HMCC News

March 16, 2022

Ship Recycling Workers’ Protest Shakes Aliaga

In the last six days, almost the totality of the ship recycling workforce at İzmir Aliağa district, Turkey, has been striking for better employment conditions. Around […]

March 16, 2022

NYK Completes Biofuel Trial On Seanergy Vessel Transporting Anglo American Cargo

The capesize bulker Friendship, owned by Seanergy Maritime and chartered by NYK, has collaborated with global mining company Anglo American to complete a trial using biofuel […]

March 16, 2022

150 Years Of LR In Italy Celebrated With Fincantieri’s 75th Vessel & Visit To Wartsila

LR (Lloyd’s Register), a leading provider of classification, compliance and advisory services to the marine and offshore industries, and Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding […]

March 16, 2022

Estonia Ratifies Compensation Regime For Hazardous And Noxious Cargoes

Estonia has become the latest country to accede to a key IMO compensation treaty covering the maritime transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. […]

March 16, 2022

World’s Largest Civilian Hospital Ship Global Mercy Makes Way To Senegal In May

The 37,000-gt Global Mercy was welcomed in Rotterdam, Netherlands over the last two weeks as the ship opened its doors to the public and global dignitaries […]

March 16, 2022

‘Ammonia Prepared’ Class Notation For Geogas LPG Carriers Ordered At HMD

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, is supporting the classification and construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in the Republic of […]

March 16, 2022

Design Approved For World’s First Methane Oxidation Catalyst System

Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and Yanmar Power Technologies Co. (YPT), have received Approval in Principle for the Methane Oxidation Catalyst System (Note […]

March 15, 2022

CMA CGM And SIPG Jointly Completed Shanghai Port & China’s First Bonded LNG SIMOPS Bunkering

On March 15th, 2022, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL PORT (GROUP) CO., LTD. (“SIPG”), a world leading […]

March 15, 2022

NYK To Participate In Research On Evaluation Of Ship Performance In Actual Seas

NYK will participate in “Japan Maritime Cluster Collaborative Research on Evaluation of Ship Performance in Actual Seas”, or “OCTARVIA Phase 2”, led by Japan’s National institute […]

March 15, 2022

Shipping Industry Puts Forward ‘Fair And Equitable’ R&D Funding Proposals To Help Decarbonise Shipping

Representatives of the global shipping industry, supported by governments, have laid out proposals on how a planned global R&D fund can be tailored to support developing […]

May 31, 2022

IRClass Completes Noise & Vibration Analysis Of 5 Offshore Patrol Vessels Built For Indian Coast Guard

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has successfully completed noise and vibration measurement and analysis for five offshore patrol vessels built at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for […]

May 31, 2022

First Hydrogen/Full Electric Pushboat ELEKTRA Deploys EST-Floattech Battery System (Photos)

In Berlin’s Westhafen, the Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey named the push boat ELEKTRA! After almost two years of construction at shipyard Hermann Barthel GmbH in […]

May 30, 2022

7 Fishermen Missing After Collision With Cargo Ship In The Philippines (Photos)

Seven seamen continue to be missing after their fishing vessel had a collision with a cargo vessel on Saturday in the waters off Palawan, the Philippine […]

May 30, 2022

Maritime Levy Campaign Receives Direct Engagement From Australian MPs

UK / Australia. Human Rights at SEA (HRAS) has undertaken a second round of letter writing lobbying and direct engagement with 19 key members of the […]

May 30, 2022

25 Individuals Missing After Boat Sinks In Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers were looking for 25 individuals who had been missing after a boat reportedly sunk in the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi province. About 42 […]

May 30, 2022

Crew Members Of Seized Greek Tankers “In Good Health”: Iranian Ministry

The spokesman representing Iran’s foreign ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, reported that the crew members of two Greece-based oil tankers it seized in the Gulf have not been […]

May 30, 2022

MOL’s 2nd Vessel Of Next-Generation Coal Carrier Series Named ‘Hokulink’

On May 30, a naming ceremony for the MOL-operated next-generation coal carrier was held at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. This vessel will serve Hokuriku Electric Power […]

May 30, 2022

MOL To Join “First Movers Coalition” As The First Japanese Company

MOL established the MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.1 in June 2021 as a guide to realizing a sustainable society and is committed to adopting clean alternative […]

May 30, 2022

Furukawa Battery FCR Series Batteries To Be Used For Eco Handymax Project

In a first for shipping, Eco Marine Power Co., Ltd. (Eco Marine Power) and technology partner The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Furukawa Battery) will supply marine-grade […]