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Europe risks sleepwalking into Chinese-built electric corridors, Splash247 warns
As battery-electric shortsea ships move to commercial deployment, Europe faces a strategic risk of outsourcing key infrastructure—yards, batteries, software, and standards—to China. Norway's Eitzen Group ordered two electric 900 TEU container ships from Zhejiang Dongpeng in June 2026, illustrating the trend. The article by Wolfgang Lehmacher argues that Europe's piecemeal policy approach contrasts with China's integrated industrial strategy, potentially locking European trades into a Chinese-built corridor operating system.
Jul 8, 2026 1 source