HMCC News

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) […]

September 4, 2020

India: Major Ports To Use Only Indian Built Tug Boats Now Onwards

The Ministry of Shipping has directed all major ports to procure or charter tug boats which are only made in India. All procurements being done by […]

September 4, 2020

Bureau Veritas, Nokia And Sembcorp Marine Successfully Complete Trial Of Remote Surveys

With COVID-19 severely disrupting traditional manned surveys in the marine and offshore industry, Bureau Veritas (BV) in Singapore, in collaboration with Nokia and Sembcorp Marine, has […]

September 4, 2020

NTSB Issues 4 Safety Recommendations Based On Investigation Of USS Fitzgerald Collision

The National Transportation Safety Board issued four safety recommendations in its final report on the agency’s investigation of the fatal, June 17, 2017, collision between the […]

September 3, 2020

World’s First Effort To Achieve Zero Emissions From Ships Using Ammonia Fuel Kicks Off

With the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016, global momentum for decarbonization has increased, and reducing GHG emissions has become an issue in […]

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 […]

January 8, 2021

MSC Cruises To Resume Sailings In The Mediterranean From 24 January

As a result of the extension of the restrictive measures related to movement within Italy, as set out in the latest decree from the Italian government […]

January 8, 2021

Zero-Emission Marine Vessels Powered By Next-Generation VRF Batteries In Making

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. announced that commercial development work has commenced for the first phase of key design and engineering of next-generation vanadium redox flow-battery systems (“VRFB […]