HMCC News

February 14, 2022

Disney Cruise Line’s First Of Three LNG-Powered Ships Floats Out

The newest Disney Cruise Line ship touched water for the first time today during “float out,” a major construction milestone celebrated in true Disney style with […]

February 14, 2022

DSME Receives Orders Worth KRW1.9 Trillion For 8 Ships Including LNGCs

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (CEO Lee Seong-Geun) won an order for 8 ships, including 2 LNG carriers and 6 container ships, from Maran Gas Maritime, […]

February 14, 2022

dship Completes Environmentally-Friendly Newbuild Fleet With Delivery Of ‘MV Charlie’

dship Carriers has taken over the last of four newbuilds, the MV Charlie, of the latest generation eco-friendly F-500 vessel type, on February 10, 2022. With […]

February 14, 2022

APM Terminals Mumbai To Invest US$115 Million To Increase Container Handling Capacity

APM Terminals Mumbai also known as Gateway Terminals India (GTI) will invest US$115 million in infrastructure development that will increase the container handling capacity. The company […]

February 11, 2022

Aker Clean Hydrogen And Kuehne+Nagel To Accelerate Green Container Shipping

Aker Clean Hydrogen, a global integrated clean hydrogen, ammonia and methanol producer, and Kuehne+Nagel, the world’s largest sea logistics provider, are joining forces to decarbonize the […]

February 11, 2022

CMA CGM To No Longer Carry Plastic Waste On Its Ships

During the One Ocean Summit organized by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, announced in […]

February 11, 2022

Crystal Cruises To Reportedly Shut Down US Operations This Week

Genting Hong Kong Ltd’s Crystal Cruises is closing down its US office and is in the process of terminating employees, per a person who has information […]

February 11, 2022

French ‘Zero-Emission Hydrogen Vessel’ Project Catches Limelight

A French project is introducing a cargo vessel that aspires to be the future of a sustainable sea freight sector by operating on hydrogen, permitting no […]

February 11, 2022

First Dual-Fuel Engines For Japanese Power Segment Enter Service

Two MAN 12V51/60DF engines ordered by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) in 2020 have entered service in Japan’s domestic power market. The engines are based at […]

February 11, 2022

India Registers Growth In Shipping Industry

As per the Maritime India Vision-2030 published by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the global downturn in the shipbuilding industry significantly impacted the Indian […]

June 15, 2022

Norsepower Receives Financing To Expand The Production Of Its Wind Propulsion Solutions For Ships

Norsepower’s auxiliary wind propulsion system cuts fuel consumption in vessels and helps the shipping industry become more sustainable. With financing from Nefco, the company seeks growth […]

June 15, 2022

Automatic Drain Cleaning System Solves The Hidden Problem Of Marine Engines

A former chief engineer at Maersk has developed a new revolutionary system that prevents sludge from clogging cylinder bores and drainpipes. The Automatic Drain Cleaning System […]

June 15, 2022

Production Of Mein Shiff 7 Methanol-Ready Cruise Ship Launched At The Meyer Turku Shipyard

The traditional steel-cutting ceremony initiated the construction of the last ship in the Mein Schiff series at the Turku shipyard on Tuesday 14th June. Representatives from […]

June 14, 2022

Royal Caribbean Is The First-ever Cruise Liner To Request Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet On Its Ships

SpaceX’s Starlink internet could be accessible by guests onboard Royal Caribbean cruises soon. In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday, first highlighted […]

June 14, 2022

UN Launches Crowdfunding Campaign In Millions To Prevent Major Disaster From Decaying Oil Tanker

The aim is to raise funds to start about $80 million in emergency operations to transport oil from the FSO Safer to a temporary ship. The […]

June 14, 2022

Sailor Falls In Water And Swims For 17 Km To Cheat On His Fate In Shark-Infested Panama

A sailor from Australia, after falling from a boat in the waters of Panama, swam for about 17km through shark-infested waters in the dark and survived […]

June 14, 2022

Iran Ships Russian Cargo To India Via New Trade Channel

The Iran shipping firm has kick-started transporting its first cargo of Russia’s goods to India via a new trade channel. This comes amidst a rising push […]

June 14, 2022

UECC Takes Delivery Of Second Multi-fuel LNG Battery Hybrid PCTC

UECC has further strengthened its sustainable fleet of pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) with the landmark delivery of a second multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid newbuild […]

June 14, 2022

ICS Launches New ‘Shipping Policy Principles For Pandemic Recovery’

ICS will join the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva this week, as shipowners’ global trade association launches ‘Shipping Policy Principles for Pandemic […]