HMCC News

February 9, 2022

MOL Receives Delivery Of Wood Chip Carrier ‘Stellar Symphony’

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on February 8, the wood chip carrier STELLAR SYMPHONY with a cargo capacity of 3.6 million-cubic feet, was delivered […]

February 9, 2022

Employment And Skills Challenges In European Maritime Transport And Services Sector Highlighted

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim shone a spotlight on the rights of seafarers and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment and retention when speaking at […]

February 9, 2022

Fatigue Led To Sinking Of Fishing Vessel In Alaska: NTSB

A captain’s decision to get underway while fatigued led to the grounding and sinking of a fishing vessel near Whittier, Alaska, the National Transportation Safety Board […]

February 8, 2022

Samsung To Use Recycled Ocean Plastics For New Devices

Samsung has emerged as the latest phone maker with plans to use materials that are already damaging the environment in its devices. The company went as […]

February 8, 2022

Blue Whales Can Be Protected If Major Shipping Lanes Are Rerouted

Several conservation groups and scientists have called for one of the world’s busiest shipping routes to be immediately re-routed differently to protect blue whales. What has […]

February 8, 2022

FPSO Explosion Off Nigeria: 3 Of 6 Crew Members Found Dead; 4 Still Missing

Two more crew members have been discovered dead on the oil vessel that recently exploded and sunk, the management of Shebah Exploration and Production Company (SEPCOL) […]

February 8, 2022

MOL And PETRONAS Sign MoU On Liquefied CO2 Transportation For CCUS

Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the state-owned energy company of Malaysia, to study liquefied CO2 transportation […]

February 8, 2022

MOL Sets World Records For Autonomous Navigation Using Large Commercial Car Ferry

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, together with its two group companies and the following consortium partners, announced the completion of a successful sea trial of autonomous sailing using […]

February 8, 2022

7-Month Delay In Ukrainian Seafarers’ Drug Import Case ‘Totally Unacceptable’: ITF

Seafarers’ unions are extremely concerned that four Ukrainian nationals have now been detained without charge by Turkish authorities for more than seven months. The crew are […]

February 8, 2022

Tanker Crew ‘Rescued’ From Slave-Like Conditions After Panama Refuses To Act: ITF Seafarers

Ten seafarers from Aframax oil tanker Wind (IMO: 9252967) have been freed from slave-like conditions only after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) demanded their release. […]

June 24, 2022

CMA CGM Group And MPA Collaborate To Advance Maritime Decarbonization, Digitalization, Innovation And Workforce Development

The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air, and logistics solutions; and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), on 22 June […]

June 24, 2022

Innovez One To Advance Digitalization Of Major Malaysian Port, Tanjung Pelepas

Innovez One, a world-leading port information management systems provider, will supply its MarineM solution to the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), improving efficiency and enabling […]

June 24, 2022

Chevron Marine Lubricants White Paper Assesses Future Cylinder Oil Needs

Ship operators will need thermally resilient, low-ash formulations and high cleaning performance from cylinder oils as they begin to use more advanced engines and new fuels, […]

June 24, 2022

Viking Marks Float Out Of Newest Ocean Ship “Viking Saturn”

Viking® today announced its newest ocean ship—the 930-guest Viking Saturn®—was “floated out,” marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. […]

June 24, 2022

Bureau Veritas Delivers AiP To The MANTA, An Innovative Clean Up Vessel

Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the MANTA, a pioneering vessel offering solutions for […]

June 24, 2022

New Amendments For The Sea Pollution Fines in Turkish Waters

Pollution fines for Turkish waters have been amended regarding to Environmental Code with a new law numbered 7410 published in the Official Gazette on 15 June […]

June 23, 2022

Watch: US Navy Reports A Perilous Encounter Between A US Warship And Three Iranian Speedboats In The Strait Of Hormuz

In a video released by the US Navy, the Iranian Guard’s Boghammer can be seen speeding towards the patrol ship USS Sirocco, in the strategic waterway […]

June 23, 2022

The World’s Biggest 24,000 TEU Container Ship Delivered

The largest container vessel in the world, manufactured by China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was handed over to a client on Wednesday, in Shanghai. As per reports, […]

June 23, 2022

Stuck At Sea – New Data Reveals The 3,623 Seafarers Who Can’t Go Home

Melbourne, Australia (23rd June 2022) – As at the end of May 2022, 247 vessels remain abandoned at multiple locations around the world – along with […]