HMCC News

March 18, 2022

3 Panama-Flagged Ships Hit In Black Sea Since Start Of Russia-Ukraine War

Three Panama-flagged vessels were hit by Russian missiles in the Black Sea from when Russia invaded Ukraine last month, Panama’s Maritime Authority informed on Wednesday. The […]

March 17, 2022

Photos: Longest Vessel Ever To Sail On Brahmaputra Anchors At Pandu Port

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (PSW) achieved a new landmark on Tuesday with the motor vessel dubbed (MV) Ram Prasad Bismil. It secured its […]

March 17, 2022

Wärtsilä To Deliver First Dedicated Methanol Fuel Supply System

Wärtsilä has developed a dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac, as interest grows in the methanol pathway to decarbonisation. Combined with the recently introduced Wärtsilä […]

March 17, 2022

Historic Agreement Inked For Construction Of India’s Largest Dredger To Be ‘Made In India’

Dredging Corporation of India has signed a historic Ship Building Agreement for the First Make in India Project for Construction of First Beagle Series 12 Trailing […]

March 17, 2022

NYK Begins To Bareboat Charter Crew Transfer Vessel In Offshore Wind Industry

NYK has begun to bareboat charter a crew transfer vessel (CTV)* to service offshore wind farms with Northern Offshore Services AS (NOS), a subsidiary of the […]

March 17, 2022

MSC Joins White House Flow Initiative To Improve Supply Chain Data-Sharing

Relying on a common digital infrastructure to connect the supply chain is vital to moving goods more efficiently. So, MSC is delighted to join Freight Logistics […]

March 17, 2022

ITF And ETF Condemn P&O Mass Sacking And Outsourcing

Global and European maritime unions have expressed anger and condemnation at breaking news that ferry operator P&O Ferries will move to sack its UK based seafaring […]

March 17, 2022

Russian Attacks On Merchant Ships In Ukraine; Blockade Imposed On Coast And Ports

BBC website reported that Russian forces are ‘not ready yet to launch a sea-based operation against the southern port city (of Odesa) as they haven’t established […]

March 17, 2022

Watch: Heerema’s Offshore Vessels Successfully Plugged In On Shore Power

Heerema Marine Contractors’ largest crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf have officially switched from using their engines to using shore power. The successful commissioning of the shore […]

March 17, 2022

Filipino Seafarers Trapped Off Black Sea Evacuated With Armed Guards

Shipowners are taking additional efforts and also contributing hefty amounts to safely evacuate seafarers who are trapped in the Black Sea due to the intensifying war […]

June 1, 2022

Hydrogen Energy System For Cruise Vessels – DNV Grants Preliminary Approval To HAV Group

DNV has awarded the Norwegian technology provider HAV Group ASA preliminary approval for its hydrogen-based energy system. The system uses liquefied hydrogen storage and fuel cells […]

June 1, 2022

Seafair’s Crew Management Platform – First Digital Solution For End-To-End Crew Management

Seafair’s crew management platform, a cloud-based, user-friendly software product that aims to radically transform the experience of stakeholders involved in maritime crewing was officially launched. COVID-19 […]

June 1, 2022

Watch: One Of World’s Longest Cruise Ships Crashes Into Jamaican Pier

The world’s longest cruise liner has reportedly crashed in the Caribbean as it was coming to the dock. In Falmouth, Jamaica, the Harmony of the Seas […]

May 31, 2022

Russia Prepared To Collaborate With Turkey To Free Up Ukrainian Grain Exports

On Monday, Vladimir Putin told Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish counterpart, that Moscow was all set to collaborate with Ankara for freeing up maritime shipping that […]

May 31, 2022

World’s First-Ever Smart LNG OSVs Delivered To CNOOC

The first-ever smart domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled offshore support vessels (OSVs) Haiyang Shiyou 547 and Haiyang Shiyou 542 were finally completed in Qidong, Jiangsu […]

May 31, 2022

Anglo-Eastern And Wärtsilä Reach Major Milestone In ‘Connecting Ships’ To Improve Safety And Environmental Sustainability

Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, and ship manager Anglo-Eastern are proud to announce a significant milestone in their joint project to improve safety […]

May 31, 2022

Maersk Carries Out Its First International Relay Shipments In China

With 27 containers from Vancouver, Canada, being loaded onto the container vessel ‘Merete Maersk’, the first batch of Chinese coastal relay of international cargo from a […]

May 31, 2022

Port Of Salalah Ranked Second Most Efficient Port Globally

The Port of Salalah has climbed four positions from sixth place in the Container Ports Performance Index (CPPI) 2020 to second place globally in the CPPI […]

May 31, 2022

Bureau Veritas Certifies METIS Cyberspace Technology SA On Cyber Resilience

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has awarded type approval certification (TAC) to an IoT solution offered by METIS Cyberspace Technology […]