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I thought they were talking about electric ocean liners?
Not in this article, in general.
Batteries don't lend themselves to boats unless they have generators.
Maybe hybrid ships recharging their batteries works but I doubt it.
Electric ships have to have generation somewhere. You'd have to do a lot of work to ruggedize solar panels to handle the travails of the sea. Wind power might help some.
Nuclear power works for US aircraft carriers but it's expensive as hell compared to Bunker fuel and a big ole engine
China claim to have one: https://electrek.co/2024/05/02/fully-electric-10000-ton-container-ship-begun-service50000-kwh-batteries/
It looks like it only manages to do 300 miles in a river.
Good... But not the bulk of all shipping.
Getting river boats to go green is a good step though.