HMCC News

March 30, 2022

GMCG Flies The Flag For Barbados Maritime Ship Registry

Global Maritime Consultants Group (GMCG), one of the world’s leading maritime consultancies, has been appointed as regional national partner for the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry (BMSR). […]

March 30, 2022

Isle of Man Ship Registry And FuelTrust Sign MOU To Validate Green Ships

FuelTrust, the technology company dedicated to creating a trusted and sustainable fuel ecosystem for the marine industry, and Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR), one of […]

March 30, 2022

Car Carrier Bidding Wars Spark All Time High Rates: VesselsValue

Using VesselsValue data, Dan Nash, Head of RoRo, explores the current landscape of the Car Carrier sector after long term recovery from Covid-19, looking at record […]

March 29, 2022

South China Sea Level Rises By 150mm From The Year 1900: Research

South China Sea’s sea level has risen ever since 1900, per researchers. The level has reportedly risen by 150mm. The study was conducted by researchers under […]

March 29, 2022

Videos: Tanker Vessel Explosion Leaves Deck Officer Dead & 4 Injured

An explosion followed by fire on an oil tanker was witnessed on the Chao Phraya River on Sunday. The Marine Department mentioned on Monday that the […]

March 29, 2022

Black Sea And Sea Of Azov – Guidance On Insurance Or Other Financial Security Certificates

IMO’s Legal Committee (21-25 March) approved a circular on Guidance on the impact of the situation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov on […]

March 29, 2022

LNG Bunkering Vessel To Start Operation In Kyushu And Setouchi Regions In 2024

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., NYK Line, ITOCHU ENEX CO., LTD., and SAIBU GAS CO., LTD.(hereinafter “the parties”) have established a joint venture company, KEYS Bunkering […]

March 29, 2022

Japan’s First Sea Trial Of Large Ferry With Renewable Diesel Fuel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Euglena (Euglena), and MOL Ferry (MOL Ferry) completed a sea trial of the MOL Ferry-owned/operated ferry Sunflower Shiretoko using renewable diesel fuel […]

March 29, 2022

Seafarers Stranded In Black Sea Region; Blockade, Mines & Limited Prospects For Safe Evacuation

While many seafarers who found themselves in Ukrainian territorial waters and ports managed to be evacuated shortly after Russia launched a ‘special operation’ in Ukraine on […]

March 29, 2022

New Ukraine Crisis Fund Offers Urgent Financial Support To Seafarers And Their Families

The new Ukraine Crisis Support Fund, which is managed by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) on behalf of the Seafarers International Relief Fund […]

August 9, 2022

NYK Completes Modification Of LNG-fueled Tugboat To Ammonia-Fuel Specifications

NYK has concluded a contract with Keihin Dock Co., Ltd., an NYK Group company, to modify a tugboat to ammonia-fuel specifications. Sakigake, a tugboat currently fueled […]

August 9, 2022

MSC Smashes India’s Heavy-Lift Cargo Record With Loading Of 140-Ton Transformer

MSC India achieved another milestone in project cargo shipping solutions, with the loading of a 140-ton transformer on MSC Regina from the port of Mundra, India. […]

August 9, 2022

ScottishPower Vision For Green Hydrogen Fuels Hub At Port Of Felixstowe

ScottishPower explores green hydrogen at Port of Felixstowe to help decarbonise the UK’s busiest port. The project could help kick-start the low carbon transformation of the […]

August 9, 2022

The Ocean Race To Hold One Of World’s First Climate Positive Sport Events

The Ocean Race aims to slash its emissions by up to 75%. All participants in the next edition of the round-the-world sailing race are working together […]

August 9, 2022

Hapag-Lloyd To Be The First Shipping Company To Install Devices For Real-Time Tracking Of Standard Containers

Back in April, we announced that we would be the first shipping company in the world to outfit all of its standard containers with technology for […]

August 9, 2022

MOL Marks Consecutive Listings On FTSE4 Good Index Series And FTSE Blossom Japan Index

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that the company has once again been named to the FTSE4Good Index Series, the world’s […]

August 9, 2022

The Fastest Electric Vessel In The World Is About To Take Flight On Stockholm’s Waterways

The quickest electrical ship of the world is prepared to set sail in Stockholm subsequent a year, slicing commuting occasions between some of the archipelagos in […]

August 9, 2022

Thames Welcomes The Götheborg – The Largest Wooden-Sailing Vessel In The World

A massive pirate ship-esque vessel was observed to be smoothly sliding through the Tower Bridge on Monday morning (8 August). The vessel was the Götheborg, sailing […]

August 8, 2022

General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $1.4 Billion To Build U.S. Navy Ships

General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that it received $1.4 billion in U.S. Navy contract modifications for construction of a […]