HMCC News

March 12, 2022

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Zero-Emission Vessel Arrives In Singapore On Its World Tour

The hydrogen-powered and zero-emission vessel will make its only Asia stopover at Marina ONE degrees15 from 10 to 20 March 2022. The vessel is on a […]

March 12, 2022

Man Pleads Guilty Of Attacking Three Crewmates & Killing One

A scalloping ship crew member, Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, who reportedly attacked three crew members, eventually killing one, pleaded guilty in Boston’s federal court on Wednesday […]

March 11, 2022

Multiple Vessels Hit By Ammunition; Seafarers Injured & Even Killed So Far Due To Ukraine-Russia War

Officials from the shipping industry called on Thursday for safe passage for more than hundreds of seafarers and vessels stuck in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. […]

March 11, 2022

Blue Safe Maritime Corridor Considered For Evacuation Of Seafarers And Ships From War Zone

IMO Extraordinary Council Session held to discuss the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The International […]

March 11, 2022

Asia-First Newbuild Taiwan-Flagged Service Operation Vessel Delivered

On March 8, 2022, a newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) (Note 1), the “TSS PIONEER,” which has been constructed through Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd., […]

March 11, 2022

Japan’s First Methanol-Fueled Domestic Tanker To Be Developed Under Alliance Of 6 Companies

MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd., Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd., Niihama Kaiun Co., Ltd., Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. have agreed to […]

March 11, 2022

Impact Of The Conflict Between Russia And Ukraine On Port Of Antwerp

Port of Antwerp expresses its support and empathy for all the human suffering caused by the conflict in Ukraine. As a world port, the port of […]

March 11, 2022

World’s First Subsea Compressor Units Reach 100,000 Operational Hours

Equinor has awarded MAN Energy Solutions a new contract to supply a subsea compressor unit for the Åsgard gas field in offshore Norway. The compressor system […]

March 11, 2022

Port Of Amsterdam Opts For Clean Shipping

Port of Amsterdam, as a leader in the transition to a sustainable society, wants to accelerate making shipping and the maritime sector more sustainable. Today it […]

March 11, 2022

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution & CMA CGM Join Hands To Increase Protection Of Whales

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, announced its partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to increase right whale detection efforts […]

July 7, 2022

MoU Signed Between Indian Navy And The Directorate General Of Shipping For Transition Of Indian Navy Personnel To Merchant Navy

A landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Indian Navy (IN) and the Directorate General of Shipping on 20 June 2022 to facilitate transition […]

July 7, 2022

Stella Maris Backs Vatican’s Urgent Call To Grant All Seafarers Shore Leave

Global ship visiting network, Stella Maris, has backed an urgent call from the Vatican for all seafarers to be granted shore leave immediately. In a message […]

July 7, 2022

NAPA’s Digital Expertise Underpins New Collaboration Tackling “Sail Fast, Then Wait” To Reduce Shipping’s Emissions

NAPA, a leading digital technology provider for the maritime industry, has become one of the founding and coordinating members of the Blue Visby Consortium, which is […]

July 7, 2022

Indian Coast Guard Rescued 22 Crew Members from MT Global King-1, Off the Gujarat Coast

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully rescued 22 crew members from a sinking merchant vessel, MT Global King-1, off Gujarat’s Porbandar coast on Wednesday, an official […]

July 7, 2022

BP Accused of Dumping Industrial Waste in a Marine Zone off Shetland

BP was allegedly accused of dumping industrial wastes at sea after it started dumping thousands of tons of oil pipes in a legally protected marine reserve […]

July 7, 2022

AMSA Detains MV Portland Bay For Mechanical Inspection

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has detained the MV Portland Bay currently berthed in Port Botany, NSW. This follows AMSA’s legal direction to the vessel […]

July 7, 2022

Faster Transit Times And Easing Port Delays: Light At The End Of The Tunnel For Shippers?

After more than two years of chronic delays in container shipping, shippers are finally seeing continuing improvements in both transit times and in port delays, according […]

July 6, 2022

UK Hydrographic Office invites Indigenous Seabed Mapping Companies to join UK Centre for Seabed Mapping

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is inviting UK-based public organisations involved in seabed mapping who share common interests in optimising the UK’s national maritime assets to […]

July 6, 2022

MV Portland Bay Reaches Shore Three Days after Being Stranded Off Sydney

The tireless efforts of a rescue team tasked with the responsibility of towing the cargo vessel MV Portland Bay stranded off the Sydney coast since Monday […]