Singapore’s first fully-electric workboat: 14.8m X-Tron

We are proud to be a part of the de-carbonisation and electrification journey of the marine industry here in Singapore by supplying the shipyards and ship owners with our Quick electric anchor windlass deployment system. No more noxious fumes and the loud chugging of diesel engines on marine craft as we go electric.

This is yet another electrification project for us with Pyxis and their new X-Tron fully-electric boat.

The X-Tron measures 14.8m in length and can ferry up to 12 passengers and a crew of two—similar to conventional diesel equivalents. Its range is up to 50 nautical miles, which is enough for two round trips from its operational base, Marina South Pier, and its surrounding anchorages. This workboat will be used primarily to ferry port and ship workers.

The X-tron utilises the same charging port electric vehicles. With a high-speed 150 kW charger, it takes about two and a half hours for it to get to full charge. One such charger will be located at Marina South Pier as part of a trial to be conducted by Pyxis and SP Mobility in April.

Including X Tron, Pyxis now has a total of 13 vessels on its order book, and it aims to deliver all of them by 2026. The larger goal is to launch more than 100 electric vessels across the Asia-Pacific region by 2030.

X Tron is the first in a series of electric port passenger vessels made by Pyxis called Pyxis One. The start-up has two other product lines in the works, including the Pyxis R, an electric river boat that can accommodate 50 passengers designed to be used for sightseeing tours on the Singapore River, and the Pyxis L, a more luxurious variant of Pyxis R.

Customer: The Pyxis Co.
Boat type: Passenger ferry | Catamaran
LOA: 14.8m
Range: 50 nautical miles

Equipments supplied:

Quick DP3 Prince vertical windlass
Base in stainless steel AISI 316 & anodized aluminium in hard oxide
IP67 watertight motor, techno-polymer gearbox
Integrated sensor & magnet for chain counter
Manual free-fall system, with pressure lever & inspection lid