HMCC News

March 25, 2022

Maritime Industry Needs Government Support To Manage Decade Of Change: ABS

“We are in the early innings of a decade, maybe several decades, of change marked by the clean energy transition, digitalization, post-covid build back and of […]

March 25, 2022

Seafarers Are Human Beings; There Should Be No Differentiation Based On Their Nationality: HRAS

Meeting with the Stella Maris Ukraine National Director and Odesa Port Chaplain, Friar Oleksandr Smerechynskyy, was a unique experience in a war zone with impending threats […]

March 25, 2022

Ports Of Antwerp And Cotonou Join Forces With UNICEF

Port of Antwerp, the Port of Cotonou and UNICEF form a new partnership to advance resilient and sustainable national supply chains that maximize positive environmental, social […]

March 24, 2022

Watch: 207 Years Old Whaling Ship Known To Go Down In Gulf Of Mexico

About 15 years before Moby Dick was introduced by Herman Melville, a whaling ship from Massachusetts sank near the mouth of river Mississippi. After 207 years, […]

March 24, 2022

P&O Ferries Head Apologizes For Firing 800 Seafarers; Declares Compensation To Everyone Sacked

P&O has defended its decision to fire about 800 workers without prior notice. It further added that no offences were committed, a day after the firm […]

March 24, 2022

New Guidance For National Emission Reduction Released

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project has published a new guide on the development of National Action Plans (NAPs) to address GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions from ships. The […]

March 24, 2022

CMA CGM And Electrolux To Ship 40,000 TEUs Of Appliances Through LNG Powered Vessels

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, announced the conclusion of an agreement to ship […]

March 24, 2022

MOL Adopts Car Carrier Operation Digital Transformation Promotion Project

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its group company MOL Information Systems, announced the success of a demonstration test of automated space management for car carriers (booking […]

March 24, 2022

Northern European Maritime Leaders Brought Together To Discuss Advances In Sustainability

More than 30 maritime industry leaders from across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland attended the ABS Northern Europe Committee to hear about the latest ABS advancements […]

March 24, 2022

Port Of Rotterdam First In Netherlands To Allocate Airspace For Drone Use

The Port of Rotterdam Authority will start a pilot on regulations and traffic control in the so-called ‘very low-level airspace’ to ensure that increased drone traffic […]

June 7, 2022

Time To Set Sail On Zero-Emissions Ships Is Now – Ship It Zero Coalition

CMA-CGM, top ocean shipping supplier for Walmart, announced that it has ordered six ships with dual-fuel methanol engines as part of its climate strategy, following the […]

June 7, 2022

Berge Bulk And Kongsberg Maritime Join Forces To Advance Marine Decarbonisation

Singapore-based dry bulk owner Berge Bulk and marine technology leader Kongsberg Maritime (KM) today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and […]

June 7, 2022

Wartsila To Supply Hybrid Propulsion System To 11 New PCTC Vessels

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its industry-leading hybrid propulsion system for eleven new Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels. The ships are being built […]

June 7, 2022

First Ammonia Dual-Fuel Gas Carrier Fitted With MAN Energy Solutions G60 Ammonia Engine Announced

At Posidonia, EPS announced it intends to order an ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier which will be built at HHI, to be registered under the Singapore flag, […]

June 7, 2022

IMO Secretary-General Opens MEPC Meeting To Discuss Reduction of GHG Emissions

IMO Secretary-General opens MEPC meeting One of the main topics during this virtual meeting will be the further discussion on the reduction of GHG emissions from […]

June 7, 2022

Future Of Maritime Safety Report 2022 Tracks Rise In Vessel Incidents During Covid-19 Pandemic

Aiming to establish the main safety concerns currently facing the shipping industry, The Future of Maritime Safety Report 2022 examines data from Global Maritime Distress and […]

June 7, 2022

Containerships Can Reduce Emissions By 14% Through Just In Time Arrivals – Study

Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14% on a per voyage basis using JIT arrival, according to a new study, commissioned […]

June 6, 2022

Mission To Seafarers ‘Adventure Race Japan’ Attracts Support From Global Shipping Industry For Seafarers’ Welfare

With US$500,000 raised so far for the inaugural Adventure Race Japan, one more year remains to reach the target of US$950,000. So far, 35 teams of […]

June 6, 2022

General Index And Signal Ocean To Offer New CO2 And Ocean Freight Benchmarks

Leading benchmark provider, General Index, and maritime data specialist and software platform, Signal Ocean, have today (6 June) signed an agreement to publish a revolutionary set […]