HMCC News

On Saturday, a Danish-owned vessel that was reportedly boarded by the pirates in the Gulf of Guinea was seen approximately 540 miles further off the shore […]

As a key strand of the Government’s 9-point plan for seafarers, the new law is designed to protect those working on vessels operating an international service […]

The technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution – Wärtsilä Fit4Power – to extend the emissions-compliant lifetime of merchant vessels by providing […]

GoodFuels, the leading biofuels provider for the global transport industry, has announced the successful completion of a first biofuel bunkering in collaboration with Hyundai GLOVIS, a […]

ISWAN operates several free, international, confidential helplines providing 24-hour help and support to seafarers and their families around the world. In 2022, ISWAN’s helpline services assisted […]

Russia and India are considering using the Northern Sea Route, which traverses the Arctic, for shipping. Image for representation purpose only Alexei Chekunkov, Russia’s minister for […]

MSC, the world’s largest maritime container transporter, has added a new 24,000+ TEU mega-ship, the MSC Celestino Maresca, to its fleet. Other shipping companies such as […]

Celebrity Cruises Edge Class of ships has been introducing cruise industry firsts since the launch of Celebrity Edge in 2018—including the Magic Carpet, a cantilevering floating […]

The US Navy’s Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo vessel, USNS Matthew Perry, has carried out its maintenance and repair activities at an L&T shipyard based in […]

Pirates have reportedly attacked and then, boarded a Danish-owned vessel in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday and communications networks with the vessel have since been […]