HMCC News

January 6, 2021

Finland Demonstrates Ice Technology Expertise With Innovative And Sustainable Icebreaker Vessel

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has launched the Calypso, a new icebreaker concept boat equipped with an innovative hybrid motorized removable bow powered by Danfoss Editron. […]

January 6, 2021

AET Takes Delivery Of 153,180 DWT DP2 Shuttle Tanker Eagle Pilar

AET, one of the world’s leading petroleum tanker owners and operators, took delivery of Eagle Pilar, a new Suezmax second generation Dynamic Positioning (DP2) Shuttle Tanker […]

January 6, 2021

New Digitalization White Paper With Expert Insight Of Smart Water Quality Monitoring And Electronic Reporting Methods

In the midst of digital technology continuously changing the landscape of the international shipping industry and how ships are operated, market-leading developers of smart water quality […]

January 6, 2021

Port Of Tyne Clean Energy Program Cuts Carbon Emissions By 700 Tonnes In 12 Months

Port of Tyne has completed a detailed modeling exercise and long term analysis of its electricity network, as part of its award-winning decarbonization and clean energy […]

January 5, 2021

India Sends Crew Of 43 For Antarctic Expedition In Times Of COVID

A raging pandemic couldn’t stop the scientists seeking to know the Antarctic region better as a 43 member crew of scientists, researchers, and explorers are heading […]

January 5, 2021

Video: Nautilus Opposes Maersk Job Cuts And Pay Reductions On Dutch Seafarers

A new video produced by Nautilus highlights the impact of proposed forced redundancies and pay reductions on a group of Dutch seafarers. The release of the […]

January 5, 2021

Iconic British Broadcast Journalist Anne Diamond To Be Godmother Of Newest Viking Ocean Ship

Viking announced that revered British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will be the godmother of its seventh ocean ship, Viking Venus, which is scheduled to debut […]

January 5, 2021

Passengers Test COVID Positive On-Board Cargo Ship ‘MV Helena’

Andrew Weir Ship Management (AWSM) has advised that when the MV Helena arrived in Cape Town on 31 December 2020, two passengers tested positive for COVID-19. […]

January 5, 2021

MUI To Protest Outside Chinese Embassy For The Release Of Stranded Indian Seafarers

As the India – China tension intensifies over stranded seafarers in Australian coal-carrying cargo ships in Chinese waters, maritime organization MUI has decided to stage a […]

January 5, 2021

We Cannot Deny That Cargo Trade Will Sink Into Double-Dip Recession: MOL President & CEO

The following “2021 New Year Online Message” was addressed to all officers and employees by President & CEO Junichiro Ikeda on January 4. Happy New Year, […]

June 11, 2021

MOL & ACSL Use Flying Drone To Conduct Autonomous Inspection Under Non GNSS And Dark Environment

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory Ltd. (ACSL) announced the success of a demonstration test using a made-in-Japan flying drone to inspect […]

June 11, 2021

Wärtsilä’s Sea Traffic Management System Increases Safety And Efficiency Of Shipping On Croatian Waters

Wärtsilä Voyage has this month completed an extensive upgrade of the Croatian National Vessel Traffic Management & Information System (VTMIS) with new Sea Traffic Management (STM) […]

June 11, 2021

Kongsberg Maritime Wins Contract With CMHI To Deliver CSOV Design And Equipment To Awind

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has secured contracts with China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI) to design and equip two construction service operation vessels (CSOV) for the Norway-based shipowner […]

June 11, 2021

ClassNK And 22 Industry Players Kick Off Studying Ammonia As An Alternative Marine Fuel

Industry players set up a “Joint Study” framework for studying common issues on ammonia as an alternative marine fuel, to get ready for IMO’s decarbonization targets, […]

June 10, 2021

IMO Environment Meeting Set To Adopt GHG Cutting Measures

A key meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) has begun. Opening the session, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim highlighted key amendments set for adoption, […]

June 10, 2021

Novel Propulsion Arrangement By Wärtsilä And Rina Aims To Deliver Immediate Benefits

The technology group Wärtsilä and the classification society RINA have announced a novel propulsion arrangement that offers full redundancy, less machinery, lower capital expenditure, reduced operational […]

June 10, 2021

Viega Fittings Become The First Press Fittings Approved For Use In US Navy Combat Ships

Viega MegaPress CuNi and ProPress copper fittings are the first press fittings approved for use in Navy combat ships. After years of rigorous testing, the Naval […]

June 10, 2021

Plastic Particles From Cargo Ship X-Press Pearl Can Take ‘Up To 1000 Years To Degrade’

Environmental activists sued the Sri Lankan government last week after MV X-Press Pearl carrying plastics and dangerous chemicals burned off the coast in the Indian Sea […]

June 10, 2021

Goods Worth US$400K For Bangladeshi Companies Destroyed On Board Cargo Ship ‘X-Press Pearl’

Meghna Innova Rubber Ltd and Gazi Auto Tyre Ltd say the cargo ship contained at least 10 containers, which were loaded with synthetic rubber worth more […]