HMCC News

March 1, 2022

US Forces Participate In Indian Navy-Led Exercise Milan For First Time

U.S Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA), from Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, joined […]

March 1, 2022

Geneva Declaration On Human Rights At Sea Launched

Today marks the launch of the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, a landmark publication protecting the human rights of all people living, working, and […]

March 1, 2022

Viking Line’s New Climate-Smart Flagship To Be Supported On Sustainable Operations By Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä will provide technical management for a broad scope of solutions installed on Viking Line’s new climate-smart vessel Viking Glory under a three-year contract. The agreement […]

March 1, 2022

India: Unified Logistics Interface Platform To Provide Real Time Monitoring Of Cargo

Prime Minister Of India said Unified Logistic Interface Platform- ULIP which is being adapted by the various government departments also needed the involvement of private sector. […]

March 1, 2022

Long-Term Ocean Freight Rates On Rise Again, As Demand, Congestion And Uncertainty Squeeze Shippers: Xeneta

After a rare dip in long-term contracted ocean freight rates in December and January, container shipping costs are rising once again, with a 3.9% increase in […]

February 28, 2022

Turkey Might Restrict Russia’s Warships Till Black Sea

Turkey has shifted the rhetoric to declare Russia’s assaults on Ukraine a “war”. Such a shift reportedly took place on Sunday. It further decided to implement […]

February 28, 2022

29-Member Bulk Carrier Crew Stranded At Ukrainian Port

A Bangladesh bulk carrier – Banglar Samriddhi – with its 29 crew members, all Bangladeshis, has been stranded at port of Olvia during Russia’s attack in […]

February 28, 2022

Cargo Vessel Suspected Of Russian Connections Captured By France

French sea police seized a car cargo vessel, en route to St Petersburg, in the English Channel. Washington reportedly says that it was linked to the […]

February 28, 2022

ABS Releases Whitepaper On Autonomous Vessel Developments

ABS has published a whitepaper proposing a goal-based framework for future rules to enable autonomous vessel operations. The ABS Autonomous Vessels Whitepaper is designed to support […]

February 28, 2022

Australian Maritime Levy Campaign For Seafarer Welfare Reinforced

Having published Counsel’s advisory opinion on a potential amendment to Australian maritime legislation, Human Rights at Sea has reinforced its independent efforts to enhance seafarer support […]

May 16, 2022

Abuja MoU: Harmonizing Port State Control And Flag State Implementation

The main objective of the workshop was to provide a platform to create awareness of the duties and responsibilities of the Heads of Maritime Administrations on […]

May 15, 2022

World’s First Ocean-Assisted Carbon Removal Plant In The World

On one of the remote stretches of a coastline on Hawaii’s Big Island, a startup has pioneered an “ocean-assisted” carbon removal process — one that can […]

May 15, 2022

‘Mauritius Precious Cruise’ Aboard ‘Nippon Maru’ To Set Sail In December 2022

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line, Ltd. (MOPAS) introduced the “Mauritius Precious Cruise” aboard Nippon Maru, a 47-night and 48-day Yokohama Mauritius […]

May 15, 2022

US Navy To Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer ‘USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.’

The Navy will commission the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, during a 10:00 a.m. EDT ceremony on […]

May 15, 2022

Port Of Salalah Commissions To New Equipment To Increase Efficiency And Meet Demand

This year, the Port of Salalah, Oman, has brought sixteen new eco-efficient, rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG’s) from ZPMC into operation and three new mobile harbour cranes […]

May 13, 2022

Port Of Long Beach Sets Record-Breaking April

The Port of Long Beach achieved its most active April, continuing a streak of single-month records set in 2022. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 820,718 twenty-foot […]

May 13, 2022

MacGregor Receives Order To Supply RoRo Equipment To LNG-Powered RoRo Vessel

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply RoRo equipment for an LNG-powered RoRo vessel being built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for the Tasmanian-based Australian […]

May 13, 2022

Turkish Seafarer Passes Away Due To Fire On Bridge Of Cargo Ship

The 42-year-old Turkish crew member, Ulaş Yuruk from Fatsa, on a Vanuatu-flagged general cargo vessel, ‘Akua’ (IMO 8826369), was reported to be dead after a fire […]

May 13, 2022

Stockholm To Welcome Electric, Emission-Free Fast Ferries

Green City Ferries, of Stockholm, Sweden, announced the first two routes for their groundbreaking electric fast ferry, the Beluga24. Passengers travelling to and from the communities […]