HMCC News

February 3, 2022

Strict COVID Measures Could Restrict Southeast Asia Drydocking Capacity

High freight rates and ongoing workforce limitations due to travel restrictions and COVID-19 measures are expected to result in Southeast Asia’s ship repair capacity falling by […]

February 2, 2022

Captain And First Mate Of Damaged Cargo Ship ‘Julietta D’ Arrested For Abandoning It

The ship captain and chief mate of the cargo ship ‘Julietta D’ (that ran adrift on Monday), are arrested because they possibly abandoned it prematurely. This […]

February 2, 2022

Watch: Cargo Ship With Crew Members Airlifted & Left Adrift, Hits Substation Foundation

The cargo vessel ‘Julietta D’ that went out of control suddenly hit a substation foundation at a construction site for one of the largest offshore wind […]

February 2, 2022

First Dredging Contractor To Deploy Unmanned Survey Vehicle In Marine & Offshore Conditions

Jan De Nul Group has ordered Maritime Robotic’s well-proven and hybrid Mariner Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) as the first step towards unmanned and autonomous offshore survey […]

February 2, 2022

Port Of Philadelphia Marks 2021 As A Year Of Breaking Records

The Port of Philadelphia, PhilaPort, had a record-breaking year in growth in 2021. The Port saw double-digit growth in containers, breakbulk and overall port tonnage for […]

February 2, 2022

Construction Agreement For World’s First ‘Liquefied CO2 Transporting Test Ship’ Concluded

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Yokohama-based member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a contract with Sanyu Kisen Co., Ltd., a Kobe-based enterprise principally […]

February 2, 2022

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Establishes New Specialized Organization For Marine Decarbonization

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, established Marine Decarbonation Business Development Group responding to the energy transition strategy promoted by […]

February 2, 2022

KR Awards AIP For Korea’s First ‘Onboard Carbon Capture And Storage System’

The Korean Register (KR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Panasia for their ‘Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System (OCCS)’, […]

February 1, 2022

Shipping Corporation Of India’s Profit Rises 136.8% To INR 311.5 Crore

Disinvestment-oriented Shipping Corporation of India on Monday declared a 136.78% rise in consolidated profit to Rs 311.54 crore. This was for the quarter that ended on […]

February 1, 2022

Cargo Vessel Collides With Oil Tanker Off Dutch Coast; 18 Crew Members Rescued

The Dutch coastguard was able to rescue an 18-member crew from a vessel that encountered a collision with yet another vessel on Monday in the North […]

June 20, 2022

Proman Stena Bulk Takes Delivery Of First Methanol-Powered Newbuild Vessel

Proman Stena Bulk, a joint venture (JV) between a leading global methanol producer Proman and one of the world’s largest tanker shipping companies Stena Bulk, today […]

June 17, 2022

Family Of Bangladesh Seafarer Killed In Ukraine-Russia War Receive $500,000 Compensation

On Thursday, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, the State Minister for Shipping, handed over the cheque of Tk4.60 crore to Abdur Razzaque, the father of Hadisur during a […]

June 17, 2022

Tanker Owner Owes $44.6 Million Over 2017 Fatal Collision With US Guided Missile Destroyer

On Wednesday, a US judge said the owner of an oil tanker has to pay the US $44.6 million due to its role in a collision […]

June 17, 2022

Denmark Jails 30-Year-Old British Sailor Over A Fatal Ship Collision

A British sailor associated with the 90-meter ship, Scot Carrier, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to a prison term lasting 1.5 years following a […]

June 17, 2022

Asia’s First Parallel Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessel To Be Developed

Strategic Marine (S) Pte. Ltd. (“SMS”) has partnered Sea Forrest Power Solutions Pte. Ltd. (“SFP”) to develop and supply Asia’s First Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessel (“CTV”) […]

June 17, 2022

Congestion in Shanghai Port Remains Normal, Even as Much of the City Reimposes Lockdown

Shanghai only re-emerged last week from two months of lockdown, following a rise in Omicron cases in early April. Average waiting times for Tankers, Bulkers, and […]

June 17, 2022

Keel-Laying Ceremony Held In Louisiana For New NOAA Oceanographic Ship

NOAA and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC (TMC) held a keel-laying ceremony in Houma, Louisiana, today for NOAA’s newest oceanographic research ship, Oceanographer. During the ceremony, the […]

June 17, 2022

New LNG-Powered Flagship Costa Toscana Christened in Port of Barcelona

The godmother of the ship is Chanel, the artist who represented Spain in the last edition of Eurovision. The Gala dinner menu has been conceived by […]

June 17, 2022

ABS And SpaceX Sign JDP On Remotely Controlled Rocket Recovery Droneships

ABS has signed a joint development project (JDP) with SpaceX to review the remotely controlled functions of autonomous rocket recovery droneships used for booster rocket recovery […]