HMCC News

March 14, 2022

Russia Warns It Could Target Supplies Of Western Arms To Ukraine

Russia has declared that its troops could target Western weapon supplies in Ukraine, where Russia’s army kept advancing from late February. He said Moscow had sent […]

March 14, 2022

ABS Withdraws Class Services To Russian Vessels, Assets And Companies

After careful consideration of the situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea as well as the applicable sanctions, ABS has taken the decision to withdraw all […]

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 […]

July 25, 2022

IMO Welcomes Maritime Humanitarian Corridor In Black Sea

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim on Friday (22 July) welcomed the signing of an agreement between, the Russian Federation, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Nations to establish […]

July 25, 2022

“CC-Ocean” Marine-based CO2 Capture System Demonstration Project Receives “Marine Engineering Of The Year 2021” Award From The Japan Institute Of Marine Engineering

“Carbon Capture on the Ocean” (CC-Ocean) project conducted in cooperation with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, […]

July 25, 2022

IMCA’S Code Of Practice For Environmental Sustainability Used For Making Self-Assessment Questionnaire For Members

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) published its Code of Practice for Environmental Sustainability in May 2021. Following research amongst members, focussed working groups are being […]

July 25, 2022

Major Indian Ports Exempted Ro-Pax/passenger Ferries From Paying Port And Vessel Related Charges For Next 6 Months

Indian Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) is promoting the Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax/Ferry waterway transportation which has lower emissions compared to other modes of transport for the […]

July 23, 2022

Marine Biofuel Debut for Carnival’s AIDA Cruises’ Ship in the Netherlands

AIDA Cruises, Carnival’s wholly-owned subsidiary, has reportedly started using biofuels as part of the efforts to cut down on CO₂ emissions. Such a move forms part […]

July 23, 2022

Cargo Ship Ran Aground on the Isle of Man as the Chief Officer Had to Visit the Washroom

A cargo vessel, named CEG Orbit, reportedly ran aground off the Isle of Man as the chief officer needed to visit the washroom. The cargo vessel […]

July 22, 2022

Scuba Divers Discovered 200 Year Old Milwaukie Ship Off The Shores Of Lake Michigan

A shipwreck of The Milwaukie that was lost almost two centuries before off the shores of Lake Michigan has been discovered by a pair of experienced […]

July 22, 2022

Anti-Piracy Group Reports A Rise In Armed Robbery Cases In The Singapore Strait

Cases of armed robbery in the Singapore Strait went up during the first half of 2022. Still, the incidents revolved around an insignificant proportion of vessels […]

July 22, 2022

Costa Cruises’ Ship Captain Awarded Navy Medal For An Exceptional Rescue

Pietro Sinisi, captain of Costa Cruises, was reportedly rewarded with the prestigious Navy Bronze Medal of Merit in Rome in the presence of Vice Admiral Nicola […]