HMCC News

April 13, 2021

Wärtsilä’s Next-Level Predictive Maintenance Service Can Lead To Fleet-Wide Implementation By Japanese Shipping Group

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Optimised Maintenance agreement with the Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) to evaluate […]

April 13, 2021

Port Of València Reduces Its Carbon Footprint By 30%

From 2008 to 2019, the carbon footprint of the Port of València has been reduced by 30%, from 3.19 to 2.23 kg of CO2 per tonne […]

April 13, 2021

ADNOC Continues Strategic Expansion With Acquisition Of Two Additional VLCCs

ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced the acquisition of two additional Very […]

April 13, 2021

Satellite Images Show Limpet Mine-Hit Iranian Vessel Still In The Same Position

Satellite images show that the recently blasted Iranian ship controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard hasn’t moved after the blast. The cargo ship Saviz is lying […]

April 13, 2021

Talks On Suez Canal Grounding Compensation Are Still On, Ship Remains Stuck

The Suez Canal ship grounding conundrum refuses to die as the compensation to the canal authorities haven’t been settled yet. Earlier this week, the Suez Canal […]

April 13, 2021

DNV Safety Management Audits Target Crew Well-Being

In response to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on seafarers, DNV has instructed its safety management auditors to specifically address seafarer health, work and living […]

April 13, 2021

Stress Awareness Month: Hanseaticsoft Helps Support Seafarers’ Mental Wellbeing With Technology

During Stress Awareness Month, Hanseaticsoft is recommending that shipping companies take a fresh approach to mental wellbeing and make use of technology to support the mental […]

April 13, 2021

Russian Cargo Theft Trends: Food And Beverages Remain Chief Targets

Report finds dominance of fraudulent activity as the cause of road freight losses as year-on-year incident volumes decline in 2020 by 35%. Food and beverages remain […]

April 13, 2021

IMO Council Set To Expand Under Approved Amendments

The IMO Council has approved draft amendments to the IMO Convention to expand the size of the Council, extend the term of its Members and recognize […]

April 13, 2021

Høglund To Supply Fuel Gas Systems For Four Crude Oil Tankers

Høglund, leading global marine solutions and system integration expert, has been awarded a contract to deliver Fuel Gas Supply Systems (FGSS) for four LNG-fuelled LR II […]

September 28, 2021

India Intends To Increase Share Of Renewable Energy To 60% Of Total Power Demand At Major Ports

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that India intends to increase share of renewable energy to 60% of total power […]

September 28, 2021

Tata Steel Becomes First Steel Producer In The World To Join Sea Cargo Charter

In line with its sustainability objectives and initiatives on reduction of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emission in ocean trade, Tata Steel joined the Sea Cargo Charter […]

September 28, 2021

CMA CGM Launches Industry’s First Business Matchmaking Marketplace

CMA CGM is launching NETWORKING services: the first business matchmaking marketplace in the shipping and logistics industry that connects you with your business partners in a […]

September 28, 2021

Singapore To Welcome Asia’s Largest Cruise Ship ‘Spectrum Of The Seas’

Holidaymakers will have much to celebrate when Royal Caribbean International brings Asia’s largest and most innovative ship, Spectrum of the Seas, to Singapore for the long-awaited […]

September 28, 2021

BW Offshore Selects Viking To Satisfy Requirements For Large FPSO Bound For Australia

FPSO owner and operator BW Offshore has selected VIKING Norsafe Free-fall Lifeboats, Daughter Craft and Davits for a large FPSO project which will operate off northern […]

September 28, 2021

K-Line Secures First Climate Transition Linked Loan In Japan Worth $1Billion

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has signed “Transition Linked Loan (TLL)” with syndicated lenders, arranged by Mizuho Bank Ltd. (MHBK), in accordance with the “Transition […]

September 28, 2021

World Maritime Day: Stella Maris Reiterates Need To Get Back To Basics Of Crew Welfare

Global maritime charity Stella Maris is reiterating the need to get back to basics in crew welfare provision ahead of World Maritime Day 2021 which carries […]

September 28, 2021

Seaspan Orders Ten Scrubber-Fitted Newbuild 7,000 TEU Container Ships

Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. (“Atlas”), has entered into an agreement with a major shipyard for ten 7,000 TEU modern newbuild […]

September 28, 2021

DNV And Altera Infrastructure Pilot New ABATE Notation To Reduce GHG Emissions On Offshore Installations

Classification society DNV has introduced the new ABATE class notation, designed to assist the owners and operators of offshore floating installations to identify and implement measures […]