HMCC News

February 21, 2022

Sea Level Rise In The US Is Accelerating: NOAA

The unforeseen rapid rise in sea level and the US coasts could experience an extra foot of water by 2050, per a statement from the National […]

February 21, 2022

World’s Second-Largest Trawler Discharges 100,000 Dead Fish Into The Atlantic

A Denmark-based vessel, the second-biggest fishing trawler in the world, discharged 100,000+ dead fishoff the French coast, into the Atlantic Ocean. The incident sent shockwaves throughout […]

February 21, 2022

First LNG Dual-Fuel Container Ship To Join SITC Fleet

After the Spring Festival of the year of Tiger, SITC Fleet welcomes new member “TIGER LONGKOU”, which joined the China-Japan route in Shanghai on February 18. […]

February 21, 2022

Car Carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ On Fire For 5 Days

MOL Ship Management (Singapore) Update: The situation regarding the Felicity Ace, car carrier, which is still assumed to remain on fire south of the Azores drifting […]

February 21, 2022

One Of Europe’s Biggest Environmental Upgrades Kicked Off By Hurtigruten Norway

Hurtigruten Norway has initiated one of Europe’s largest environmental ship upgrades. With modern technology, the rebuilt ships will cut CO2 emissions by 25 per cent and […]

February 21, 2022

World’s Largest Cruise Ship ‘Wonder Of The Seas’ Arrives In The US (Photos)

The world’s newest wonder Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas, arrived in the U.S. yesterday evening ahead of its official debut on March 4, 2022, […]

February 21, 2022

MSC Plays Key Role Expediting Critically Needed Medical Equipment Into The US

Prova.jpgRight at the start of the year, MSC successfully orchestrated a number of complex shipping and inland moves to help healthcare organisations in the US receive […]

February 21, 2022

New MOL Collaboration Aims At Commercializing Vessels For Offshore Construction

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Toyo Construction announced that the companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on evaluating potential collaboration in offshore wind power […]

February 21, 2022

IMO Supports Regional Training On Emergent Threats To Maritime Security

IMO experts on maritime security and the Djibouti Code of Conduct are participating in a regional training programme on Combating New and Emerging Threats to Maritime […]

February 18, 2022

Cargo Throughput In The Seaport Of Vyborg Increased By 60% In 2021

In 2021, Port Logistics Ltd increased transhipment volumes in the Seaport of Vyborg by 60 percent. Such results were reached mainly due to the 2.6 times […]

June 21, 2022

Melting Arctic Ice Can Transform International Shipping Channels, Research Reflects

With climate change warming the oceans of the world rapidly, the future of the Arctic Ocean does appear grim. Climate models reflect that parts of the […]

June 21, 2022

Car Carrier Grounds Off Russian Town After Experiencing Hull Breach In The Black Sea

A 142 m, Cameroon-flagged car carrier dubbed Lider Bulut was reportedly grounded in the Black Sea off the coast of a Russian town named Tuapse. This […]

June 21, 2022

A Huge, Incomplete Cruise Ship Is Likely To Be Sold For Scrap As No One Is Willing To Purchase It

A huge and unfinished cruise ship is going to be sold for scrap after the maker declared bankruptcy as no one is willing to buy it, […]

June 21, 2022

World’s First High-Speed Emission-Free Catamaran Passenger Ferry To Get Emission-Free Propulsion Systems

Green City Ferries announced today the award of contracts for key suppliers to provide the emission-free propulsion system for Beluga24 – the world’s first high-speed emission-free […]

June 21, 2022

‘PYXIS OCEAN’ – The First Vessel to be Retrofitted WithtOf BAR Tech WindWings

Mitsubishi Corporation’s ‘PYXIS OCEAN’ named as first vessel to be retrofitted with BARTech Windwings by Yara Marine. BAR Technologies’ WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings) to […]

June 21, 2022

E-Ferry Ellen Sails More Than 90 Kilometers On Single Battery Charge

Electric ferry Ellen sailed 50 nautical miles – 92 kilometers – on a single battery charge during the International Energy Agency’s 7th Annual Conference on Energy […]

June 21, 2022

The Innovative Ulstein Twin X-SternTM SOV Concept Launched

James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher), the global provider of specialist products and services to the energy, marine and defence industries, and Graig Shipping PLC […]

June 21, 2022

Biggest LNG-powered Cruise Ship in the World Completes Sea Trials

The Cruise Division of MSC Group and Chantiers de l’Atlantique at the weekend celebrated two important milestones for MSC Cruises’ first two liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]

June 21, 2022

Marlink And Bureau Veritas In Partnership To Promote Digital Integration And Connectivity For Class Operations

Partners sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enable the fast-tracking of vessel data collection to support compliance and performance in areas such as cyber security, […]