MarinEV, the marine electrification business of Yinson GreenTech, has marked another milestone in the commercial adoption of electric harbour craft in Singapore, securing a one-year bareboat charter with HHH Marine & Logistics (HHH Marine) for Hydromover 1.0, marking its second Hydromover commercial charter in Singapore.
The agreement follows marinEV’s July 2026 bareboat charter of Hydromover 2.0 to OPL Services and expands the commercial deployment of the Hydromover platform across another maritime operator and operating profile within the Port of Singapore，Yinson GreenTech said in a statement on Monday.
The vessel commenced operations on August 17, 2026 and is supporting HHH Marine’s ship-supply operations, transporting essential supplies from port terminals to vessels at anchor within the Port of Singapore.
The charter has an initial term of one year, with options to extend. The deployment also includes Marine Digital Platform (MDP), marinEV’s proprietary digital intelligence platform which provides fleet management, performance monitoring and operational optimization capabilities.
Originally introduced as Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel under the Goal Zero Consortium, Hydromover 1.0 has undergone multiple enhancements since its launch.
Most recently, upgrades to its battery system have increased the vessel’s energy capacity and operational flexibility, enabling it to better support commercial operating requirements while maintaining zero operational emissions.
The deployment builds on earlier operational trials and commercial experience, which have provided valuable insights into vessel performance, energy consumption and operational optimization.
These learnings have helped refine Hydromover 1.0 and contributed to the development of Hydromover 2.0, marinEV’s next-generation electric cargo vessel.
“Hydromover 1.0 was developed to demonstrate how electric cargo vessels could operate within a busy commercial port environment. What matters now is turning that experience into everyday commercial operations,
“The vessel has evolved through real operating feedback, including enhancements to its energy capacity and operational flexibility, while the lessons from Hydromover 1.0 have also helped shape Hydromover 2.0,” said Jan-Viggo Johansen, Managing Director of marinEV.
He also said securing a second Hydromover charter in less than a month, with a new operator and a different operating profile, is an encouraging sign of how the market is progressing from demonstration towards commercial adoption.
“Our focus now is to build on that momentum and continue improving the operational and commercial competitiveness of electric harbor craft as deployment scales,” he added.
For HHH Marine, the deployment presents an opportunity to gain firsthand operational experience with electric vessel technology while supporting its efforts to explore lower-emission solutions for maritime logistics.
As Singapore continues to advance its maritime decarbonization ambitions, marinEV said it remains focused on improving the operational and commercial competitiveness of electric harbor craft through innovation, strategic partnerships and real-world deployment.
Hydromover 1.0 will operate within Singapore’s developing electric maritime ecosystem, including marinEV’s operating presence at Toll Offshore Petroleum Services (TOPS), where the Electric Maritime Decarbonization Hub brings together electric marine transport, vessel charging and integrated cargo logistics.
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