HMCC News

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. […]

February 8, 2022

Watch: Port Of Antwerp Deploys Drones To Detect Floating Debris

Floating debris does not belong in the port of Antwerp. To detect and clean this up as quickly as possible, Port of Antwerp is deploying drones. […]

February 8, 2022

Maersk Awarded Ocean Carrier Partner Of The Year And Intl. Logistics Partner Of The Year

Maersk was named Ocean Carrier of the Year and International Logistics Partner of the Year by The Home Depot. The company recognized the top performers among […]

February 8, 2022

Mission To Seafarers Launch Adventure Race Japan To Support Emerging Ports Strategy

The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new adventure race challenge event in Japan, taking place in early 2023. All sponsors and participants of this exciting […]

February 8, 2022

Future Proof Shipping Joins FLAGSHIPS Green Hydrogen Project

The FLAGSHIPS consortium aims to raise the readiness of zero-emission waterborne transport to an entirely new level by deploying two commercially operated zero-emission hydrogen vessels in […]

February 7, 2022

Cruise Ships With Millions In Unpaid Bills Finally Seized; Crew Members Escorted & Released

Concerning a US warrant regarding unpaid fuel bills of about $4.6 million, two Crystal Cruise ships named the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity were arrested and […]

June 30, 2022

Long-Term Shipping Rates Shrug Off, Uncertainty To Rise Again

It’s been another bumper month for long-term contracted ocean freight rates, as the cost of securing container shipments climbed by 10.1% in June. Following on the […]

June 30, 2022

Port of Long Beach Extends Incentive Programs For Cutting Ship Emissions

Building on its longstanding initiatives for reducing vessel pollution, the Port of Long Beach has extended its Green Ship Incentive Program another two years and made […]

June 30, 2022

Bulk Carrier Berge Olympus To Sail With WindWings In 2023

Berge Bulk, BAR Technologies, and Yara Marine Technologies have reached an agreement to install four BAR Tech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings) on board the […]

June 30, 2022

The Historical Origins Of The Duty To Save Life At Sea In International Law

A new academic paper from Human Rights at Sea Advisory Board Member Professor Irini Papanicolopulu explores the origins and evolution of the duty to save life […]

June 30, 2022

MSC Signs the UN Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles

As announced by the United Nations Global Compact at the UN Ocean Conference held this week in Lisbon, Portugal, MSC is pleased to join over 150 […]

June 30, 2022

NYK Becomes Signatory To UN’s Sustainable Ocean Principles

In Cascais, Portugal, at the UN’s Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum held on June 28, 2022, NYK joined 150 major companies* having a combined market capitalization […]

June 30, 2022

INPEX, IHI, MOL Demonstrate Clean Ammonia Supply Chain Linking Uae And Japan

INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX), IHI Corporation (IHI) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced they have executed the demonstration of a clean ammonia supply chain linking the […]

June 30, 2022

MOL Cooperates In Ocean Transport Of Children’s Shoes To Zambia

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that MOL and Ocean Network Express (Japan) Ltd. (ONE Japan; President: Takuji Nakai; Headquarters: […]

June 29, 2022

Maersk To Reduce Transit Times By 5 -21 Days From Asia To Northern Italy

Aiming to reduce transit times and alleviate congestion while offering higher flexibility in current challenging times, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces a new feeder service […]