and hydrogen to meet tightening emissions regulations.
AUTOMATION AND DIGITALISATION OF VESSELS
Deploying autonomous navigation, digital twins and predictive maintenance to improve vessel safety and operational efficiency.
OFFSHORE ENERGY EXPANSION
Scaling offshore wind, oil, gas and emerging offshore hydrogen production while managing complex marine engineering challenges.
AGEING FLEET AND PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Modernising ageing vessels, shipyards and port facilities to meet rising trade volumes and stricter safety standards.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND MARITIME SECURITY
Protecting critical shipping routes and undersea infrastructure against geopolitical tensions, piracy and climate related disruption.
MARINE ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Reducing the environmental impact of shipping, fishing and offshore operations while scaling vessel recycling and end of life practices.
80%+
Share of world trade carried by sea, by volume
12.7B tonnes
Global maritime trade volume in 2024
112,500
Vessels in the global merchant fleet in 2025
1.9M
Seafarers working worldwide
Operations & Performance
Technology
Heavy-duty transportation: the electric revolution is underway
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