HMCC News

March 29, 2022

New Bureau Veritas Rule Note Addresses Safety Of Fuel Cells On Board Ships

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has released a new rule note (NR 547) on fuel cell power systems on board […]

March 29, 2022

Maersk Explores New Ways To Accelerate Green Fuel Production With Egypt

In the presence of the Egyptian Prime Minister, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday in a joint bid to further accelerate the supply […]

March 29, 2022

Samsung Heavy Wins Order For 4 LNGCs Worth KRW 998.5 Billion

Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 23rd that it had won an order for four LNG carriers worth 998.5 billion won from a shipping company in […]

March 28, 2022

Watch: Philippine Coast Guard Reports Chinese Coast Guard For Close Distance Maneuvering

The PCG had accused their Chinese counterpart of steering a vessel within a few meters of a Filipino patrol vessel in the South China Sea, risking […]

March 28, 2022

Russian Tankers Allegedly Switched Off Tracking Systems Almost 33 Times Last Week

Russia’s tanker ships switched off tracking systems nearly 33 times over last week, per location data shared with Bloomberg by a risk consultancy dubbed Windward. That’s […]

March 28, 2022

Wärtsilä Suspended All Deliveries And New Sales To Russia

Wärtsilä, who manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, condemns the war in Ukraine. Human safety and prosperity are […]

March 28, 2022

Pulling The Wind – Science Behind Rotor Sails Explained

As a new type of propulsion device, the rotor sail can adjust the speed according to the wind direction at any time and make full use […]

March 28, 2022

Next-Generation Eco-Friendly LNG-Fueled PCTC Ship ‘Plumeria Leader’ Delivered

On March 24, NYK took delivery of Plumeria Leader, a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) capable of navigating oceans with only LNG as the ship’s […]

March 26, 2022

Maersk Vessel Loses Almost 90 Containers In North Pacific

The 4,578 TEU container ship named Dyros ended up losing a significant portion of contents in the North Pacific Ocean on 21st March. As the vessel […]

March 25, 2022

Video: Ukraine Claims Russian Landing Vessel Destroyed In Berdyansk

A Russian landing vessel was reportedly destroyed in the port city of Berdyansk, Ukraine’s officials claimed. On a social media platform, Ukraine’s Navy mentioned that the […]

July 28, 2022

Development Of World’s First “Onboard Wind Condition Measurement Device” Launched

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Headquarters: Minato- ku, Tokyo) and Metro Weather Co., Ltd. (President: Junichi Furumoto; Headquarters: Uji-shi, Kyoto) today […]

July 27, 2022

S&P Global Commodity Insights To Launch First Carbon-Accounted Tanker Assessments As Shipping Faces EU Trading System Carbon Coverage

S&P Global Commodity Insights today announced it will launch daily Platts price assessments for freight emissions under the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). The new […]

July 27, 2022

One Of The Busiest Alaskan Cruise Ports Is At Risk Of A ‘Catastrophic’ Rockslide

Geologists report that the risk of a massive rockslide is threatening one of Alaska’s most-storied and busiest cruise ports. The local leaders are striving to devise […]

July 27, 2022

Cargo Vessel KWAI Collected 96 Tons Of Plastic From The Pacific Ocean

A cargo vessel named the KWAI that collected more than 96 tons of plastic trash from the Pacific Ocean is reportedly docking in Sausalito, per a […]

July 27, 2022

British Intelligence Reports ‘No Indications’ Of Ukrainian Warship In Odesa Port Hit By Russian Missiles

According to British intelligence, there were “no indications” that a Ukrainian warship was present in Odesa when Russian missiles reportedly hit the Ukrainian port city. The […]

July 27, 2022

IMO Contributes To The Development Of Safer, Greener Domestic Passenger Ships In Philippines

IMO has contributed to the next steps to enhance safety and energy efficiency of domestic passenger ships in the Philippines. A team of experts* undertook a […]

July 27, 2022

NYK And Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Commenced Japan’s First 100% Biofuel Supply Trial For Ships

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (hereinafter, NYK) and NYK Group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Corporation (hereinafter, Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha) have started a test navigation using Neste Renewable Diesel (hereinafter, […]

July 27, 2022

Seaway 7 Welcomes New Heavy Transport Vessel, Seaway Swan To Its Fleet

Seaway 7 is pleased to announce that it has taken delivery of a new semisubmersible heavy transport vessel. The company entered into a bareboat contract with […]

July 27, 2022

Port Of Tanjung Pelepas To Use AI For Improving Efficiency And Optimising Scheduling

The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between APM Terminals (30%) and the MMC Group, has entered into an agreement to deploy Innovez […]