HMCC News

February 21, 2022

One Of Europe’s Biggest Environmental Upgrades Kicked Off By Hurtigruten Norway

Hurtigruten Norway has initiated one of Europe’s largest environmental ship upgrades. With modern technology, the rebuilt ships will cut CO2 emissions by 25 per cent and […]

February 21, 2022

World’s Largest Cruise Ship ‘Wonder Of The Seas’ Arrives In The US (Photos)

The world’s newest wonder Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas, arrived in the U.S. yesterday evening ahead of its official debut on March 4, 2022, […]

February 21, 2022

MSC Plays Key Role Expediting Critically Needed Medical Equipment Into The US

Prova.jpgRight at the start of the year, MSC successfully orchestrated a number of complex shipping and inland moves to help healthcare organisations in the US receive […]

February 21, 2022

New MOL Collaboration Aims At Commercializing Vessels For Offshore Construction

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Toyo Construction announced that the companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on evaluating potential collaboration in offshore wind power […]

February 21, 2022

IMO Supports Regional Training On Emergent Threats To Maritime Security

IMO experts on maritime security and the Djibouti Code of Conduct are participating in a regional training programme on Combating New and Emerging Threats to Maritime […]

February 18, 2022

Cargo Throughput In The Seaport Of Vyborg Increased By 60% In 2021

In 2021, Port Logistics Ltd increased transhipment volumes in the Seaport of Vyborg by 60 percent. Such results were reached mainly due to the 2.6 times […]

February 18, 2022

Photos: First MR Tanker To Exceed IMO 2050 Targets Using Fossil Fuels Receives Approval

RINA has announced the Approval in Principle (AiP) of Swedish designer FKAB Marine Design’s hydrogen-powered MR Tanker, the first AiP of a design using currently viable […]

February 18, 2022

Busiest January Ever At The Port Of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles processed 865,595 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in January, a 3.6% increase compared to last year. It was the Port’s busiest January […]

February 18, 2022

APM Terminals Pecém Reports 10% Volume Growth And Record Moves In 2021

Despite a challenging year for the global logistics market, APM Terminals Pecém reports a two-digit frowth for the second consecutive year, registering close to 430,000 TEUs […]

February 18, 2022

Government Support Critical If Hydrogen & Carbon Capture Are To Deliver Net Zero: ABS

“Transportation and safety, as well as standards and regulation, are going to be nothing short of boundary conditions in this energy transition.” That was the message […]

July 1, 2022

Ship With Grains For Pro-Russian Nations Sets Sail From Ukraine’s Berdyansk Port

Russia began shipping grains from Ukraine’s occupied territory on Thursday. A vessel loaded with 7,000 tons of cereal from southern Ukraine left the occupied port of […]

July 1, 2022

Watch: Norwegian Cruise Ship that Hit Iceberg, to Reach Seattle For Repairs

Videos from terrified passengers on a Norwegian Cruise vessel captured an iceberg struck by a ship near Alaska. Per CNN, the Norwegian Sun was on a […]

July 1, 2022

Crewless Mayflower Autonomous Ship Reaches Plymouth Rock As It Retraces Over 400 Years Old Voyage

The crewless, intuitive robotic boat that was retracing the sea voyage of the 1620 Mayflower has landed close to the Plymouth Rock. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship […]

July 1, 2022

Kongsberg Maritime Wins Stabiliser Contract For Two New Ferries

Kongsberg Maritime’s Dunfermline facility has announced a contract to supply Aquarius 50 Retractable Fin Stabilisers for two new ferries built by the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey […]

July 1, 2022

Maersk Minder Takes To Sea On Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

On 31st March 2022, Maersk Minder docked at Fitjar Mekanisk Verksted in Norway, ready to install a battery: a container-based hybrid power system built by Wärtsila. […]

July 1, 2022

Industry-Leading Digital Services Rolled Out at APM Terminals Valencia

APM Terminals has implemented its industry-leading global container tracking solution in Valencia. Known as Track & Trace, customers can now access real-time data for their containers, […]

July 1, 2022

Seafarers Hospital Society Partners With Ocean Technologies Group To Improve Seafarer Physical Health

Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) has developed a new physiotherapy video to empower seafarers to avoid work-related injuries through exercise. As part of their ongoing collaboration with […]

July 1, 2022

US Department of the Navy Implements Policy To Protect Sexual Assault Victims From Discipline

The Department of the Navy implemented a Safe-to-Report Policy for victims of sexual assault on June 29, eliminating a critical barrier to service members reporting sexual […]

July 1, 2022

Sembcorp Marine Delivers World’s First Eighth-Generation Drillship

Sembcorp Marine Ltd (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, or “Sembcorp Marine”) has completed the delivery of the world’s first eighth-generation drillship, the Deepwater […]