HMCC News

March 18, 2022

Captain & Crew To Lock Themselves On Board As P&O Sacks Over 800 Employees

A hero ferry captain managed to pull up his gangplanks in a stand-off with the bosses of P&O after the firm fired 800 workers over a […]

March 18, 2022

World’s First EV Tanker Offsetting CO2 Emissions

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it will participate in the carbon offset (Note 1) by using “J Blue Credit” (Note 2), which utilizes the […]

March 18, 2022

IMO Working Towards Cameroon’s National Maritime Transport Policy

Cameroon is the latest country to benefit from IMO’s work promoting good governance practice in the maritime sector to support sustainable development. A virtual workshop (14-18 […]

March 18, 2022

First Multiporpose Offshore Patrol Ship ‘Thaon Di Revel’ Delivered By Fincantieri

Today, the delivery of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) “Paolo Thaon di Revel”, first of seven vessels, took place at Fincantieri’s […]

March 18, 2022

Stena Drilling To Introduce Technologically Advanced 7th Generation Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Stena Drilling are preparing to introduce the newest addition to the Stena Drilling fleet, the Stena Evolution. The Stena Evolution will be a technologically advanced 7th […]

March 18, 2022

CMA CGM And Plastic Flamingo Mitigate Plastic Packaging Pollution With New Recycling Line

The Plastic Flamingo (the PLAF), with the support of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, has launched a new recycling line […]

March 18, 2022

IMO: Kenya Ratifies Fishing Vessel Safety Treaties

Kenya has shown its support for the safety of fishing vessels and their crews by depositing its instrument of ratification to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement […]

March 18, 2022

3000T Jack-Up Barge Arrives At Portsmouth Naval Base In The UK

OverWater (part of The SMS Group), with a permanent presence on HM Naval Base Portsmouth, UK, has won a significant contract to support KBS Maritime with […]

March 18, 2022

3 Panama-Flagged Ships Hit In Black Sea Since Start Of Russia-Ukraine War

Three Panama-flagged vessels were hit by Russian missiles in the Black Sea from when Russia invaded Ukraine last month, Panama’s Maritime Authority informed on Wednesday. The […]

March 17, 2022

Photos: Longest Vessel Ever To Sail On Brahmaputra Anchors At Pandu Port

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (PSW) achieved a new landmark on Tuesday with the motor vessel dubbed (MV) Ram Prasad Bismil. It secured its […]

July 21, 2022

CMA CGM Partners With Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution To Increase Protection Of The North Atlantic Right Whale

CMA CGM and WHOI collaborate to aid in the survival of one of America’s most critically endangered species. CMA CGM and WHOI will lead the development […]

July 21, 2022

ABS And SHI JDP To Develop Smart Hull Monitoring Software

ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to enhance hull safety with smart ship technology for Structural Health […]

July 21, 2022

Bahamas White Sand Beaches Drenched In 30,000 Gallons of Fuel Spilled by Arabian Vessel

PM of Bahamas, Chester Cooper, announced an environmental disaster that took place on Tuesday night, off the coast of Bahamas. A vessel named Arabian accidentally spilled […]

July 21, 2022

Wärtsilä Completes Russian Market Exit

Today, Wärtsilä announces that it has completed its orderly exit from the Russian market following its announcement of scaling down activities in April 2022. All adjustments […]

July 20, 2022

Real Life Incident: Collision With Tug

A ro-ro vessel was inbound and had just boarded a pilot. The Master was soon to take a pilot exemption certificate for the port, so he […]

July 20, 2022

“K” LINE Confirms Three Additional Orders For Airseas’ Seawing

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” LINE), one of the world’s largest shipping companies, has confirmed orders for three additional Seawing systems, bringing to a total of five […]

July 20, 2022

DNV Awards AiP For Vale Multi-fuel Tank Design

DNV has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for a pioneering Type B tank and multi-fuel containment system design for ships capable of using LNG, methanol or […]

July 20, 2022

DNV Verifies Emission Estimates Of Signal Ocean Platform’s Vessel

The algorithm underpinning Signal Ocean’s estimates of vessel CO2 emissions has been verified as meeting IMO guidelines by the independent classification society DNV. The calculation considers […]

July 20, 2022

GREEN RAY Project Launched To Develop Solutions For Reducing Methane Slip From LNG-fueled Engines

To support European action to reduce GHG emissions from marine transport sector, the recently launched GREEN RAY project will develop three solutions to reduce methane slip […]