HMCC News

February 25, 2022

Methanol-Fuelled VLCC Developed By DSIC & CSET Receives AiP From DNV

DNV recently awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (DSIC) and COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Limited (CSET) for their new […]

February 25, 2022

CMA CGM Suspends All Vessel Calls To Ukraine Until Further Notice

The CMA CGM Group has been closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea region. Over the past several days, group has taken all […]

February 25, 2022

Russia – Ukraine Crisis: Black Sea, Bosporus And Sea Of Asov – Update

On the morning of the 24th February 22 Russian forces are understood to have commenced operations within Ukraine this is understood to have included blocking access […]

February 24, 2022

Smoke From Car Carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ Reduces; Damage Onboard Reaches $401 Million

MOL Ship Management (Singapore) provides a further update on the situation regarding the ‘Felicity Ace’ car carrier which is still assumed to remain on fire drifting […]

February 24, 2022

Ship Trying To Locate A Famous Vessel Got Stuck At The Same Location

A vessel named SA Agulhas II from South Africa was stuck in the ice as it was trying to find another vessel that had been missing […]

February 24, 2022

One Of The World’s First Dual-Fuel VLCCs Unveiled In South Korea

AET, a leading owner and operator of maritime transportation assets and specialised services, named its newest vessel which is also one of the world’s first dual-fuel […]

February 24, 2022

H2A Marks Port Of Amsterdam As Future Import Hub

The H2Gate consortium, which brings together the partners Evos, Hydrogenious (Germany), Hysilabs (France) and Electriq Global (Israel) and Port of Amsterdam, has committed to establishing a […]

February 24, 2022

Port Of Rotterdam Operated At Pre-Corona Level In 2021

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam in 2021 matched the pre-pandemic level of 2019. Almost all goods types were up on last year; one of the […]

February 24, 2022

Russian And Ukrainian Seafarers Make Up 14.5% Of Global Shipping Workforce: ICS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the worlds merchant fleet, has warned of supply chain disruption should the free movement of Ukrainian and […]

February 24, 2022

IMO Supports Oil Spill Response, Liability And Compensation In Pacific Islands Region

IMO has been continuing its work to help make oil spill response, liability and compensation a priority on the national and regional agenda in the Pacific […]

June 24, 2022

CMA CGM Group And MPA Collaborate To Advance Maritime Decarbonization, Digitalization, Innovation And Workforce Development

The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air, and logistics solutions; and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), on 22 June […]

June 24, 2022

Innovez One To Advance Digitalization Of Major Malaysian Port, Tanjung Pelepas

Innovez One, a world-leading port information management systems provider, will supply its MarineM solution to the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), improving efficiency and enabling […]

June 24, 2022

Chevron Marine Lubricants White Paper Assesses Future Cylinder Oil Needs

Ship operators will need thermally resilient, low-ash formulations and high cleaning performance from cylinder oils as they begin to use more advanced engines and new fuels, […]

June 24, 2022

Viking Marks Float Out Of Newest Ocean Ship “Viking Saturn”

Viking® today announced its newest ocean ship—the 930-guest Viking Saturn®—was “floated out,” marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. […]

June 24, 2022

Bureau Veritas Delivers AiP To The MANTA, An Innovative Clean Up Vessel

Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the MANTA, a pioneering vessel offering solutions for […]

June 24, 2022

New Amendments For The Sea Pollution Fines in Turkish Waters

Pollution fines for Turkish waters have been amended regarding to Environmental Code with a new law numbered 7410 published in the Official Gazette on 15 June […]

June 23, 2022

Watch: US Navy Reports A Perilous Encounter Between A US Warship And Three Iranian Speedboats In The Strait Of Hormuz

In a video released by the US Navy, the Iranian Guard’s Boghammer can be seen speeding towards the patrol ship USS Sirocco, in the strategic waterway […]

June 23, 2022

The World’s Biggest 24,000 TEU Container Ship Delivered

The largest container vessel in the world, manufactured by China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was handed over to a client on Wednesday, in Shanghai. As per reports, […]

June 23, 2022

Stuck At Sea – New Data Reveals The 3,623 Seafarers Who Can’t Go Home

Melbourne, Australia (23rd June 2022) – As at the end of May 2022, 247 vessels remain abandoned at multiple locations around the world – along with […]