HMCC News

March 29, 2022

LNG Bunkering Vessel To Start Operation In Kyushu And Setouchi Regions In 2024

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., NYK Line, ITOCHU ENEX CO., LTD., and SAIBU GAS CO., LTD.(hereinafter “the parties”) have established a joint venture company, KEYS Bunkering […]

March 29, 2022

Japan’s First Sea Trial Of Large Ferry With Renewable Diesel Fuel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Euglena (Euglena), and MOL Ferry (MOL Ferry) completed a sea trial of the MOL Ferry-owned/operated ferry Sunflower Shiretoko using renewable diesel fuel […]

March 29, 2022

Seafarers Stranded In Black Sea Region; Blockade, Mines & Limited Prospects For Safe Evacuation

While many seafarers who found themselves in Ukrainian territorial waters and ports managed to be evacuated shortly after Russia launched a ‘special operation’ in Ukraine on […]

March 29, 2022

New Ukraine Crisis Fund Offers Urgent Financial Support To Seafarers And Their Families

The new Ukraine Crisis Support Fund, which is managed by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) on behalf of the Seafarers International Relief Fund […]

March 29, 2022

Sharp Surge In Port Congestion Foreshadows Shanghai Lockdown

Authorities in Shanghai imposed a strict lockdown on Monday morning, following congestion at the city’s port skyrocketing since early March. With roads, bridges and tunnels between […]

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 […]

July 28, 2022

200 Cruise Ship Guests Evacuated Following Engine Room Explosion; Crew Members Monitored Over Smoke Inhalation

An explosion took place in a cruise ship that was sailing through the Netherlands earlier this week, forcing 200 guests to be evacuated. Firefighters in the […]

July 28, 2022

Supply Chains Backed Up On US East Coast, But Free Flowing Pockets Remain

Commentary from Vivek Srivastava, Senior Trade Analyst at VesselsValue. Several major Container ports on the US East Coast are experiencing elevated levels of congestion, but a […]

July 28, 2022

Maersk And Seed Ventures Collaborate To Improve Agricultural Exports From Pakistan

Maersk Pakistan Private Limited (Maersk) and SEED Ventures have joined hands by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 20, 2022, to launch Pakistan Agripreneurship […]

July 28, 2022

Long-Term Shipping Rates Finally Peak, But Now Stand 112% Up Year-On-Year

Oslo, Norway – Despite another slew of rises in long-term contracted ocean freight rates across key global trade corridors, month-on-month growth is slowing – and spot […]

July 28, 2022

Insufficient Number Of Seafarers Prevents Opening Of The Grain Corridor In Ukraine

Finding a sufficient number of seafarers wanting to sail vessel stuck at Ukraine’s ports is on the verge of posing a huge challenge to the proposed […]

July 28, 2022

Sustainable Marine Biofuel Trial Results In At Least 75% Reduction In Carbon And Sulphur Emissions

A 10-day trial onboard a Spar Shipping AS bulk carrier enabled a reduction of at least 75% in carbon and sulphur emissions, and further confirms technical […]

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 […]