HMCC News

March 24, 2022

Port Of Rotterdam First In Netherlands To Allocate Airspace For Drone Use

The Port of Rotterdam Authority will start a pilot on regulations and traffic control in the so-called ‘very low-level airspace’ to ensure that increased drone traffic […]

March 24, 2022

Photos: Greenpeace Activists Protest In Front Of Supertanker – Demanding That EU Ban Russian Oil

Baltic Sea – Greenpeace activists from Germany and the Nordics continue protests in the Baltic Sea, urging the EU to get away from imports of oil, […]

March 24, 2022

Norwegian Ship Owner Gets Prison Sentence In An Attempt To Export Ship For Scrapping

The Gulating Lagmannsrett, an Appeal Court in the Norwegian city of Bergen, has confirmed the prison sentence for Norwegian ship owner Georg Eide for aiding and […]

March 23, 2022

Suez Canal To Hike Transit Fees For Ships In May 2022

Egypt announced on Tuesday that it is going to hike vessel transit fees, for oil-laden tankers that pass via the Suez Canal, one of the world’s […]

March 23, 2022

Hard Sail System To Be Installed On Large Bulk Carrier Certified By Ministry Of Japan

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding announced the introduction plan of large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified as “Introduction […]

March 23, 2022

Hai Soon Diesel & Trading’s Order Of Three Bunker Vessels Delivered To ABS Class

The third and final tanker in an order of bunker vessels built to ABS Class to provide bunkering services to the fishing industry has been delivered […]

March 23, 2022

Maritime Grounds Of Ukraine: A Besieged Port And A Chief Officer’s Insight

“There are some crew who are suffering with shortages of provisions and the fear that they will not get home to see their families.” Outside Odesa […]

March 23, 2022

IMSAS – Supporting Member States To Implement IMO Regulations

IMO has conducted a series of training and support activities under the IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS), which had been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

March 23, 2022

DSME Wins Order For 2 LNGCs For KRW 521 Billion From American Ship Owners

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) had won an order for two LNG carriers from a shipowner in the Americas at KRW521 billion. These ships will […]

March 23, 2022

NYK, MTI, And GRID To Collaborate On AI Optimization Of Ship Allocation Plans

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (hereinafter “NYK”), NYK Group company MTI Co. Ltd. (hereinafter “MTI”), and GRID Inc. (hereinafter “GRID”) have started developing a model using AI to […]

July 28, 2022

Supply Chains Backed Up On US East Coast, But Free Flowing Pockets Remain

Commentary from Vivek Srivastava, Senior Trade Analyst at VesselsValue. Several major Container ports on the US East Coast are experiencing elevated levels of congestion, but a […]

July 28, 2022

Maersk And Seed Ventures Collaborate To Improve Agricultural Exports From Pakistan

Maersk Pakistan Private Limited (Maersk) and SEED Ventures have joined hands by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 20, 2022, to launch Pakistan Agripreneurship […]

July 28, 2022

Long-Term Shipping Rates Finally Peak, But Now Stand 112% Up Year-On-Year

Oslo, Norway – Despite another slew of rises in long-term contracted ocean freight rates across key global trade corridors, month-on-month growth is slowing – and spot […]

July 28, 2022

Insufficient Number Of Seafarers Prevents Opening Of The Grain Corridor In Ukraine

Finding a sufficient number of seafarers wanting to sail vessel stuck at Ukraine’s ports is on the verge of posing a huge challenge to the proposed […]

July 28, 2022

Sustainable Marine Biofuel Trial Results In At Least 75% Reduction In Carbon And Sulphur Emissions

A 10-day trial onboard a Spar Shipping AS bulk carrier enabled a reduction of at least 75% in carbon and sulphur emissions, and further confirms technical […]

July 28, 2022

Development Of World’s First “Onboard Wind Condition Measurement Device” Launched

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Headquarters: Minato- ku, Tokyo) and Metro Weather Co., Ltd. (President: Junichi Furumoto; Headquarters: Uji-shi, Kyoto) today […]

July 27, 2022

S&P Global Commodity Insights To Launch First Carbon-Accounted Tanker Assessments As Shipping Faces EU Trading System Carbon Coverage

S&P Global Commodity Insights today announced it will launch daily Platts price assessments for freight emissions under the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). The new […]

July 27, 2022

One Of The Busiest Alaskan Cruise Ports Is At Risk Of A ‘Catastrophic’ Rockslide

Geologists report that the risk of a massive rockslide is threatening one of Alaska’s most-storied and busiest cruise ports. The local leaders are striving to devise […]

July 27, 2022

Cargo Vessel KWAI Collected 96 Tons Of Plastic From The Pacific Ocean

A cargo vessel named the KWAI that collected more than 96 tons of plastic trash from the Pacific Ocean is reportedly docking in Sausalito, per a […]