HMCC News

February 24, 2022

One Of The World’s First Dual-Fuel VLCCs Unveiled In South Korea

AET, a leading owner and operator of maritime transportation assets and specialised services, named its newest vessel which is also one of the world’s first dual-fuel […]

February 24, 2022

H2A Marks Port Of Amsterdam As Future Import Hub

The H2Gate consortium, which brings together the partners Evos, Hydrogenious (Germany), Hysilabs (France) and Electriq Global (Israel) and Port of Amsterdam, has committed to establishing a […]

February 24, 2022

Port Of Rotterdam Operated At Pre-Corona Level In 2021

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam in 2021 matched the pre-pandemic level of 2019. Almost all goods types were up on last year; one of the […]

February 24, 2022

Russian And Ukrainian Seafarers Make Up 14.5% Of Global Shipping Workforce: ICS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the worlds merchant fleet, has warned of supply chain disruption should the free movement of Ukrainian and […]

February 24, 2022

IMO Supports Oil Spill Response, Liability And Compensation In Pacific Islands Region

IMO has been continuing its work to help make oil spill response, liability and compensation a priority on the national and regional agenda in the Pacific […]

February 24, 2022

Ocean Infinity Orders 85m Robotic Vessels For Expanding Remote Fleet

Ocean Infinity has contracted VARD for the design and construction of a new series of six multi-purpose offshore vessels, all of which will be operated from […]

February 24, 2022

KR Signs MOU For Joint Development Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology For Ships

The Korea Register (KR) has signed an MOU agreement with STX Energy Solutions (STX ES) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to work together on […]

February 24, 2022

Why The West May Sanction Russian Shipping Companies Before It Sanctions Oil & Gas

The outbreak of war in Eastern Ukraine has raised fears about the impact of further sanctions on global energy markets, coupled with the UK Prime Minister’s […]

February 24, 2022

CMA CGM Launches Global Biofuel Bunkering Trial In Singapore

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), started biofuel bunkering […]

February 23, 2022

‘Felicity Ace’ Car Carrier Still On Fire Drifting In Atlantic

MOL Ship Management (Singapore) provides a further update on the situation regarding the ‘Felicity Ace’ car carrier which is still assumed to remain on fire drifting […]

July 1, 2022

Crewless Mayflower Autonomous Ship Reaches Plymouth Rock As It Retraces Over 400 Years Old Voyage

The crewless, intuitive robotic boat that was retracing the sea voyage of the 1620 Mayflower has landed close to the Plymouth Rock. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship […]

July 1, 2022

Kongsberg Maritime Wins Stabiliser Contract For Two New Ferries

Kongsberg Maritime’s Dunfermline facility has announced a contract to supply Aquarius 50 Retractable Fin Stabilisers for two new ferries built by the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey […]

July 1, 2022

Maersk Minder Takes To Sea On Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

On 31st March 2022, Maersk Minder docked at Fitjar Mekanisk Verksted in Norway, ready to install a battery: a container-based hybrid power system built by Wärtsila. […]

July 1, 2022

Industry-Leading Digital Services Rolled Out at APM Terminals Valencia

APM Terminals has implemented its industry-leading global container tracking solution in Valencia. Known as Track & Trace, customers can now access real-time data for their containers, […]

July 1, 2022

Seafarers Hospital Society Partners With Ocean Technologies Group To Improve Seafarer Physical Health

Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) has developed a new physiotherapy video to empower seafarers to avoid work-related injuries through exercise. As part of their ongoing collaboration with […]

July 1, 2022

US Department of the Navy Implements Policy To Protect Sexual Assault Victims From Discipline

The Department of the Navy implemented a Safe-to-Report Policy for victims of sexual assault on June 29, eliminating a critical barrier to service members reporting sexual […]

July 1, 2022

Sembcorp Marine Delivers World’s First Eighth-Generation Drillship

Sembcorp Marine Ltd (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, or “Sembcorp Marine”) has completed the delivery of the world’s first eighth-generation drillship, the Deepwater […]

July 1, 2022

2 MOL-Operated Vessels Earn 2021 ‘Best Quality Ship Awards’

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that the Japan Federation of Pilots’ Association (JFPA) had presented its Best Quality Ship […]

June 30, 2022

Disney Launches First New Cruise Ship In a Decade, Takes a Trip Into the Metaverse

Bob Chapek, the Chief Executive, introduced Walt Disney Co’s first-ever new 4,000-passenger cruise vessel in about a decade on Wednesday. The introduction of Disney Wish is […]