Daily Supply Chain Report

AYK Energy to supply 6,758 kWh battery system for CSL's MV Yampu bulker under Wärtsilä deal. UK-based AYK Energy said on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 that it will supply a 6,758-kWh battery system for the 11,000-dwt diesel-electric MV Yampu bulker being built for CSL Australia at Jiangjiang Nanyang Shipyard in China; the deal sits as a subcontracted equipment package under a broader contract held by Finland's Wärtsilä with CSL; the system will form the core of the vessel's hybrid diesel-electric configuration, with about half of energy demand expected to come from shore power and onboard storage and the design leaving open a later move to fully electric operation; Yampu is intended for South Australia's limestone trade and will replace MV Accolade II, owned and operated by CSL with Adbri as cargo partner and crewed by Australian seafarers.

In the same period, TUSAŞ signs F404 engine procurement contract with GE Aerospace for the HÜRJET programme. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) announced on May 5, 2026 that it has signed an engine procurement contract with GE Aerospace covering F404 engines for the HÜRJET advanced jet trainer and close air support aircraft programme; the deal is set to support HÜRJET's serial production targets and the programme's sustainable growth and lift the platform's global competitiveness; the F404 is a widely used, proven military jet engine family, and TUSAŞ framed the step as a strategic international supply chain cooperation that strengthens the engineering capabilities of Türkiye's aerospace industry.