HMCC News

February 3, 2022

Strict COVID Measures Could Restrict Southeast Asia Drydocking Capacity

High freight rates and ongoing workforce limitations due to travel restrictions and COVID-19 measures are expected to result in Southeast Asia’s ship repair capacity falling by […]

February 2, 2022

Captain And First Mate Of Damaged Cargo Ship ‘Julietta D’ Arrested For Abandoning It

The ship captain and chief mate of the cargo ship ‘Julietta D’ (that ran adrift on Monday), are arrested because they possibly abandoned it prematurely. This […]

February 2, 2022

Watch: Cargo Ship With Crew Members Airlifted & Left Adrift, Hits Substation Foundation

The cargo vessel ‘Julietta D’ that went out of control suddenly hit a substation foundation at a construction site for one of the largest offshore wind […]

February 2, 2022

First Dredging Contractor To Deploy Unmanned Survey Vehicle In Marine & Offshore Conditions

Jan De Nul Group has ordered Maritime Robotic’s well-proven and hybrid Mariner Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) as the first step towards unmanned and autonomous offshore survey […]

February 2, 2022

Port Of Philadelphia Marks 2021 As A Year Of Breaking Records

The Port of Philadelphia, PhilaPort, had a record-breaking year in growth in 2021. The Port saw double-digit growth in containers, breakbulk and overall port tonnage for […]

February 2, 2022

Construction Agreement For World’s First ‘Liquefied CO2 Transporting Test Ship’ Concluded

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Yokohama-based member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a contract with Sanyu Kisen Co., Ltd., a Kobe-based enterprise principally […]

February 2, 2022

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Establishes New Specialized Organization For Marine Decarbonization

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, established Marine Decarbonation Business Development Group responding to the energy transition strategy promoted by […]

February 2, 2022

KR Awards AIP For Korea’s First ‘Onboard Carbon Capture And Storage System’

The Korean Register (KR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Panasia for their ‘Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System (OCCS)’, […]

February 1, 2022

Shipping Corporation Of India’s Profit Rises 136.8% To INR 311.5 Crore

Disinvestment-oriented Shipping Corporation of India on Monday declared a 136.78% rise in consolidated profit to Rs 311.54 crore. This was for the quarter that ended on […]

February 1, 2022

Cargo Vessel Collides With Oil Tanker Off Dutch Coast; 18 Crew Members Rescued

The Dutch coastguard was able to rescue an 18-member crew from a vessel that encountered a collision with yet another vessel on Monday in the North […]

June 7, 2022

First Ammonia Dual-Fuel Gas Carrier Fitted With MAN Energy Solutions G60 Ammonia Engine Announced

At Posidonia, EPS announced it intends to order an ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier which will be built at HHI, to be registered under the Singapore flag, […]

June 7, 2022

IMO Secretary-General Opens MEPC Meeting To Discuss Reduction of GHG Emissions

IMO Secretary-General opens MEPC meeting One of the main topics during this virtual meeting will be the further discussion on the reduction of GHG emissions from […]

June 7, 2022

Future Of Maritime Safety Report 2022 Tracks Rise In Vessel Incidents During Covid-19 Pandemic

Aiming to establish the main safety concerns currently facing the shipping industry, The Future of Maritime Safety Report 2022 examines data from Global Maritime Distress and […]

June 7, 2022

Containerships Can Reduce Emissions By 14% Through Just In Time Arrivals – Study

Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14% on a per voyage basis using JIT arrival, according to a new study, commissioned […]

June 6, 2022

Mission To Seafarers ‘Adventure Race Japan’ Attracts Support From Global Shipping Industry For Seafarers’ Welfare

With US$500,000 raised so far for the inaugural Adventure Race Japan, one more year remains to reach the target of US$950,000. So far, 35 teams of […]

June 6, 2022

General Index And Signal Ocean To Offer New CO2 And Ocean Freight Benchmarks

Leading benchmark provider, General Index, and maritime data specialist and software platform, Signal Ocean, have today (6 June) signed an agreement to publish a revolutionary set […]

June 6, 2022

Third Hybrid Eco Class RO-RO Vessel Delivered To Finnlines

Finneco III, the third and last of the three ro-ro vessels in the Eco class was delivered at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) in China […]

June 6, 2022

Unique Plug And Play System Optimises Data Capture And Supports Shipping Industry’s Commitment To Reducing CO2 Emissions

Leading Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) manufacturer and maritime Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure provider Danelec Marine is highlighting a new version of its field-proven two-way communication […]

June 6, 2022

NGOs Demand IMO Kick-Starts Shipping Decarbonisation To Cut Arctic Melt

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO, MEPC 78, June 6-10) opens today, the Clean Arctic Alliance called on the […]