HMCC News

March 29, 2022

Japan’s First Sea Trial Of Large Ferry With Renewable Diesel Fuel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Euglena (Euglena), and MOL Ferry (MOL Ferry) completed a sea trial of the MOL Ferry-owned/operated ferry Sunflower Shiretoko using renewable diesel fuel […]

March 29, 2022

Seafarers Stranded In Black Sea Region; Blockade, Mines & Limited Prospects For Safe Evacuation

While many seafarers who found themselves in Ukrainian territorial waters and ports managed to be evacuated shortly after Russia launched a ‘special operation’ in Ukraine on […]

March 29, 2022

New Ukraine Crisis Fund Offers Urgent Financial Support To Seafarers And Their Families

The new Ukraine Crisis Support Fund, which is managed by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) on behalf of the Seafarers International Relief Fund […]

March 29, 2022

Sharp Surge In Port Congestion Foreshadows Shanghai Lockdown

Authorities in Shanghai imposed a strict lockdown on Monday morning, following congestion at the city’s port skyrocketing since early March. With roads, bridges and tunnels between […]

March 29, 2022

New Bureau Veritas Rule Note Addresses Safety Of Fuel Cells On Board Ships

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has released a new rule note (NR 547) on fuel cell power systems on board […]

March 29, 2022

Maersk Explores New Ways To Accelerate Green Fuel Production With Egypt

In the presence of the Egyptian Prime Minister, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday in a joint bid to further accelerate the supply […]

March 29, 2022

Samsung Heavy Wins Order For 4 LNGCs Worth KRW 998.5 Billion

Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 23rd that it had won an order for four LNG carriers worth 998.5 billion won from a shipping company in […]

March 28, 2022

Watch: Philippine Coast Guard Reports Chinese Coast Guard For Close Distance Maneuvering

The PCG had accused their Chinese counterpart of steering a vessel within a few meters of a Filipino patrol vessel in the South China Sea, risking […]

March 28, 2022

Russian Tankers Allegedly Switched Off Tracking Systems Almost 33 Times Last Week

Russia’s tanker ships switched off tracking systems nearly 33 times over last week, per location data shared with Bloomberg by a risk consultancy dubbed Windward. That’s […]

March 28, 2022

Wärtsilä Suspended All Deliveries And New Sales To Russia

Wärtsilä, who manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, condemns the war in Ukraine. Human safety and prosperity are […]

August 16, 2022

STEERPROP To Supply Propulsion Package For First-of-its-Kind Wind Installation Vessel

Steerprop, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance propulsion systems has been awarded a major order to supply the complete propulsion package for a state-of-the-art Wind […]

August 16, 2022

Shipping Giant A.P. Moller – Maersk To Revamp Its Fleet With Unique Firefighting System

Shipping major to equip fleet with HydroPen firefighting system, following supply agreement with VIKING Life-Saving Equipment. One of the world’s leading shipping companies A.P. Moller – […]

August 16, 2022

GoodFuels Supplies First Sustainable Marine Biofuel To NYK’s Bulk Carrier MV Frontier Explorer

Milestone refuelling underlines GoodFuels’ ability to cater for Asia Pacific’s growing demand for sustainable marine fuels GoodFuels, the leading biofuels pioneer for the global transport industry, […]

August 16, 2022

New Joint Venture “FureBear” To Construct 4 Climate-Friendly Dual-Fuel Product Tankers

Furetank and Algoma are entering into a joint venture agreement to construct four climate-friendly dual-fuel product tankers to trade in Northern Europe. Swedish Furetank AB and […]

August 16, 2022

Maersk Partners With Singaporean Furniture Retailer Castlery, Signs Multi-year Logistics Deal

Maersk has entered into a partnership with Castlery, a Singaporean furniture retailer, for a multi-year global integrated logistics and fulfilment agreement. By leveraging Maersk’s capabilities in […]

August 16, 2022

Keppel To Construct One Of The Largest FPSO Worth US$2.9 Billion in a New Contract

New generation FPSO to minimise emissions with carbon capture and reinjection as well as energy recovery capabilities Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiary, […]

August 15, 2022

Seafarers Abandoned On Ship For 6 Months Without Pay, Power And Provision

The Port of Dakar in Senegal has said it is too busy to rescue a cargo ship at its anchorage which has been without electricity and […]

August 15, 2022

Alfa Laval FCM Methanol Chosen For 6 Methanol-fuelled Container Vessels

Alfa Laval technology is playing a leading role in the marine industry’s transition to carbon-neutral green methanol. In this year’s largest methanol order to date, the […]

August 12, 2022

Pakistan Navy Rescues Nine Crew Members From India After Ship Capsizes In The Arabian Sea

The Pakistani Navy said on Thursday that it rescued and saved nine crew members from India from drowning after their vessel reportedly capsized in the Arabian […]