HMCC News

March 4, 2022

World’s Largest All-Electric Double-Ended Ferry To Be Propelled By Kongsberg

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has just been commissioned to supply a complete propulsion and control system package for a forthcoming Scandlines zero-emissions vessel which, when built, is […]

March 4, 2022

German Cargo Vessels Stuck In The Russia-Ukraine War Zone

At least 100 cargo vessels are unable to leave from ports in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the […]

March 4, 2022

Crew From Bangladeshi Vessel ‘MV Banglar Samriddhi’ Rescued With 1 Loss Of Life [Videos]

A Bangladeshi sailor has been killed on board ‘Banglar Samriddhi’, a Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s ship, which is stranded at the Olvia seaport, was attacked by a […]

March 3, 2022

Estonian Cargo Vessel Sinks Off Odesa; Innocent Ships Becoming Victims Of War

An Estonian cargo vessel sank on Thursday off Ukraine’s major Black Sea port of Odesa, hours after a Bangladeshi ship was hit by a bomb/missile at […]

March 3, 2022

Russia To Avoid Sending 4 Warships Through Bosphorus & Dardanelles Straits, Says Turkey

Turkey has asked Russia to avoid sending its 4 naval vessels through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles strait. Following such a request, Russia withdrew its initial decision […]

March 3, 2022

Seafarer Goes Home After Months Abandoned Alone On A Ship At Tawfiq Port In Egypt

Ahmad Bakkour Khaled (right) celebrating his freedom after months trapped alone on his ship without food or electricity for months. He is pictured (below) with Nasser […]

March 3, 2022

GHG Inventory and Carbon Accounting Service Launched By ABS

ABS has launched Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory and Carbon Accounting, adding to its industry-leading suite of marine and offshore sustainability services. GHG Inventory and Carbon Accounting […]

March 3, 2022

Japan’s 1st LNG-Fueled Ferry ‘Sunflower Kurenai’ Launched

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on March 3, a naming and launching ceremonies for the first of Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries, which were […]

March 3, 2022

Full Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Rudder Flap For 18,500 TEU Container Ship Receives AiP

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to InfraCore Company for its design, modelling, production […]

March 3, 2022

Concept Design For Ammonia-Fuel Ready LNG-Fueled Vessel Completed By NYK

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (hereinafter, NYK), MTI Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, MTI), and Elomatic Oy, a Finnish maritime consulting and engineering firm (hereinafter Elomatic), have completed the […]

July 15, 2022

Body Of A Dead Filipino Man Evacuated After Colliding With A Crane On The MV Lowlands Ship

The Banda Aceh SAR Agency team successfully evacuated the bodies of Filipino victims who were also members of a vessel flying the flag of Panama. They […]

July 15, 2022

US $40 Billion In Cargo On Container Vessels Wait Offshore

Anchorages are continuously filling with waiting container vessels of the East and Gulf Coast ports, where vessel queues have now outgrown those off the West Coast. […]

July 15, 2022

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative Joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center As Knowledge Partner

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (the Center) formalized their collaboration by signing a Knowledge Partnership Agreement, committing […]

July 15, 2022

New York Awards Appreciated Carnival Cruise Line For Empowering Filipino Seafarers

Carnival Cruise Line was recognized this week at the Gawad Alab Ng Lahi Awards in New York City for its efforts to continually empower Filipino seafarers. […]

July 15, 2022

The World’s First Zero-Emission Fast Ferry Ready For Operation

MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, classed as a high-speed craft, has embarked on the journey from Fjellstrand shipyard to her […]

July 15, 2022

IMO- Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project Published Spanish Resources For Emission Reductions

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project has published its ship and ports emissions toolkits in Spanish. The free resources, which are also available in English, provide structured frameworks […]

July 15, 2022

ABS Publishes Latest Developments In Ship Vibration Analysis

Detailed analysis of ship vibration issues has been published by ABS to support the industry in mitigating damage caused by vibrations induced by machinery and the […]

July 15, 2022

Adani Ports Handles A Record 100 MMT Cargo In Just 99 Days

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest integrated transport utility, has clocked a cargo throughput of 100 MMT in the first 99 days […]

July 15, 2022

“K” Line Group Starts Collaborative Research On Decarbonization With Emirates Global Aluminium

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Group (“K” Line Group) is pleased to announce that we signed the memorandum of understanding with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) for establishing […]