HMCC News

February 17, 2022

New Filter System Unveiled To Tackle Ocean Microplastics

The technology group Wärtsilä, together with the shipping company Grimaldi Group, have unveiled a new system that uses exhaust gas scrubber washwater to tackle the amount […]

February 16, 2022

RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool Fails Public Transparency Review: HRAS

The RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool as part of the Seafarers Code of Conduct initiated by the Sustainable Shipping Industry (SSI) does not meet basic tests […]

February 16, 2022

Ship Recycling Workers’ Protest  Shakes Aliağa, Turkey

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 […]

February 16, 2022

First Electric E-Pusher Starts With Zero-Emission Transportation From Amsterdam

KOTUG will deploy the KOTUG E-Pusher type M and four barges for zero-emission barging of cocoa beans from Cargill between the Port of Amsterdam, the largest […]

February 16, 2022

Watch: Most Extreme Rogue Wave Ever Recorded

Researchers have announced that a 17.6-meter rogue wave – the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded – has been measured in the waters off of Ucluelet, […]

February 16, 2022

Singapore, Australia And India Join Forces To Solve Marine Pollution

The Indian government jointly with the Governments of both Australia and Singapore, organized a workshop on combating marine pollution. The focus was on marine plastic debris. […]

February 16, 2022

Jan De Nul Launches New Water Injection Dredger Pancho

Jan De Nul Group’s new water injection dredger Pancho was launched at the Neptune Marine shipyard near Dordrecht in the Netherlands. The godmother of the vessel, […]

February 16, 2022

At Least 10 Crewmembers Dead & 11 Missing After Trawler Sinks In Atlantic

So far, 10 fishermen have been killed while 11 more continued to be missing Tuesday after a Spain-based trawler sank in seas off eastern Canada. On […]

February 16, 2022

Resistance To Change Preventing Shipping’s Move To Zero Pollution

Ship owners, operators and managers responding to an environmental survey carried out by Canadian based McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business have acknowledged the need to […]

February 16, 2022

New Tracking Solution Aims To Help You Find Bunker Barges Globally

Bunker Planning and Analytics software provider BunkerMetric expands its product portfolio with BargeTracker. Getting trustworthy data on the bunkering supply chain is difficult: which bunker barges […]

June 27, 2022

Shipping Minister Targets Zero Wait Time At Major Indian Ports

Wait times at major Indian ports are expected to drastically reduce if Sarbananda Sonowal, the shipping minister’s ambitious targets are fulfilled. There must be zero waiting […]

June 27, 2022

World’s Deepest Shipwreck Ever: US Navy Destroyer Discovered Off The Philippines

A US warship had sunk during World War II and has been discovered off the Philippines and at about 7,000 meters under the sea level, making […]

June 24, 2022

Marble Head of Hercules Discovered in an Ancient Roman Shipwreck Site

A ship from the Roman era discovered off the island of Antikythera in Greece over 120 years ago is considered to be the world’s richest shipwreck […]

June 24, 2022

Fear of Oil Spill Rises As Merchant Vessel Princess Miral” Sinking

A merchant vessel named Princess Miral ran aground almost five nm off the city after there were damages to its hull. This happened on Tuesday. It […]

June 24, 2022

Russia’s Oil Tankers Receive Safety Cover From India Via Dubai Firm

India has been providing safety certification for dozens of vessels that are managed by a Dubai subsidiary of a top-notch Russian shipping major named Sovcomflot, official […]

June 24, 2022

Mitsui O.S.K. Line Starts Joint Development On Net Zero Emission Ammonia-fueled Ocean-Going Liquefied Gas Carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Headquarters: Minatoku, Tokyo), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (President: Sachio Okumura; Headquarters: Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima) and Mitsui E&S […]

June 24, 2022

CMA CGM Group And MPA Collaborate To Advance Maritime Decarbonization, Digitalization, Innovation And Workforce Development

The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air, and logistics solutions; and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), on 22 June […]

June 24, 2022

Innovez One To Advance Digitalization Of Major Malaysian Port, Tanjung Pelepas

Innovez One, a world-leading port information management systems provider, will supply its MarineM solution to the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), improving efficiency and enabling […]

June 24, 2022

Chevron Marine Lubricants White Paper Assesses Future Cylinder Oil Needs

Ship operators will need thermally resilient, low-ash formulations and high cleaning performance from cylinder oils as they begin to use more advanced engines and new fuels, […]