HMCC News

September 7, 2020

Novated JV Arctic LNG 2 Enters Long-Term Charter Agreements For 14 Arc7 Ice-Class LNG Tankers

PAO NOVATEK announced that its joint venture Arctic LNG 2 (“Arctic LNG 2” and/or the “Project”) entered into long-term charter agreements on 14 Arc7 ice-class LNG […]

September 7, 2020

Maersk Etienne Stuck At Sea With 27 Rescued Migrants For A Month; 3 Jumped Overboard, Rescued Now

The situation onboard Maersk Etienne escalated further this morning when three migrants jumped overboard. The captain and crew were quick to implement recovery procedures and the […]

September 7, 2020

GE To Provide Electric Propulsion Systems To Royal Netherlands Navy New Combat Support Ship

GE’s Power Conversion business have signed a contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) to deliver an energy management and electric propulsion package intended for the […]

September 7, 2020

ICS, UNHCR And IOM Call On States To End Humanitarian Crisis Onboard Ship In Mediterranean

ICS, the International Chamber of Shipping, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are calling for the immediate disembarkation of 27 […]

September 4, 2020

EPS Inks World’s First Dry Bulk LNG Dual Fuel Charter With BHP

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has been awarded the world’s first LNG Dual Fuel Newcastlemax bulk carrier contract by global resource giant BHP. The five vessels, which […]

September 4, 2020

Chemical Leak Reported On The Ship Spirit Of Auckland

Container ship – Spirit of Auckland, reported chemical leakage from one of its IMDG container pre-arrival Port of Tauranga which went to ready mode with fire fighting […]

September 4, 2020

Update | Video: Two Crew Rescued, One Dead And 41 Still Missing From Livestock Ship Gulf 1

The Japanese coast guard was able to locate two survivors from the ill-fated Livestock Carrier Gulf 1 till now. However, The second crew member from the […]

September 4, 2020

Video: One Crew Dead in VLCC Fire Accident

As per the reports of the VLCC ship New Diamond fire, the Indian and Srilankan authorities are conducting a joint operation to eliminate the fire that […]

September 4, 2020

BIMCO To Develop A Free-Standing Force Majeure Clause For Use In Variety Of Contracts

With an increasing focus on force majeure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, BIMCO has gathered a drafting team to develop a free-standing force majeure clause for […]

September 4, 2020

DNV GL Awards GASA To HHI For Centreline Oil-Tight Longitudinal Bulkhead

DNV GL has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with a general approval for ship application (GASA) for a new concept of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) […]

January 11, 2021

2020 Volatility Lifts Freight Derivative Volumes: Baltic Exchange

The freight derivatives markets for both tankers and dry cargo vessels saw increased traded volumes in 2020, according to data released by the Baltic Exchange. Image […]

January 11, 2021

Rare Ocean Climate Data Transmitted Live From Yacht ‘Seaexplorer’

German skipper, Boris Herrmann has been racing his yacht Seaexplorer – Yacht Club de Monaco solo for over 60 days around the world, through the remote […]

January 11, 2021

Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution To Optimise Performance Of UltraShip’s Entire Fleet

Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) by Wärtsilä Voyage is to be employed by Denmark-based UltraShip for its entire fleet of 18 LPG tanker vessels. The solution […]

January 8, 2021

HHLA PLT Italy Terminal Facilities Starting On Schedule

The announced acquisition by Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) of 50.01 percent of the multi-function terminal Piattaforma Logistica Trieste (PLT) in the Italian seaport of […]

January 8, 2021

Piriou Signs With Pays De La Loire Region For New Ro-Ro Passenger Ship

PIRIOU has just officially signed with the French Pays de la Loire Region for the order of a ro-ro passenger ship dedicated to serving the island […]

January 8, 2021

Wuhu Shipyard Wins Series Of Orders For Asphalt/Product Oil Tankers

At the end of the year, Wuhu Shipyard Co., Ltd. overcomes the global impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and signed a series of orders […]

January 8, 2021

HII Expands Unmanned Capabilities By Acquiring Autonomy Business From Spatial Integrated Systems

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that it has acquired the autonomy business of Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS). The acquisition further expands HII’s unmanned systems capabilities with […]

January 8, 2021

‘An Unwanted Prison Sentence’ For Seafarers Stuck At Home And Stranded At Sea

Throughout the year, the maritime transport industry has managed stay afloat, allowing food, medicine and other essential goods to be transported across the world, to stock […]

January 8, 2021

South Carolina Attorney General Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge To Protect Workers At Ports

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and the South Carolina Ports Authority today filed an unfair labor practice charge against the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), its […]