HMCC News

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 […]

March 16, 2022

Russian Navy Vessels Seen Approaching Odessa Coast

Russia has sent amphibious assault vessels to Berdyansk, a Ukrainian port city it has seized control of. Berdyansk is situated near Mariupol that is until now […]

March 16, 2022

Ever Given’s Sister Vessel Runs Aground In US, Almost After A Year Of Suez Canal Incident

A 1,095-foot container vessel operated by Evergreen Marine Corp, the company whose vessel had reportedly blocked the Suez Canal in 2021 for almost a week, holding […]

March 16, 2022

Ship Recycling Workers’ Protest Shakes Aliaga

In the last six days, almost the totality of the ship recycling workforce at İzmir Aliağa district, Turkey, has been striking for better employment conditions. Around […]

July 26, 2022

US Navy’s Ship USS Whidbey Island Decommissions After Nearly 38 Years Of Service

Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship namesake, USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) held a decommissioning ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va. on July 22 […]

July 26, 2022

26 Maritime Countries Met In Cook Islands For Discussing Maritime Issues

Australia is one of 26 countries lining the Pacific Rim that work closely to promote safe, secure shipping and a clean marine environment within the Asia-Pacific […]

July 26, 2022

US $18M Committed To Establish Supply Chain Integrity Of Green Marine Fuels

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) is leading a consortium of 18 industry partners to launch a drop-in biofuels pilot project with a combined contribution […]

July 26, 2022

Progressive Measures Taken By Indian Government To Increase Job Opportunities For Seafarers

Following are the progressive steps taken by government to increase the job opportunities for seafarers in the last three years. Three-Tier Mechanism of Learning comprises of […]

July 25, 2022

UK House Of Lords Committee Disappointed With UK Government’s Response To Extensive Human Rights At Sea Recommendations

The UK House of Lords International Defence and Relations Committee Inquiry ( 1 March 2022) into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) […]

July 25, 2022

WA Search Mission Rescued A Fisherman Who Spent A Night In The Waters Off Western Australia

Emergency crew members will keep their search at first light to locate a missing fisherman (a Chinese national) off Green Head, in the north of Perth. […]

July 25, 2022

Russia Says Strike On Odesa Port Destroyed Ukraine’s Military Infrastructure

Russian missiles destroyed Ukraine’s military infrastructure in a reported strike on Ukraine’s port of Odesa, essential for grain exports, a foreign ministry spokeswoman from Russia informed […]

July 25, 2022

Maersk Creates A Fast And Reliable India-Bangladesh Cross-Border Logistics Solution Using Inland Waterways

The first movement on Maersk’s end-to-end integrated logistics solution on the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route involved the transportation of containerised cargo from Kolkata, India, to a river […]

July 25, 2022

Coral Princess Cruise Ship Docks In Brisbane After Being Stuck At Sea For Two Days

The cruise ship, Coral Princess, had 2000 passengers on board and finally docked in Brisbane after being stuck at sea for two additional days. The ship […]