HMCC News

March 14, 2022

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Receives KRW290 Billion Order For 5 Ships

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (HHI) succeeded in winning orders for five ships worth a total of 290 billion won. Korea Shipbuilding […]

March 14, 2022

Funds Being Raised For Supporting Seafarers Caught In Ukraine-Russia Conflict

The war in Ukraine is a humanitarian crisis. For the estimated 2,000 seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters, the situation is critical. Reports of vessels stuck in […]

March 14, 2022

MOL To Install Simulator With Dynamic Positioning System At MOL Head Office

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MOL Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. (MOLMEC) announced that a Dynamic Positioning (DP) Simulator with a Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) […]

March 14, 2022

NYK Recognized As Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization For 6th Consecutive Year

For a sixth consecutive year, NYK has been recognized in the large enterprise category of the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program, a cooperative […]

March 12, 2022

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Zero-Emission Vessel Arrives In Singapore On Its World Tour

The hydrogen-powered and zero-emission vessel will make its only Asia stopover at Marina ONE degrees15 from 10 to 20 March 2022. The vessel is on a […]

March 12, 2022

Man Pleads Guilty Of Attacking Three Crewmates & Killing One

A scalloping ship crew member, Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, who reportedly attacked three crew members, eventually killing one, pleaded guilty in Boston’s federal court on Wednesday […]

March 11, 2022

Multiple Vessels Hit By Ammunition; Seafarers Injured & Even Killed So Far Due To Ukraine-Russia War

Officials from the shipping industry called on Thursday for safe passage for more than hundreds of seafarers and vessels stuck in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. […]

March 11, 2022

Blue Safe Maritime Corridor Considered For Evacuation Of Seafarers And Ships From War Zone

IMO Extraordinary Council Session held to discuss the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The International […]

March 11, 2022

Asia-First Newbuild Taiwan-Flagged Service Operation Vessel Delivered

On March 8, 2022, a newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) (Note 1), the “TSS PIONEER,” which has been constructed through Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd., […]

March 11, 2022

Japan’s First Methanol-Fueled Domestic Tanker To Be Developed Under Alliance Of 6 Companies

MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd., Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd., Niihama Kaiun Co., Ltd., Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. have agreed to […]

July 21, 2022

Ship Insurers Seek Assurances On Ukraine Grain Corridor

Insurers will be willing to cover ships that sail via a proposed corridor to transport grains from Ukraine if arrangements are made for international navy escorts […]

July 21, 2022

Fire Broke Out on India’s Only Aircraft Carrier, INS Vikramaditya Off The Karnataka Coast

India’s only aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya caught fire on Wednesday during a preplanned sortie for conducting sea trials off Karwar in Karnataka. A naval spokesperson reported […]

July 21, 2022

Kerala High Court Ordered The Release Of Russian Cargo Ship Detained At The Cochin Port

On Wednesday, Kerala High Court’s Justice, Sathish Ninan, ordered to release of the Russian ship after it was informed that the ongoing dispute between the parties […]

July 21, 2022

CMA CGM Partners With Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution To Increase Protection Of The North Atlantic Right Whale

CMA CGM and WHOI collaborate to aid in the survival of one of America’s most critically endangered species. CMA CGM and WHOI will lead the development […]

July 21, 2022

ABS And SHI JDP To Develop Smart Hull Monitoring Software

ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to enhance hull safety with smart ship technology for Structural Health […]

July 21, 2022

Bahamas White Sand Beaches Drenched In 30,000 Gallons of Fuel Spilled by Arabian Vessel

PM of Bahamas, Chester Cooper, announced an environmental disaster that took place on Tuesday night, off the coast of Bahamas. A vessel named Arabian accidentally spilled […]

July 21, 2022

Wärtsilä Completes Russian Market Exit

Today, Wärtsilä announces that it has completed its orderly exit from the Russian market following its announcement of scaling down activities in April 2022. All adjustments […]

July 20, 2022

Real Life Incident: Collision With Tug

A ro-ro vessel was inbound and had just boarded a pilot. The Master was soon to take a pilot exemption certificate for the port, so he […]

July 20, 2022

“K” LINE Confirms Three Additional Orders For Airseas’ Seawing

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” LINE), one of the world’s largest shipping companies, has confirmed orders for three additional Seawing systems, bringing to a total of five […]