HMCC News

February 9, 2022

Locals Plan To Throw Rotten Eggs At Jeff Bezos’ Super Yacht For Dismantling Historic Bridge

Former CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has recently faced severe criticism as Rotterdam Bridge is going to be dismantled partially for his megayacht to pass. Billionaire […]

February 9, 2022

ICS To Organize Maritime Decarbonisation Summit And Centenary Dinner

The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has announced plans to mark its centenary and host a high-level summit to address the challenge of […]

February 9, 2022

MOL Inks Contract For Newbuilding Ice-Breaking Tanker To Serve Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on January 26, it agreed to participate in cargo transport for the Arctic LNG 2 Project on Russia’s Gydan […]

February 9, 2022

MAN-ES Retrofits Greenest-Ever SCR System For German Cruise Ship

MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division in Augsburg, Germany – MAN PrimeServ Augsburg – has completed the retrofitting of dual SCR systems aboard the ‘MS Amadea’, a […]

February 9, 2022

MOL Group Bunkering Vessel Successfully Operated Using Biodiesel Fuel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the bunkering vessel Techno Star, owned and operated by its group company MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. (MOL Tech) has been […]

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 […]

July 1, 2022

Kongsberg Maritime Wins Stabiliser Contract For Two New Ferries

Kongsberg Maritime’s Dunfermline facility has announced a contract to supply Aquarius 50 Retractable Fin Stabilisers for two new ferries built by the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey […]

July 1, 2022

Maersk Minder Takes To Sea On Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

On 31st March 2022, Maersk Minder docked at Fitjar Mekanisk Verksted in Norway, ready to install a battery: a container-based hybrid power system built by Wärtsila. […]

July 1, 2022

Industry-Leading Digital Services Rolled Out at APM Terminals Valencia

APM Terminals has implemented its industry-leading global container tracking solution in Valencia. Known as Track & Trace, customers can now access real-time data for their containers, […]

July 1, 2022

Seafarers Hospital Society Partners With Ocean Technologies Group To Improve Seafarer Physical Health

Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) has developed a new physiotherapy video to empower seafarers to avoid work-related injuries through exercise. As part of their ongoing collaboration with […]

July 1, 2022

US Department of the Navy Implements Policy To Protect Sexual Assault Victims From Discipline

The Department of the Navy implemented a Safe-to-Report Policy for victims of sexual assault on June 29, eliminating a critical barrier to service members reporting sexual […]

July 1, 2022

Sembcorp Marine Delivers World’s First Eighth-Generation Drillship

Sembcorp Marine Ltd (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, or “Sembcorp Marine”) has completed the delivery of the world’s first eighth-generation drillship, the Deepwater […]

July 1, 2022

2 MOL-Operated Vessels Earn 2021 ‘Best Quality Ship Awards’

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that the Japan Federation of Pilots’ Association (JFPA) had presented its Best Quality Ship […]

June 30, 2022

Disney Launches First New Cruise Ship In a Decade, Takes a Trip Into the Metaverse

Bob Chapek, the Chief Executive, introduced Walt Disney Co’s first-ever new 4,000-passenger cruise vessel in about a decade on Wednesday. The introduction of Disney Wish is […]

June 30, 2022

Singapore’s US$14 Billion Mega-Port Desires To Solve Shipping Chaos

As economies worldwide struggle to untangle unforeseen congestions in the global supply chains, one of the busiest ports in the world is currently backing a modernization […]