HMCC News

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) […]

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 […]

March 8, 2021

Alfa Laval To Begin Large-Scale Testing For Methanol As A Marine Fuel

Major tests of methanol as a marine fuel will soon begin at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark. Working closely with MAN […]

March 8, 2021

DNV Awards AiP To HMD For Intra-Europe Feeder Container Ship Euro-Congreen 1900

DNV, the world’s leading classification society, granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for a new design of intra-Europe 1,900 TEU feeder […]

March 8, 2021

IMRF Launches Pandemic Response Guidance For Maritime SAR Organisations

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), supported by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, has launched comprehensive guidance for anyone working in search and rescue, on how to ensure […]

March 8, 2021

First Ever Cargo Ship With All Women Officers Flagged Off From Mumbai

History was made on 6th March when the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ports, Shipping & Waterways, virtually flagged-off an SCI tanker ship MT Swarna […]

March 5, 2021

India Commemorates ‘Chabahar Day’, Reiterates Importance Of Chabahar Port

Chabahar, a landlocked land that acts as a gateway for Afghanistan and Central Asia is in dire need of infrastructural projects like those on the Chabahar […]

March 5, 2021

Blast Hit Israeli Cargo Ship Back In Operation

The Israeli cargo ship blasted in the Gulf of Oman last week is back in operation within days of the blast. The ship had been damaged […]

March 5, 2021

Shipping Company And Chief Officer Convicted For Dumping Garbage In Great Barrier Reef

Following a prosecution by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), on Friday 26 February 2021, the chief officer and company of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier were […]

March 5, 2021

Constructive Collaboration Is Key Amid Supply Chain Overload: MSC USA’s CEO

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has highlighted the importance of continued collaboration with customers during 2021 to help ease the systemic supply chain overload triggered by the […]

March 5, 2021

Shipping Industry Needs To Talk Market-Based Measures

“One way we can make the current low emission technologies competitive with traditional fuels is through some form of market-based measure. We need a mechanism that […]