Global Marine Powerboat Battery Market Size, Share, Opportunities, COVID-19 Impact, And Trends By Battery Type (Lithium-ion, AGM, Lead-acid), By Engine Type (Inboard, Outboard), By Power Rating (Less Than 20V, 20V, Above 20V), By Vessel Type (Cruise, On-water Commercial, High End Leisure, Underwater Leisure, Underwater AUV), And By Geography - Forecasts From 2021 To 2026

The global marine powerboat battery market is projected to grow at a steady rate during the forecast period. The market of marine powerboat batteries is expected to drive by increasing demand for water sports as leisure activities, increasing tourism for marine and coastal tourism, increasing income, and increasing demand for transportation through marine. In addition to that, the increasing demand from SMEs and verticals provides further boosts the demand for the marine powerboat battery market. The government’s increasing initiatives in the development of new technologies that are environmentally friendly will contribute to the growth of the marine powerboat battery market significantly in the forecast period. This creates an opportunity for manufacturers to come up with new technologies with low carbon emissions. Another opportunity is the increasing demand for dual-purpose batteries in the marine industry. It is expected that the market will be restrained by the higher costs of batteries with higher safety and eco-friendly technology. The fact, that government initiatives are increasing towards environmentally friendly technologies including electric vehicles, the demand for lithium-ion batteries will further increase in the coming future as the growth of electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles will increase the demand for lithium-ion-based marine powerboat batteries in the market. The major constraint faced by the lithium-ion battery market is the lack of technological advancement in the market. The potential manufacturers have an opportunity to bring some advancement in this market. Apart from it, the firms have to develop new technologies to maintain the regulatory requirements.

The market is segmented by type into lithium-ion, AGM, and lead-acid batteries. Among them, lead-acid is relatively cheaper than lithium-ion ones, but the latter ones have a longer span of life and better capacity to retain power as compared to the former ones. On comparing AGM and lead-acid, they are similar in nature except that AGM batteries are spillproof as they use the mesh-up of glass fiber to store power. It is expected that the growth of the lead and AGM batteries will be restrained by the growth of the lithium-ion batteries because the latter ones are relatively cheaper as compared to the former ones and hence, create more demand for the latter ones. By region, the market is segmented into North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa, Asia Pacific, and Europe. North America is expected to witness significant growth in the forecast period because of the increasing demand for water activities as leisure activities that boost the demand for powerboat batteries in the market. Following that Europe is expected to be the second significant region to grow in the forecast period as in these two regions, tourism, recreation, and leisure activities have increased significantly.

The market by power rating is segmented into less 20V, 20V, and above 20V. In 2019, the above 20V marine powerboat battery is holding a significant market share. It is expected that the above 20V market will continue to hold a significant market share. By vessel type, the market is segmented into the cruise, on-water commercial, high-end leisure, underwater leisure, and underwater AUV. The Cruiser market is expected to witness a significant market share and will have significant market growth as the cruiser offers a wide range of onboard activities in different sizes and shapes hence, their demand is quite high in the market.

In the upcoming period, due to environmental sustainability, the demand for batteries is coming up in the automotive industry as well as in the battery recycling industry. The major concern for the environment-friendly environment is arising is the recycling of used batteries and the mining of the minerals that are used in the making of the batteries. This is creating an opportunity for innovative manufacturers for the recycling industry for powerboat batteries, majorly in the Asia Pacific and Europe regions. Apart from it, it is creating a demand for aluminum batteries in the market because of the fuel efficiency in the marine powerboat battery market. Aluminum batteries are relatively less costly and lightweight as compared to lithium-ion batteries.

Also, Europe and North America are also looking for the deployment of all-electric batteries, as the marine industry is preferring electric and hybrid ships to reduce the dependence on fuel oil and diesel for environmental sustainability. Europe region is also showing potential for electric marine powerboat batteries in the upcoming future.

Covid-19 impact on the Marine Powerboat Battery Market

The pandemic covid-19 has adversely impacted every industry in the world. The marine industry and all the industries related to marine mainly the marine powerboat battery industry have been impacted by the covid-19 pandemic adversely. The pandemic has caused a significant decline in the demand for marine powerboat batteries as lockdowns and the spread of coronavirus has made people more cautious and led to a fall in demand for water sports activities as leisure activities. During lockdowns, transportation shut down, which affects the marine powerboat battery market even more. It can be noticed that after the end of the lockdown, there is a drastic shift in the people towards tourism and other recreational activities which will, in turn, boost the demand for the marine powerboat battery market. Covid-19 has impacted the industrial sector as it reduced the trade of goods and services across many countries, including India and China in 2020. Delays in the arrival of the raw materials affected the manufacturing sector and delayed the projects’ completion and in turn, hinder the global market of marine powerboat batteries. The investors in the supply chain are facing many issues and will take time to recover that loss.

Recent Developments

In 2019, East Penn Manufacturing company has started offering lead and lithium-ion-based batteries for operations of classes I, II, and III. In 2020, Corvus Energy had a contract with Westcon Power and Automation for lithium-ion batteries for the latter’s coastal freighter which is built for Arriva Shipping at Dayang Offshore in China. Spear Power Systems Inc has joined with the Maritime Cluster of Norwegian Maritime Clean Tech Experience Centers for making greener shipments. GS Yuasa International Ltd has been planning to expand the lithium-ion batteries production capacity which is mainly demanded in hybrid vehicles.

European Union is funding the E-ferry project to launch a 0-emission ferry. Another advantage for the union to invest in this project is that it will reduce the travel time for the passengers.

APAC to witness lucrative growth.

The Asia Pacific is expected to have positive growth in the forecast period. Developing countries such as China, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Singapore have the potential to grow in the forecast period. It is expected that in these countries, the market for marine powerboat battery is driven by the increasing household disposable income due to industrialization and urbanization, government initiatives to increase tourism, and environment-friendly technologies for the powerboats. Government initiatives are increasing in India to bring the economy back on track which has been affected by the pandemic during the last year. Asia Pacific region has the potential opportunities for the manufacturers to grow in the forecast period.

Global Marine Powerboat Battery Market Scope:

Segmentation:

• By Battery type
  • Lithium-ion
  • AGM
  • Lead-acid
• By Engine Type
  • Inboard
  • Outboard
• By Power Rating
  • Less than 20V
  • 20V
  • Above 20V
• By Vessel Type
  • Cruise
  • On-water commercial
  • High-end leisure
  • Underwater leisure
  • Underwater AUV
• By Geography
  • North America
    • USA
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Chile
    • Others
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Others
  • Middle East and Africa
    • Saudi Arabia
    • South Africa
    • UAE
    • Others
  • Asia Pacific
    • China
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • India
    • Others