HMCC News

February 17, 2022

ClassNK Calculates Vessels’ CO2 Emissions For Sustainability-Linked Loan

Leading Classification Society ClassNK will calculate the CO2 emissions from the ships to be financed under the Sustainability-Linked Loan provided by ORIX Corporation (ORIX). The ship […]

February 17, 2022

First Voyage Of Steel Shipment Through Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route Flagged Off

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, flagged off the maiden voyage of barges with a consignment of 1798 MT of […]

February 17, 2022

Rolls-Royce To Deliver MTU Series 2000 IMO III Yacht Engines To US For First Time

Rolls-Royce is delivering its new generation mtu Series 2000 engines which comply with the strict emissions regulations IMO III and EPA Tier 3 Recreational for the […]

February 17, 2022

MOL And MOL Ferry To Build 2 Cutting-Edge LNG-Powered Ferries

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its group company MOL Ferry Co., Ltd. announced orders for the construction of two cutting-edge LNG-fueled ferries. MOL signed a deal […]

February 17, 2022

New Filter System Unveiled To Tackle Ocean Microplastics

The technology group Wärtsilä, together with the shipping company Grimaldi Group, have unveiled a new system that uses exhaust gas scrubber washwater to tackle the amount […]

February 16, 2022

RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool Fails Public Transparency Review: HRAS

The RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool as part of the Seafarers Code of Conduct initiated by the Sustainable Shipping Industry (SSI) does not meet basic tests […]

February 16, 2022

Ship Recycling Workers’ Protest  Shakes Aliağa, Turkey

In the last six days, almost the totality of the ship recycling workforce at İzmir Aliağa district, Turkey, has been striking for better employment conditions. Around […]

February 16, 2022

First Electric E-Pusher Starts With Zero-Emission Transportation From Amsterdam

KOTUG will deploy the KOTUG E-Pusher type M and four barges for zero-emission barging of cocoa beans from Cargill between the Port of Amsterdam, the largest […]

February 16, 2022

Watch: Most Extreme Rogue Wave Ever Recorded

Researchers have announced that a 17.6-meter rogue wave – the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded – has been measured in the waters off of Ucluelet, […]

February 16, 2022

Singapore, Australia And India Join Forces To Solve Marine Pollution

The Indian government jointly with the Governments of both Australia and Singapore, organized a workshop on combating marine pollution. The focus was on marine plastic debris. […]

July 8, 2022

Stena Line Introduces Stena Ebba, The Newest Addition To Its Baltic Sea E-Flexer Vessels

Stena Line introduces the second of the two large E-Flexer class vessels to be deployed on the route Karlskrona-Gdynia: In December 2022, the brand new Stena […]

July 8, 2022

ClassNK Releases “Guidelines For Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition2.0)” -Adding Specific Safety Requirements For Ammonia-Fueled Ships

ClassNK has released the “Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 2.0),” which sets forth safety requirements for ships fueled by methanol, ethanol, LPG, and ammonia. […]

July 7, 2022

MIS Marine Launches Mainstay Core To Provide Accessible Support For Ship Charterers, Ports And Terminals Facing New Sanctions

MIS Marine, the maritime industry’s leading Marine Assurance technology company, has launched its new entry-level product, Mainstay Core. In addition to providing consolidated vetting data that […]

July 7, 2022

Microplastic Study Shows Human Influence On Norwegian Marine Environments

A study on sediments and offshore fauna conducted by DNV, the independent assurance and risk management provider, with support from the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund and […]

July 7, 2022

ClassNK Releases “ClassNK Technical Journal” – Introducing The Latest Trend In Zero-Emission Ships

ClassNK has released the latest “ClassNK Technical Journal”, which has been published for contributing to the development of the maritime industry through the outcome of R&D […]

July 7, 2022

MoU Signed Between Indian Navy And The Directorate General Of Shipping For Transition Of Indian Navy Personnel To Merchant Navy

A landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Indian Navy (IN) and the Directorate General of Shipping on 20 June 2022 to facilitate transition […]

July 7, 2022

Stella Maris Backs Vatican’s Urgent Call To Grant All Seafarers Shore Leave

Global ship visiting network, Stella Maris, has backed an urgent call from the Vatican for all seafarers to be granted shore leave immediately. In a message […]

July 7, 2022

NAPA’s Digital Expertise Underpins New Collaboration Tackling “Sail Fast, Then Wait” To Reduce Shipping’s Emissions

NAPA, a leading digital technology provider for the maritime industry, has become one of the founding and coordinating members of the Blue Visby Consortium, which is […]

July 7, 2022

Indian Coast Guard Rescued 22 Crew Members from MT Global King-1, Off the Gujarat Coast

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully rescued 22 crew members from a sinking merchant vessel, MT Global King-1, off Gujarat’s Porbandar coast on Wednesday, an official […]