HMCC News

March 16, 2022

Ship Recycling Workers’ Protest Shakes Aliaga

In the last six days, almost the totality of the ship recycling workforce at İzmir Aliağa district, Turkey, has been striking for better employment conditions. Around […]

March 16, 2022

NYK Completes Biofuel Trial On Seanergy Vessel Transporting Anglo American Cargo

The capesize bulker Friendship, owned by Seanergy Maritime and chartered by NYK, has collaborated with global mining company Anglo American to complete a trial using biofuel […]

March 16, 2022

150 Years Of LR In Italy Celebrated With Fincantieri’s 75th Vessel & Visit To Wartsila

LR (Lloyd’s Register), a leading provider of classification, compliance and advisory services to the marine and offshore industries, and Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding […]

March 16, 2022

Estonia Ratifies Compensation Regime For Hazardous And Noxious Cargoes

Estonia has become the latest country to accede to a key IMO compensation treaty covering the maritime transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. […]

March 16, 2022

World’s Largest Civilian Hospital Ship Global Mercy Makes Way To Senegal In May

The 37,000-gt Global Mercy was welcomed in Rotterdam, Netherlands over the last two weeks as the ship opened its doors to the public and global dignitaries […]

March 16, 2022

‘Ammonia Prepared’ Class Notation For Geogas LPG Carriers Ordered At HMD

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, is supporting the classification and construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in the Republic of […]

March 16, 2022

Design Approved For World’s First Methane Oxidation Catalyst System

Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and Yanmar Power Technologies Co. (YPT), have received Approval in Principle for the Methane Oxidation Catalyst System (Note […]

March 15, 2022

CMA CGM And SIPG Jointly Completed Shanghai Port & China’s First Bonded LNG SIMOPS Bunkering

On March 15th, 2022, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL PORT (GROUP) CO., LTD. (“SIPG”), a world leading […]

March 15, 2022

NYK To Participate In Research On Evaluation Of Ship Performance In Actual Seas

NYK will participate in “Japan Maritime Cluster Collaborative Research on Evaluation of Ship Performance in Actual Seas”, or “OCTARVIA Phase 2”, led by Japan’s National institute […]

March 15, 2022

Shipping Industry Puts Forward ‘Fair And Equitable’ R&D Funding Proposals To Help Decarbonise Shipping

Representatives of the global shipping industry, supported by governments, have laid out proposals on how a planned global R&D fund can be tailored to support developing […]

July 19, 2022

CSM Partners With Kadmos To Automate Crews’ Salary Payouts

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has announced a partnership with Berlin-based Fintech Kadmos to automate and digitalize its seafarers’ salary payouts. With a growing demand for better payment […]

July 19, 2022

Trelleborg Completes Remote Installation In Angola Deepwater FPSO Project

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure successfully completed the remote installation of its latest technology in navigation and piloting; SafePilot Offshore. Works are part of an upgrade of […]

July 19, 2022

New World Maritime Theme Highlights Environmental Legacy

“MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on” has been chosen as the IMO World Maritime Theme for 2023. ‘MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes […]

July 19, 2022

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Becomes The First 100% Landlord Major Port Of India

Capacity of JNPCT will increase to 1.8 million TEUs from 1.5 million TEUs Port received Royalty price of Rs. 4,520 per TEU against the Minimum Reserve […]

July 19, 2022

Sea Cruise In The Port Of Amsterdam Connected To Ship-To-Shore Power

The Port of Amsterdam is working towards the energy transition by making sea cruises more sustainable. In 2025, sea cruises will be connected to ship-to-shore power […]

July 19, 2022

Norway And Honduras Support Expanded IMO Council

Support from 117 IMO Member States is required for the amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization to come into force. Norway has become […]

July 18, 2022

P & O Pacific Explorer Cruise Ship With 100 Covid Positive Passengers Docked In Sydney

Another cruise ship experienced a Covid-19 outbreak and docked in Sydney with over 100 passengers testing Covid positive. The P&O Pacific Explorer got over with its […]

July 18, 2022

Two Sailors Injured After Ship Caught On Fire During RIMPAC Exercise

Two sailors of the Peruvian Navy’s ship named the BAP Guise suffered burns when a fire broke in the ship’s engine room around 8 am on […]

July 18, 2022

Ships Wait Up To Three Weeks To Load At Albany Port, Result Of The Bumper West Australian Crop

Ships wait up to three weeks at anchor to load grains at the Port of Albany as supply chain-specific issues result in delays. Most important pointers: […]