HMCC News

March 18, 2022

3000T Jack-Up Barge Arrives At Portsmouth Naval Base In The UK

OverWater (part of The SMS Group), with a permanent presence on HM Naval Base Portsmouth, UK, has won a significant contract to support KBS Maritime with […]

March 18, 2022

3 Panama-Flagged Ships Hit In Black Sea Since Start Of Russia-Ukraine War

Three Panama-flagged vessels were hit by Russian missiles in the Black Sea from when Russia invaded Ukraine last month, Panama’s Maritime Authority informed on Wednesday. The […]

March 17, 2022

Photos: Longest Vessel Ever To Sail On Brahmaputra Anchors At Pandu Port

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (PSW) achieved a new landmark on Tuesday with the motor vessel dubbed (MV) Ram Prasad Bismil. It secured its […]

March 17, 2022

Wärtsilä To Deliver First Dedicated Methanol Fuel Supply System

Wärtsilä has developed a dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac, as interest grows in the methanol pathway to decarbonisation. Combined with the recently introduced Wärtsilä […]

March 17, 2022

Historic Agreement Inked For Construction Of India’s Largest Dredger To Be ‘Made In India’

Dredging Corporation of India has signed a historic Ship Building Agreement for the First Make in India Project for Construction of First Beagle Series 12 Trailing […]

March 17, 2022

NYK Begins To Bareboat Charter Crew Transfer Vessel In Offshore Wind Industry

NYK has begun to bareboat charter a crew transfer vessel (CTV)* to service offshore wind farms with Northern Offshore Services AS (NOS), a subsidiary of the […]

March 17, 2022

MSC Joins White House Flow Initiative To Improve Supply Chain Data-Sharing

Relying on a common digital infrastructure to connect the supply chain is vital to moving goods more efficiently. So, MSC is delighted to join Freight Logistics […]

March 17, 2022

ITF And ETF Condemn P&O Mass Sacking And Outsourcing

Global and European maritime unions have expressed anger and condemnation at breaking news that ferry operator P&O Ferries will move to sack its UK based seafaring […]

March 17, 2022

Russian Attacks On Merchant Ships In Ukraine; Blockade Imposed On Coast And Ports

BBC website reported that Russian forces are ‘not ready yet to launch a sea-based operation against the southern port city (of Odesa) as they haven’t established […]

March 17, 2022

Watch: Heerema’s Offshore Vessels Successfully Plugged In On Shore Power

Heerema Marine Contractors’ largest crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf have officially switched from using their engines to using shore power. The successful commissioning of the shore […]

July 13, 2022

DESMI OptiSaveTM Installations Reached Accumulated Savings Of 1-Million-Tonnes CO2

DESMI´s Energy Saving Solution, named OptiSaveTM, offers simple power management for energy efficiency compliance. When installing a pump, normal procedure is to have it run at […]

July 13, 2022

Kongsberg Maritime Secures Several Major Contracts For HUGIN AUVS

Following a recent uptick in orders, Kongsberg Maritime’s Sensor and Robotics division has announced that it has secured over NOK 450M in contracts for HUGIN AUV […]

July 12, 2022

US Navy Installed Its First 3-D Printer On The Ship, USS Essex

The US Navy has installed a unique 3-D printer on the USS Essex, an amphibious assault vessel that was ported in Pearl Harbor in the US. […]

July 12, 2022

Shipping Group A.P. Moller-Maersk Quits The ICS Board Due To Climate Concerns

A.P. Moller-Maersk has reportedly withdrawn the firm’s board membership from an industry organization named International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), partly over the latter’s stance on climate […]

July 12, 2022

Ammonia-Fueled Tugboat Obtains AIP From ClassNK Classification Society

On July 11, NYK Line and IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. (IPS) obtained AiP (Approval in Principle) from Japanese classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for […]

July 12, 2022

MOL Drybulk And Drax Launched A Green Shipping Initiative

Leading renewable energy company Drax Group and Japanese shipping company MOL Drybulk Ltd. are working together to reduce the emissions and fuel costs associated with shipping […]

July 12, 2022

U-Ming Held Christening Ceremony for Eco-Friendly Post Panamax Bulk Carrier “M.V. Cemtex Dominance”

A christening ceremony at Oshima Shipbuilding yard in Japan was recently held by U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation (TSEC code: 2606 – one of nine public-listed companies […]

July 12, 2022

Global Piracy And Armed Robbery Incidents At Lowest Level In Decades

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year since 1994 – a testament to […]

July 12, 2022

AIP Issued For Large LCO2 Carrier With LNG Fuel

As a way of tackling global climate change, the ‘CO2 Capture, Transport, and Burial’ method has attracted attention as an intermediate step to achieving carbon neutrality. […]