HMCC News

February 11, 2022

Historic First Bunker Fueling for LNG-Fueled Newcastlemax

The first LNG-fueled Newcastlemax bulk carrier in an order of 13 ABS-Classed vessels for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has taken on its first load of LNG […]

February 11, 2022

Marine Insight Launches First-Of-Its-Kind eBook For Marine Engineers

Bengaluru, India, Release: February 10, 2022. For immediate release Marine Insight launches a new ebook called “Troubleshooting for Marine Engineers”, written by Saulo Daibes De Vasconcelos. […]

February 10, 2022

Zero Emission At Port Operations On Way As Terntank Introduces Greener Tanker

Leading Swedish tanker operator Terntank and the Port of Gothenburg will make maritime and environmental history on Friday, 11th February when they welcomed ‘Tern Island’, a […]

February 10, 2022

Furetank Secures Biogas Supply As Step Towards Fossil-Free Shipping

Liquefied biogas is one of the keys to fossil-free shipping – but lack of supply is a major issue. The Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed […]

February 10, 2022

ZIM Inks New Chartering Agreement For Thirteen Vessels

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services a new charter agreement with Navios Maritime Partners L.P., according to which ZIM will charter a total of thirteen container vessels comprising […]

February 10, 2022

One Ocean Summit: CMA CGM Group Initiatives To Protect The Oceans

The One Ocean Summit, a global summit dedicated to the protection of the oceans organized by French President Emmanuel Macron opens for three days. On this […]

February 10, 2022

States Urged To Accept Treaty Amendments To Expand IMO Council

Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are being urged to accept amendments to the IMO Convention as soon as possible – in order to […]

February 10, 2022

A.P. Moller – Maersk Reports Record Earnings For 2021

A.P. Moller – Maersk delivers record earnings for 2021, which was an exceptional year with focus on mitigating supply chain risks for customers while strengthening the […]

February 9, 2022

Mediterranean Becomes One Of The Worst Plastic-Polluted Seas On Earth: WWF

According to a recent World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature report, the Mediterranean Sea has become one of the worst plastic-polluted seas on Earth. The massive […]

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 […]

April 27, 2022

India’s ONGC Struggles To Find Ship To Move Crude Oil From Russia

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp, better known as ONGC, has been grappling to get hold of a vessel for shipping 700,000 barrels loaded with crude […]

April 27, 2022

Tunisia Detains Crew Of The Fuel Ship That Sank Off Its Coast

A judge from Tunisia detained seven members of a commercial ship’s crew. The commercial ship had sunk off the city of Gabes, a judicial official declared […]

April 27, 2022

Thorium Powered Ship Design Concept Revealed To Solve Zero Emission Challenge

Ulstein has launched ‘ULSTEIN THOR’, a 149m 3R (Replenishment, Research and Rescue) design which will feature a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) to generate vast amounts […]

April 27, 2022

Photos: 2 Crew Members Of ‘RRS Sir David Attenborough’ Create History With Same-Sex Wedding In Antarctica

Two crew members from RRS Sir David Attenborough have made history after they became the first-ever same-sex couple to get married in the British Antarctic Territory. […]

April 27, 2022

Fatal Accident At Alang Yard During Cutting Of BW Offshore Vessel

A worker lost his life while scrapping BW Offshore’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit CIDADE DE SAO VICENTE (IMO 7380693) at an Indian beaching […]

April 27, 2022

Act Now For Safe Fishing, IMO Secretary-General Urges States

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim urges States to take action to achieve entry into force of Cape Town fishing vessel safety agreement. States are being urged to […]

April 27, 2022

World’s First Pure Battery Tanker ‘Asahi’ Made Her First Bunkering Operation On Car Carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Asahi Tanker announced that on April 26, the Asahi Tanker owned and operated tanker ASAHI—the world’s first pure battery tanker […]

April 26, 2022

Watch: Tourists Fly Into Air After Boat Hits Giant Humpback Whale

Terrified tourists were seen to be catapulted into the air as their boat strikes a humpback whale off the Mexico coast. Five tourists have gotten hurt […]

April 26, 2022

World’s Largest Ship Management Company Seeks NATO’s Help For Vessels In Black Sea

The largest shipping management company in the world has requested NATO to offer naval escorts for shipping in the Black Sea due to rising concerns that […]