Electrifying Maritime’s Heavy Logistics with High-Power Truck Charging

Maritime Transport operates one of the UK’s largest integrated road and rail freight networks, with 41 sites, nine strategic rail terminals and a fleet of 1,600 trucks. 

As part of its commitment to operating the cleanest, most sustainable full-load supply chain in the country, Maritime needed to electrify heavy logistics operations at scale — starting with its highest-duty truck hubs. 

The challenge was to: 

• Deploy high-power charging capable of supporting battery-electric HGVs 
• Integrate infrastructure into live logistics operations 
• Ensure sufficient grid capacity for high-load charging 
• Create a scalable foundation for nationwide fleet electrification 

This required more than hardware, it required an integrated electrification strategy aligned with long-term fleet rollout. 

Maritime appointed VEV to deliver the first phase of truck-charging infrastructure across three major UK logistics hubs. 

VEV deployed: 

• 18 high-powered chargers 
• Unit capacities ranging from 100 kW to 1 MW 
• A total installed capacity of 5 MW 
• Infrastructure enabling simultaneous charging for up to 36 electric trucks 

The deployment formed part of VEV’s end-to-end electrification solution, integrating site design, power systems, grid integration, charging hardware, software and ongoing optimisation. 

The first sites electrified include Wakefield, Tilbury and Doncaster, supporting Maritime’s rollout of battery-electric trucks entering service. 

The project delivered: 

• High-power infrastructure installed across three depots 
• Charging capacity aligned with heavy-duty logistics operations 
• A foundation for nationwide electrification 
• Integrated software and optimisation ensuring operational reliability 
• Strengthened long-term partnership between VEV and Maritime 

The deployment marks Maritime’s first major electrification of zero-emission HGV operations, supporting its strategy to own and operate the cleanest full-load supply chain in the UK. 
By combining high-capacity infrastructure with integrated power systems and optimisation software, the solution provides immediate operational capability, scalable expansion potential, and reliable performance under high-duty cycles. 
This project demonstrates how high-power charging infrastructure can be integrated into live heavy-logistics environments — without compromising operational efficiency