HMCC News

March 10, 2022

107 Years Later Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship ‘Endurance’ Finally Found

The wreckage of explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship dubbed Endurance that had been crushed by Antarctic ice and sank about 10,000 feet to the ocean’s floor over […]

March 10, 2022

Crew Of Russian Billionaire’s Superyacht Fired Owing To Sanctions: Reports

The crew members of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov’s superyacht had been fired after Western sanctions restricted salary from being paid to its staff. On Monday, Sarnia […]

March 10, 2022

Russia Plans To Retaliate Against Nations Banning Russian Vessels

Mikhail Mishustin, Russia’s Prime Minister, reportedly said on Wednesday that the government is planning to retaliate against those nations that ban their vessels from entering their […]

March 10, 2022

Hapag-Lloyd To Acquire Container Liner Business Of Africa Specialist Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL)

Hapag-Lloyd and German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL) signed a framework agreement under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire the container liner business of DAL. With a history dating […]

March 10, 2022

Bespoke Peer-To-Peer Support Groups For Seafarers Affected By The Conflict In Ukraine

International maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society has created three bespoke Peer-to-Peer Support Groups for seafarers affected by the conflict in Ukraine. The unique WhatsApp groups build […]

March 10, 2022

Seafarers Of Ukrainian & Russian Origin Share Their Apologies & Emotions On Board

Stella Maris chaplains have been speaking about the dilemmas and worries of both Ukrainian and Russian seafarers as the war in Ukraine deepens. Wojciech Holub, Stella […]

March 10, 2022

U-Ming’s Eco-Friendly Post Panamax Bulk Carrier ‘MV Cemtex Excellence’ Christened

A Christening ceremony was hosted by Mr Douglas Hsu, Chairman of the Far Eastern Group on March 9, 2022 at the Group’s Head Quarters in Taipei […]

March 10, 2022

Wärtsilä To Install Scrubbers On Two New RoPax Vessels

The technology group Wärtsilä has secured a new agreement for its exhaust gas cleaning systems to be installed on two newbuild 218m roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels (RoPax) […]

March 9, 2022

Port Of Rotterdam Authority Raising Land Level For ‘Green’ Companies

At Maasvlakte 2, 55ha of land is being raised for companies that make renewable fuels and chemical products. Marine engineering company Van Oord has recently started […]

March 9, 2022

130,000 Women And Men United In Supporting Parity And Diversity Within CMA CGM Group

Celebrated worldwide on March 8, International Women’s Day aims to raise awareness and promote women in society. In 2022, the CMA CGM Group is reiterating its […]

July 18, 2022

P & O Pacific Explorer Cruise Ship With 100 Covid Positive Passengers Docked In Sydney

Another cruise ship experienced a Covid-19 outbreak and docked in Sydney with over 100 passengers testing Covid positive. The P&O Pacific Explorer got over with its […]

July 18, 2022

Two Sailors Injured After Ship Caught On Fire During RIMPAC Exercise

Two sailors of the Peruvian Navy’s ship named the BAP Guise suffered burns when a fire broke in the ship’s engine room around 8 am on […]

July 18, 2022

Ships Wait Up To Three Weeks To Load At Albany Port, Result Of The Bumper West Australian Crop

Ships wait up to three weeks at anchor to load grains at the Port of Albany as supply chain-specific issues result in delays. Most important pointers: […]

July 18, 2022

EMSA Drone Operating In The Strait Of Gibraltar Area For Multipurpose Maritime Surveillance

EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft is in operation in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar providing the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda with […]

July 18, 2022

Yang Ming Adds 11,000 TEU Ship ‘YM Tutorial’ To Transpacific Service

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) has welcomed its newest 11,000 TEU class container vessel, ‘YM Tutorial’. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, […]

July 18, 2022

Bo Xu, Chinese Chief Officer Of Oil Tanker Jian Qiao 502 Selected For IMO Bravery Award

Mr. Bo Xu, Chief Officer impressed the judges with his exceptional rescue of two survivors, found in a life raft in severe weather and heavy seas. […]

July 18, 2022

Navy Takes Accountability Actions After USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Investigation

The U.S. Navy completed the accountability actions in support of the command investigation into the July 2020 fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Commander, U.S. […]

July 18, 2022

Edda Wind’s Service Operation Vessel, Edda Goelo Launched at Astilleros Balenciaga, Spain

Edda Wind’s Service Operation Vessel Edda Goelo (C416) was launched at Astilleros Balenciaga in Spain. Edda Goelo will commence operations for Siemens Gamesa at Iberdrola’s offshore […]

July 18, 2022

INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned After 35 Years Of Glorious Service To The Nation

INS Sindhudhvaj bid adieu to Indian Navy on Saturday, 16 Jul 2022, serving for a glorious period of 35 years. Vice Adm Biswajit Dasgupta Flag Officer […]