HMCC News

August 21, 2020

Kongsberg Maritime Supports One Ocean Sustainability Project And Tall Ship ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl’

The One Ocean sustainability project, which aims to unite the people of the world in building and exchanging new knowledge for a sustainable ocean, launched on […]

August 21, 2020

MPS At Port of Tema Breaks Productivity Record As Transhipment Volumes Grow

This month, Meridian Port Services (MPS), located in the Port of Tema, achieved an all-time productivity record of 139.91 moves/hour. This comes shortly after the terminal […]

August 21, 2020

Washington Maritime Blue Leads JIP To Design And Deploy Zero-Emission High-Speed Ferries

A consortium of players in the blue economy have come together to launch a Joint Innovation Project to speed the design of a fast foil ferry, […]

August 21, 2020

Bahri Signs $410M Agreement To Receive 10 New Chemical Tankers From HMD

Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, signed a new agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a member of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, which owns […]

August 21, 2020

MOL And China COSCO Shipping Name New-Built LNGC For Yamal LNG Project

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on 19 August, a naming ceremony for a LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation […]

August 21, 2020

Port Of Kiel Signs ‘Fjord 5G-Project’ LoI To Enable Passenger Ferries To Cruise Partly Autonomously

It is a very special example of digitisation in Germany that is to be realised on the inner Kiel Fjord: The new mobile radio standard 5G […]

August 21, 2020

UAE Ship And Its Crew Detained By Iran

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has reported that it detained a UAE-registered vessel on Thursday, 20th Aug 2020 after it was found violating the Iranian waters. In a […]

August 21, 2020

Somali Pirates Hijack Panama-Flagged Vessel, First Successful Hijack Since 2017

A Panama-flagged vessel has been hijacked by Somali pirates on Thursday, 20th Aug 2020 off the coast of Somalia. This is the first successful hijack since […]

August 21, 2020

World Maritime Theme 2021 – “Seafarers: At The Core Of Shippingʹs Future”

“Seafarers: at the core of shippingʹs future” has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2021, reflecting a clear need to raise awareness of seafarersʹ […]

August 20, 2020

India: Ministry Of Shipping Inks MoU For Skill Development In Port And Maritime Sector

To reap the benefit for vast employment opportunities in maritime sector and with a view to certify their skill sets, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed […]

March 8, 2021

ClassNK Releases Guidelines For ROV/AUV With Performance And Safety Requirements

Leading classification society ClassNK has released its “Guidelines for ROV/AUV” which summarize the performance and safety requirements for remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater […]

March 8, 2021

Stena Line Aims To Become The Most Diverse Shipping Company In The World

The Swedish ferry company has increased the number of female managers it employs by an impressive 42% in only 5 years and has the ambitious target […]

March 8, 2021

Alfa Laval To Begin Large-Scale Testing For Methanol As A Marine Fuel

Major tests of methanol as a marine fuel will soon begin at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark. Working closely with MAN […]

March 8, 2021

DNV Awards AiP To HMD For Intra-Europe Feeder Container Ship Euro-Congreen 1900

DNV, the world’s leading classification society, granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for a new design of intra-Europe 1,900 TEU feeder […]

March 8, 2021

IMRF Launches Pandemic Response Guidance For Maritime SAR Organisations

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), supported by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, has launched comprehensive guidance for anyone working in search and rescue, on how to ensure […]

March 8, 2021

First Ever Cargo Ship With All Women Officers Flagged Off From Mumbai

History was made on 6th March when the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ports, Shipping & Waterways, virtually flagged-off an SCI tanker ship MT Swarna […]

March 5, 2021

India Commemorates ‘Chabahar Day’, Reiterates Importance Of Chabahar Port

Chabahar, a landlocked land that acts as a gateway for Afghanistan and Central Asia is in dire need of infrastructural projects like those on the Chabahar […]

March 5, 2021

Blast Hit Israeli Cargo Ship Back In Operation

The Israeli cargo ship blasted in the Gulf of Oman last week is back in operation within days of the blast. The ship had been damaged […]

March 5, 2021

Shipping Company And Chief Officer Convicted For Dumping Garbage In Great Barrier Reef

Following a prosecution by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), on Friday 26 February 2021, the chief officer and company of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier were […]