HMCC News

February 1, 2022

Svitzer Termination Bid Could Risk Australian Supply Chains, Harm Maersk Reputation

An application by A.P. Møller–Mærsk’s towage subsidiary, Svitzer, to terminate its collective agreement with its entire Australian workforce could further deepen the country’s supply chain woes. […]

February 1, 2022

Using Remote Survey Techniques To Augment Shipyard Surveys To Be Explored By ABS & N-KOM

A pioneering joint development project (JDP) between ABS and Nakilat – Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (N-KOM) will examine how techniques developed by ABS for its […]

February 1, 2022

Largest Maritime Exercise In Middle East Kicked Off By 60 Nations, International Organizations

International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2022, an 18-day biennial naval training event led by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, combines with exercise Cutlass Express (CE) led annually […]

February 1, 2022

MOL JV Completes Hard Sail For ‘Wind Challenger Project’; Installation Underway On Large-Scale Vessel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding announced the completion of the hard sail system jointly developed under the “Wind Challenger” project at the Oshima […]

February 1, 2022

Seafarer Welfare And Wellbeing App Launched By Stella Maris And FrontM

International maritime network Stella Maris is partnering with FrontM on their development of onship – a new crew collaboration and wellbeing platform and super-app. As a […]

January 31, 2022

Container Vessel ‘Thorswind’ Runs Aground In Dubai; Successfully Refloated

The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) has been successful in floating a container vessel that was grounded on […]

January 31, 2022

Shipping Companies Giving Employees Bonuses Of Up To 30x Their Annual Salaries

Shipping firms all over the world are offering their workers bonuses that equal up to three years’ salary to attract and retain talent in an industry […]

January 31, 2022

Adani’s Mundra Port Handles Largest Ever Container Vessel To Call On India

Adani CMA Mundra Terminal Pvt Ltd (ACMTPL) a joint venture between Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd and CMA Terminals at Mundra, berthed APL Raffles, making it […]

January 31, 2022

NYK And Uyeno Group Form Capital And Business Alliance To Address Next-Gen Energy Supply

NYK and Uyeno Group Holdings, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Uyeno Group) have agreed that NYK acquires a 10% stake in Uyeno Transtech Ltd. (hereinafter […]

January 31, 2022

First SOVs In China: Ulstein Awarded Offshore Wind Ship Design Contract For Shanghai Electric & ZPMC

On 25 January 2022, the ZPMC shipyard, China, and Ulstein Design & Solutions AS signed the ship design contract on two types of Service Operation Vessels […]

June 21, 2022

Car Carrier Grounds Off Russian Town After Experiencing Hull Breach In The Black Sea

A 142 m, Cameroon-flagged car carrier dubbed Lider Bulut was reportedly grounded in the Black Sea off the coast of a Russian town named Tuapse. This […]

June 21, 2022

A Huge, Incomplete Cruise Ship Is Likely To Be Sold For Scrap As No One Is Willing To Purchase It

A huge and unfinished cruise ship is going to be sold for scrap after the maker declared bankruptcy as no one is willing to buy it, […]

June 21, 2022

World’s First High-Speed Emission-Free Catamaran Passenger Ferry To Get Emission-Free Propulsion Systems

Green City Ferries announced today the award of contracts for key suppliers to provide the emission-free propulsion system for Beluga24 – the world’s first high-speed emission-free […]

June 21, 2022

‘PYXIS OCEAN’ – The First Vessel to be Retrofitted WithtOf BAR Tech WindWings

Mitsubishi Corporation’s ‘PYXIS OCEAN’ named as first vessel to be retrofitted with BARTech Windwings by Yara Marine. BAR Technologies’ WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings) to […]

June 21, 2022

E-Ferry Ellen Sails More Than 90 Kilometers On Single Battery Charge

Electric ferry Ellen sailed 50 nautical miles – 92 kilometers – on a single battery charge during the International Energy Agency’s 7th Annual Conference on Energy […]

June 21, 2022

The Innovative Ulstein Twin X-SternTM SOV Concept Launched

James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher), the global provider of specialist products and services to the energy, marine and defence industries, and Graig Shipping PLC […]

June 21, 2022

Biggest LNG-powered Cruise Ship in the World Completes Sea Trials

The Cruise Division of MSC Group and Chantiers de l’Atlantique at the weekend celebrated two important milestones for MSC Cruises’ first two liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]

June 21, 2022

Marlink And Bureau Veritas In Partnership To Promote Digital Integration And Connectivity For Class Operations

Partners sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enable the fast-tracking of vessel data collection to support compliance and performance in areas such as cyber security, […]

June 20, 2022

Lloyd’s Register Acquires OneOcean In Maritime Growth Strategy Drive

Lloyd’s Register (“LR”), a global provider of maritime professional services, has acquired OneOcean, a leading supplier of voyage compliance, safety and environmental solutions, from Equistone Partners […]