HMCC News

February 23, 2022

Ransomware Attack Halts Container Terminal At JNPT

An unprecedented ransomware attack has blown India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal’s (JNPCT’s) management information system (MIS). JNPCT is one of the top five marine facilities […]

February 23, 2022

ABB And Ballard Reach Milestone Toward Fuel Cell-Powered Marine Transport

ABB and Ballard are progressing with their industry-leading partnership to decarbonize marine transport and have received an AiP from DNV for their high-power fuel cell concept, […]

February 23, 2022

Smaller Ships With Flammable Cargoes Need An Inert Gas System, Advises Survitec

Global Survival Technology specialist Survitec has welcomed industry initiatives to install Inert Gas (IG) systems to smaller oil and chemical tankers less than 8000dwt. Acknowledging the […]

February 23, 2022

Shell Commits To 5-Year JAWS / K-IMS Contracts Following Successful Tests

KONGSBERG is pleased to announce that Shell has just signed a five-year contract for the installation of its JAWS (Just Add Water System) software on board […]

February 23, 2022

Supply Chains Prepare For Hit As Russia-Ukraine War Situation Escalates

Significant geopolitical events coupled with tragic human costs typically have a massive impact on shipping rates — at times negative but often significantly positive. As the […]

February 23, 2022

Meyer Turku To Develop Climate-Neutral Cruise Ship Concept By 2025

Meyer Turku has been selected to participate in Business Finland’s financing program for locomotive companies and ecosystems, which will help companies to increase their research, development […]

February 23, 2022

Another Significant Oil & Gas Discovery Made By TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have made a significant new oil and associated gas discovery at the Krabdagu-1 well, in the central area of Block 58, offshore […]

February 23, 2022

Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Shortage In The Market; Ulstein Ready To Fill The Gap

There is a shortage of specialised heavy lift vessels needed to install the increasing number of larger, next generation wind turbines. This jeopardises the offshore wind […]

February 23, 2022

New Smart Carbon Intensity Indicator Tool Launched For Ships

StormGeo, a leading provider in weather intelligence and decision-support solutions for the shipping industry, announced the launch of a new Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Dashboard that […]

February 22, 2022

Unexpected Engine Failure Blamed For Trawler’s Sinking That Left 21 Crewmembers Dead Or Missing

There were 24 individuals on board the fishing vessel ‘Villa de Pitanxo’ while it was sinking off Canada’s eastern coast early on 15th Feb (Tuesday), in […]

June 30, 2022

Singapore’s US$14 Billion Mega-Port Desires To Solve Shipping Chaos

As economies worldwide struggle to untangle unforeseen congestions in the global supply chains, one of the busiest ports in the world is currently backing a modernization […]

June 30, 2022

Long-Term Shipping Rates Shrug Off, Uncertainty To Rise Again

It’s been another bumper month for long-term contracted ocean freight rates, as the cost of securing container shipments climbed by 10.1% in June. Following on the […]

June 30, 2022

Port of Long Beach Extends Incentive Programs For Cutting Ship Emissions

Building on its longstanding initiatives for reducing vessel pollution, the Port of Long Beach has extended its Green Ship Incentive Program another two years and made […]

June 30, 2022

Bulk Carrier Berge Olympus To Sail With WindWings In 2023

Berge Bulk, BAR Technologies, and Yara Marine Technologies have reached an agreement to install four BAR Tech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings) on board the […]

June 30, 2022

The Historical Origins Of The Duty To Save Life At Sea In International Law

A new academic paper from Human Rights at Sea Advisory Board Member Professor Irini Papanicolopulu explores the origins and evolution of the duty to save life […]

June 30, 2022

MSC Signs the UN Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles

As announced by the United Nations Global Compact at the UN Ocean Conference held this week in Lisbon, Portugal, MSC is pleased to join over 150 […]

June 30, 2022

NYK Becomes Signatory To UN’s Sustainable Ocean Principles

In Cascais, Portugal, at the UN’s Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum held on June 28, 2022, NYK joined 150 major companies* having a combined market capitalization […]

June 30, 2022

INPEX, IHI, MOL Demonstrate Clean Ammonia Supply Chain Linking Uae And Japan

INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX), IHI Corporation (IHI) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced they have executed the demonstration of a clean ammonia supply chain linking the […]

June 30, 2022

MOL Cooperates In Ocean Transport Of Children’s Shoes To Zambia

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that MOL and Ocean Network Express (Japan) Ltd. (ONE Japan; President: Takuji Nakai; Headquarters: […]