HMCC News

November 16, 2024

Russian Bomber Jet & Naval Ships Spotted Dangerously Close To UK’s Territorial Waters

Image for representation purposes only. The U.K sent fighter jets to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft hovering close to the former’s airspace, per the Defense Ministry. […]

November 16, 2024

Scientists Discover Largest Coral In The World Near Solomon Islands, Bigger Than A Blue Whale

Image for representation purposes only. Scientists have found the largest coral in the world near the southeastern end of the Solomon Islands, stating the structure was […]

November 15, 2024

Container Ship That Collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge Arrives In China To Begin Repairs After 8-Months

Image Credits: Wikipedia The containership Dali that struck the Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge eight months ago, arrived at Fuzhou Port in China on November 13. […]

November 15, 2024

Denmark Bans Scrubber Discharge From Ships To Protect Its Territorial Waters

Image for representation purposes only Denmark is set to ban the discharge of scrubber water from ships in its territorial waters starting July 1, 2025. The […]

November 15, 2024

Amazon, IKEA Form Zero Emissions Maritime Buyers Alliance To Go Green In Shipping

Image for representation purposes only Amazon and IKEA, along with over 30 other companies that rely on ocean freight, are collaborating to increase demand for green […]

November 15, 2024

ZPMC Launches World’s Largest Pile-Driving Vessel, The Erhang Changqing

Image Credits: ZPMC The Chinese state-owned engineering company and the world’s largest manufacturer of cranes and large steel structures, ZPMC, has launched the Erhang Changqing, the […]

November 15, 2024

Two Somali Pirates Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Holding U.S. Journalist Hostage For 3 Years

Image for representation purposes only Two Somali pirates were sentenced to 30 years in prison after holding an American journalist hostage for nearly three years. The […]

November 15, 2024

Germany Blocks Arrival Of Russian LNG Shipment At Brunsbüttel Terminal

Image for representation purposes only Germany has stopped a Russian LNG shipment from arriving at the Brunsbüttel terminal in Northern Germany, complying with its policy of […]

November 15, 2024

U.S. Sanctions 26 Iranian Oil Smuggling Networks Funding Terror Groups

Image for representation purposes only The United States Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on 26 companies, individuals and vessels linked to the Syrian-based Al-Qatirji […]

November 15, 2024

U.S. Navy Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Robotics System To Repair & Upgrade Satellites In Space

Image Credits: US Navy The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have built a revolutionary robotic system designed to […]

December 28, 2024

Vietnam Builds Its Largest Bulk Carrier Ready To Sail From Hai Phong

Image Credits: SBIC Vietnam has built its biggest dry bulk carrier, the 65,000 DWT Truong Minh Dream which will be operating from the port city of […]

December 27, 2024

Adani’s Mundra Port Welcomes Its First LNG Container Ship

Image for representation purposes only Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Mundra has achieved a historic milestone by welcoming CMA CGM Fort Diamant, India’s first-ever […]

December 27, 2024

China Successfully Completes Its First Ammonia Bunkering Operation

Image Credits: COSCO On December 24, China conducted its first ammonia bunkering operation at the COSCO Shipping Heavy Industries shipyard in Dalian. The tugboat Yuan Tuo […]

December 27, 2024

2 Greek Shipping Companies Fined $4.5 Million For Dumping Oily Waste In U.S. Waters

Image for representation purposes only Two Greek shipping companies and two crew members of the oil tanker Kriti Ruby were sentenced for illegally dumping oily waste […]

December 27, 2024

Watch: Volunteers Struggle To Clean Up Oily Waste Scattered All Over Black Sea Beach Coastline

Screengrab from X video posted by Volcaholic A massive oil spill has hit Russia’s Kerch Strait region after two tankers were damaged during a storm, spilling […]

December 27, 2024

Bosphorus Strait Traffic Suspended Again After Tanker Suffers Mechanical Failure

Image for representation purposes only Ship traffic in Istanbul’s busy Bosphorus Strait was temporarily suspended on December 26 after the Panamanian-flagged tanker Cordelia Moon suffered an […]

December 27, 2024

Finland Detains Russian Oil Tanker Over Baltic Sea Underwater Power Cable Damage

Image for representation purposes only Finnish authorities have detained an oil tanker identified as Eagle S, registered in the Cook Islands, on suspicion of damaging undersea […]

December 27, 2024

Israel Launches Its Largest Airstrikes Against Houthi-Controlled Ports In Yemen

Image for representation purposes only Israel carried out large-scale airstrikes in Yemen on December 26, 2024, hitting ports, an airport, and power stations controlled by the […]

December 27, 2024

Sanctioned Russian Tanker Forced To Store Cargo After Failed 4-Month Worldwide Search For Buyers

Image for representation purposes only A Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) has offloaded its cargo into a storage unit in Kamchatka after failing to […]