HMCC News

March 15, 2022

Shipping Industry Puts Forward ‘Fair And Equitable’ R&D Funding Proposals To Help Decarbonise Shipping

Representatives of the global shipping industry, supported by governments, have laid out proposals on how a planned global R&D fund can be tailored to support developing […]

March 15, 2022

Fully Autonomous Ship Framework Obtains AiP from Classification Societies ClassNK & Bureau Veritas

NYK and its group companies MTI Co., Ltd. and Japan Maritime Science Inc. have received approval in principle (AiP) for a fully autonomous ship framework that […]

March 15, 2022

Pandemic Delivers Maersk Record Profit, But Shipping Giant Is Leaving Tug Workers Behind: ITF

Record profits being announced by AP Moller-Maersk risk not being shared fairly with workers who delivered the company its historic results unless Maersk leadership take stronger […]

March 15, 2022

World’s Largest Container Vessel To Employ PureSOx Scrubbers For Efficient Water Cleaning

On 28 July 2021, the world’s largest container vessel set sail from Samsung Heavy Industries. Owned by Evergreen Marine Corporation, Ever Ace has two Alfa Laval […]

March 15, 2022

World’s Largest Container Line Accelerates Digital Transformation Using Hybrid Network Solutions

Marlink, the smart network company, is partnering with MSC, the world’s largest container shipping line, to support the shipping company’s ambitious digitalisation goals, using Marlink’s hybrid […]

March 15, 2022

ECSA Backs EU Waste Shipment Shift For Recycling Of EU-Flagged Ships At South Asian Yards

Europe’s biggest shipowner body is throwing its weight behind a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation that would effectively make it possible to […]

March 15, 2022

Kongsberg Maritime Presents Its Most Advanced Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ‘HUGIN Edge’

Launching at Oceanology International 2022, the latest addition to Kongsberg Maritime’s (KM) HUGIN family builds on the proven capabilities of the advanced HUGIN architecture, adding cutting-edge […]

March 14, 2022

Cargo Vessel Sinks; Crew Members Rescued Off Alexandria Port [Video]

The Alexandria Port authorities got a distress signal from the Lebanese vessel dubbed “AYLA”, loaded with scrap iron of up to 3.9 tons. Robban Assafina, a […]

March 14, 2022

Some Seafarers From Russia & Ukraine Refused Entry To The US: Industry Groups

Some seafarers from Russia and Ukraine with valid US visas have reportedly been refused entry at US ports from when Russia invaded Ukraine, per several shipping […]

March 14, 2022

Ukrainian Ship Captain Receives News Of Losing Family Members In Explosion

A Ukrainian citizen who captains a vessel on Lough Foyle that lies between Donegal and Derry has lost his mother, wife, and daughter in an explosion […]

July 26, 2022

26 Maritime Countries Met In Cook Islands For Discussing Maritime Issues

Australia is one of 26 countries lining the Pacific Rim that work closely to promote safe, secure shipping and a clean marine environment within the Asia-Pacific […]

July 26, 2022

US $18M Committed To Establish Supply Chain Integrity Of Green Marine Fuels

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) is leading a consortium of 18 industry partners to launch a drop-in biofuels pilot project with a combined contribution […]

July 26, 2022

Progressive Measures Taken By Indian Government To Increase Job Opportunities For Seafarers

Following are the progressive steps taken by government to increase the job opportunities for seafarers in the last three years. Three-Tier Mechanism of Learning comprises of […]

July 25, 2022

UK House Of Lords Committee Disappointed With UK Government’s Response To Extensive Human Rights At Sea Recommendations

The UK House of Lords International Defence and Relations Committee Inquiry ( 1 March 2022) into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) […]

July 25, 2022

WA Search Mission Rescued A Fisherman Who Spent A Night In The Waters Off Western Australia

Emergency crew members will keep their search at first light to locate a missing fisherman (a Chinese national) off Green Head, in the north of Perth. […]

July 25, 2022

Russia Says Strike On Odesa Port Destroyed Ukraine’s Military Infrastructure

Russian missiles destroyed Ukraine’s military infrastructure in a reported strike on Ukraine’s port of Odesa, essential for grain exports, a foreign ministry spokeswoman from Russia informed […]

July 25, 2022

Maersk Creates A Fast And Reliable India-Bangladesh Cross-Border Logistics Solution Using Inland Waterways

The first movement on Maersk’s end-to-end integrated logistics solution on the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route involved the transportation of containerised cargo from Kolkata, India, to a river […]

July 25, 2022

Coral Princess Cruise Ship Docks In Brisbane After Being Stuck At Sea For Two Days

The cruise ship, Coral Princess, had 2000 passengers on board and finally docked in Brisbane after being stuck at sea for two additional days. The ship […]

July 25, 2022

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority Bans Liberia-Flagged Tanker

On 23rd July, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) banned the Liberian-flagged oil tanker, AG Neptune, for six months in Australian ports. AMSA examined the Port […]