HMCC News

March 4, 2022

World’s Largest All-Electric Double-Ended Ferry To Be Propelled By Kongsberg

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has just been commissioned to supply a complete propulsion and control system package for a forthcoming Scandlines zero-emissions vessel which, when built, is […]

March 4, 2022

German Cargo Vessels Stuck In The Russia-Ukraine War Zone

At least 100 cargo vessels are unable to leave from ports in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the […]

March 4, 2022

Crew From Bangladeshi Vessel ‘MV Banglar Samriddhi’ Rescued With 1 Loss Of Life [Videos]

A Bangladeshi sailor has been killed on board ‘Banglar Samriddhi’, a Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s ship, which is stranded at the Olvia seaport, was attacked by a […]

March 3, 2022

Estonian Cargo Vessel Sinks Off Odesa; Innocent Ships Becoming Victims Of War

An Estonian cargo vessel sank on Thursday off Ukraine’s major Black Sea port of Odesa, hours after a Bangladeshi ship was hit by a bomb/missile at […]

March 3, 2022

Russia To Avoid Sending 4 Warships Through Bosphorus & Dardanelles Straits, Says Turkey

Turkey has asked Russia to avoid sending its 4 naval vessels through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles strait. Following such a request, Russia withdrew its initial decision […]

March 3, 2022

Seafarer Goes Home After Months Abandoned Alone On A Ship At Tawfiq Port In Egypt

Ahmad Bakkour Khaled (right) celebrating his freedom after months trapped alone on his ship without food or electricity for months. He is pictured (below) with Nasser […]

March 3, 2022

GHG Inventory and Carbon Accounting Service Launched By ABS

ABS has launched Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory and Carbon Accounting, adding to its industry-leading suite of marine and offshore sustainability services. GHG Inventory and Carbon Accounting […]

March 3, 2022

Japan’s 1st LNG-Fueled Ferry ‘Sunflower Kurenai’ Launched

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on March 3, a naming and launching ceremonies for the first of Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries, which were […]

March 3, 2022

Full Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Rudder Flap For 18,500 TEU Container Ship Receives AiP

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to InfraCore Company for its design, modelling, production […]

March 3, 2022

Concept Design For Ammonia-Fuel Ready LNG-Fueled Vessel Completed By NYK

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (hereinafter, NYK), MTI Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, MTI), and Elomatic Oy, a Finnish maritime consulting and engineering firm (hereinafter Elomatic), have completed the […]

July 13, 2022

DESMI OptiSaveTM Installations Reached Accumulated Savings Of 1-Million-Tonnes CO2

DESMI´s Energy Saving Solution, named OptiSaveTM, offers simple power management for energy efficiency compliance. When installing a pump, normal procedure is to have it run at […]

July 13, 2022

Kongsberg Maritime Secures Several Major Contracts For HUGIN AUVS

Following a recent uptick in orders, Kongsberg Maritime’s Sensor and Robotics division has announced that it has secured over NOK 450M in contracts for HUGIN AUV […]

July 12, 2022

US Navy Installed Its First 3-D Printer On The Ship, USS Essex

The US Navy has installed a unique 3-D printer on the USS Essex, an amphibious assault vessel that was ported in Pearl Harbor in the US. […]

July 12, 2022

Shipping Group A.P. Moller-Maersk Quits The ICS Board Due To Climate Concerns

A.P. Moller-Maersk has reportedly withdrawn the firm’s board membership from an industry organization named International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), partly over the latter’s stance on climate […]

July 12, 2022

Ammonia-Fueled Tugboat Obtains AIP From ClassNK Classification Society

On July 11, NYK Line and IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. (IPS) obtained AiP (Approval in Principle) from Japanese classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for […]

July 12, 2022

MOL Drybulk And Drax Launched A Green Shipping Initiative

Leading renewable energy company Drax Group and Japanese shipping company MOL Drybulk Ltd. are working together to reduce the emissions and fuel costs associated with shipping […]

July 12, 2022

U-Ming Held Christening Ceremony for Eco-Friendly Post Panamax Bulk Carrier “M.V. Cemtex Dominance”

A christening ceremony at Oshima Shipbuilding yard in Japan was recently held by U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation (TSEC code: 2606 – one of nine public-listed companies […]

July 12, 2022

Global Piracy And Armed Robbery Incidents At Lowest Level In Decades

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year since 1994 – a testament to […]

July 12, 2022

AIP Issued For Large LCO2 Carrier With LNG Fuel

As a way of tackling global climate change, the ‘CO2 Capture, Transport, and Burial’ method has attracted attention as an intermediate step to achieving carbon neutrality. […]