HMCC News

September 1, 2020

NYK Begins Demonstration For Commercialization Of High-Power Fuel Cell Vessels

NYK Line, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), and ENEOS Corporation (i.e., “the Companies”) are pleased to announce […]

September 1, 2020

Ports Of Stockholm Enters Partnership To Launch Inland Shipping Connecting Major Regions

Ports of Stockholm, Hutchison Ports Stockholm, Mälarhamnar and Wallenius Marine have built a unique partnership to launch inland shipping between Stockholm Norvik Port and the strategically […]

September 1, 2020

Taiwanese Authorities Arrest Chinese Master Suspected Of 2014 Murders

Taiwanese Coastguard authorities have arrested a 43 year old Chinese fishing vessel Master of the Seychelles-flagged Indian Star reported as being named ‘Wang’ who is suspected […]

September 1, 2020

Marina Extends Expiring STCW Certificates To One Year

The Maritime Industry Authority, through its Advisory No. 2020-66, has recently issued a one-year extension of the validity of STCW certificates of Filipino seafarers, as part […]

September 1, 2020

Kongsberg And Massterly To Equip And Operate Two Zero-Emission Autonomous Vessels For ASKO

Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) have signed contracts with the leading Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO to equip two new vessels with autonomous […]

August 31, 2020

Unions To Continue Lashing Battle To Achieve Compliance With Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause

While the Court of Rotterdam’s decision in the Netherlands is disappointing, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the bodies’ […]

August 31, 2020

Yara Marine Launches New Start-Up Accelerator Program

“Our corporate mission is to nurture the next generation of high value, high-performance sustainable ocean technologies,” says Yara Marine CEO Thomas Koniordos. “With this new program, […]

August 31, 2020

Stolt Tankers To Purchase Five 26,000 dwt Chemical Tankers From CTG

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced that Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire five chemical tankers from Chemical Transportation Group (CTG) for trading in the Stolt Tankers Joint […]

August 31, 2020

Global Rates Slide But Carrier Performances Continue To Defy Expectations: Report

Despite the economic shockwaves engendered by the ongoing global pandemic, the world’s leading carriers continue to display signs of effective strategic management skills. Many of the […]

August 31, 2020

ZIM And Konfidas Establish ‘Zkcyberstar’, A New Cybersecurity Consulting Company

The ever-growing threat of cyber-attack on the maritime industry has only been magnified by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, the industry’s ongoing digitization of […]

March 15, 2021

Iranian Investigators Blame Israel For Blast On Containership

The tension between Israel and Iran heightened again this week after an Iranian containership was attacked in the Mediterranean. Now Iranian investigators have stated that Israel […]

March 15, 2021

Adani Ports Bolsters Global Footprint With Colombo Port’s West Container Terminal

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones Ltd. (APSEZ) India’s largest private Ports & Logistics company and a key subsidiary of the diversified Adani Group, received a […]

March 15, 2021

ABS Launches Smart Emissions Reporting Tool

ABS has added another smart digital tool to its industry-leading environmental compliance support for shipowners and operators. ABS Emissions Reporter allows vessel operators to input and […]

March 15, 2021

Rotterdam To Host Largest Event For Project Cargo And Breakbulk Industry ‘Breakbulk Europe’

In 2022 the ‘Breakbulk Europe’ conference will be held in Rotterdam. It is something the united forces of Ahoy, Rotterdam Partners, the Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam […]

March 15, 2021

Denmark Joins List Of Govts In $5 Billion ‘Moon-Shot’ Proposal For Decarbonising Of Shipping

Copenhagen and London: Denmark has joined a growing list of major shipping nations backing a ‘moon-shot’ programme aimed at driving the complete decarbonisation of maritime transport. […]

March 15, 2021

Bureau Veritas Issues Modern Rules For Wind Propulsion Systems

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has released new-generation classification rules for wind propulsion systems. These rules will help support and […]

March 12, 2021

Industry Backs United Nations $5 Billion ‘Moon-Shot’ Program To Decarbonize Shipping

Joint Press Release issued by BIMCO, CLIA, IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERFERRY, International Chamber of Shipping INTERTANKO, IPTA and World Shipping Council. Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s call […]

March 12, 2021

Port Of Long Beach Reports Busiest February On Record

An unseasonable surge in cargo lifted the Port of Long Beach to its busiest February on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 771,735 twenty-foot equivalent units […]

March 12, 2021

APM Terminals Barcelona Applies 5G Technology To Improve Traffic Safety

The system is based on the application of connected car technology and industrial traffic safety. The information will be shared continuously and offer the position and […]