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VESSEL REVIEW | SunShip – Solar-powered floating heliport to enhance eVTOL aircraft operations

Baird Maritime · last updated

SunShip is equipped with CATL marine batteries, which have obtained a type approval certificate issued by classification society RINA. The barge is also versatile enough to support eVTOL operations across a diverse range of applications such as air tourism, commuter transport, emergency response, and maintenance of offshore energy infrastructure.

“By combining wide-area search capabilities with rapid eVTOL response, the system reduces reaction time by over 50 per cent, expands search coverage significantly, increases survival rates, and enhances responder safety,” AutoFlight said, explaining how the barge can facilitate search and rescue.

It will also enable rapid air transit within cities, between coastal city clusters, across bay areas, and to islands, reducing travel time significantly.

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