HMCC News

March 15, 2022

Fully Autonomous Ship Framework Obtains AiP from Classification Societies ClassNK & Bureau Veritas

NYK and its group companies MTI Co., Ltd. and Japan Maritime Science Inc. have received approval in principle (AiP) for a fully autonomous ship framework that […]

March 15, 2022

Pandemic Delivers Maersk Record Profit, But Shipping Giant Is Leaving Tug Workers Behind: ITF

Record profits being announced by AP Moller-Maersk risk not being shared fairly with workers who delivered the company its historic results unless Maersk leadership take stronger […]

March 15, 2022

World’s Largest Container Vessel To Employ PureSOx Scrubbers For Efficient Water Cleaning

On 28 July 2021, the world’s largest container vessel set sail from Samsung Heavy Industries. Owned by Evergreen Marine Corporation, Ever Ace has two Alfa Laval […]

March 15, 2022

World’s Largest Container Line Accelerates Digital Transformation Using Hybrid Network Solutions

Marlink, the smart network company, is partnering with MSC, the world’s largest container shipping line, to support the shipping company’s ambitious digitalisation goals, using Marlink’s hybrid […]

March 15, 2022

ECSA Backs EU Waste Shipment Shift For Recycling Of EU-Flagged Ships At South Asian Yards

Europe’s biggest shipowner body is throwing its weight behind a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation that would effectively make it possible to […]

March 15, 2022

Kongsberg Maritime Presents Its Most Advanced Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ‘HUGIN Edge’

Launching at Oceanology International 2022, the latest addition to Kongsberg Maritime’s (KM) HUGIN family builds on the proven capabilities of the advanced HUGIN architecture, adding cutting-edge […]

March 14, 2022

Cargo Vessel Sinks; Crew Members Rescued Off Alexandria Port [Video]

The Alexandria Port authorities got a distress signal from the Lebanese vessel dubbed “AYLA”, loaded with scrap iron of up to 3.9 tons. Robban Assafina, a […]

March 14, 2022

Some Seafarers From Russia & Ukraine Refused Entry To The US: Industry Groups

Some seafarers from Russia and Ukraine with valid US visas have reportedly been refused entry at US ports from when Russia invaded Ukraine, per several shipping […]

March 14, 2022

Ukrainian Ship Captain Receives News Of Losing Family Members In Explosion

A Ukrainian citizen who captains a vessel on Lough Foyle that lies between Donegal and Derry has lost his mother, wife, and daughter in an explosion […]

March 14, 2022

Russia Warns It Could Target Supplies Of Western Arms To Ukraine

Russia has declared that its troops could target Western weapon supplies in Ukraine, where Russia’s army kept advancing from late February. He said Moscow had sent […]

July 18, 2022

EMSA Drone Operating In The Strait Of Gibraltar Area For Multipurpose Maritime Surveillance

EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft is in operation in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar providing the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda with […]

July 18, 2022

Yang Ming Adds 11,000 TEU Ship ‘YM Tutorial’ To Transpacific Service

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) has welcomed its newest 11,000 TEU class container vessel, ‘YM Tutorial’. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, […]

July 18, 2022

Bo Xu, Chinese Chief Officer Of Oil Tanker Jian Qiao 502 Selected For IMO Bravery Award

Mr. Bo Xu, Chief Officer impressed the judges with his exceptional rescue of two survivors, found in a life raft in severe weather and heavy seas. […]

July 18, 2022

Navy Takes Accountability Actions After USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Investigation

The U.S. Navy completed the accountability actions in support of the command investigation into the July 2020 fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Commander, U.S. […]

July 18, 2022

Edda Wind’s Service Operation Vessel, Edda Goelo Launched at Astilleros Balenciaga, Spain

Edda Wind’s Service Operation Vessel Edda Goelo (C416) was launched at Astilleros Balenciaga in Spain. Edda Goelo will commence operations for Siemens Gamesa at Iberdrola’s offshore […]

July 18, 2022

INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned After 35 Years Of Glorious Service To The Nation

INS Sindhudhvaj bid adieu to Indian Navy on Saturday, 16 Jul 2022, serving for a glorious period of 35 years. Vice Adm Biswajit Dasgupta Flag Officer […]

July 15, 2022

Spooky ‘Ghost Ship’ Runs Aground On The Beach During A Storm

An eerie ghost vessel reportedly ran aground on a beach during a storm in Cambodia. The deserted ship was discovered ashore after it was blown away […]

July 15, 2022

Body Of A Dead Filipino Man Evacuated After Colliding With A Crane On The MV Lowlands Ship

The Banda Aceh SAR Agency team successfully evacuated the bodies of Filipino victims who were also members of a vessel flying the flag of Panama. They […]

July 15, 2022

US $40 Billion In Cargo On Container Vessels Wait Offshore

Anchorages are continuously filling with waiting container vessels of the East and Gulf Coast ports, where vessel queues have now outgrown those off the West Coast. […]