VANCOUVER, BC -- Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced the signing of a new purchase order for the supply of 6.4 MW of fuel cell engines to eCap Marine GmbH ("eCap Marine", www.ecap-marine.com), a long-standing expert in emission free power, for deployment on two vessels by Samskip (www.samskip.com), one of the largest multimodal European operators specializing in short sea, rail, road and barge services.