HMCC News

March 25, 2022

Video: Ukraine Claims Russian Landing Vessel Destroyed In Berdyansk

A Russian landing vessel was reportedly destroyed in the port city of Berdyansk, Ukraine’s officials claimed. On a social media platform, Ukraine’s Navy mentioned that the […]

March 25, 2022

Videos: Bangladeshi Cargo Vessel Capsizes At Kolkata Port

A small container vessel registered with Bangladesh tilted and capsized at India’s Kolkata port, sending crew members running about to ensure safety and tackle the boxes […]

March 25, 2022

NYK PCTC Makes Its First Call At Port Yarimca Terminal in Turkey

On March 20, Selene Leader, a PCTC operated by NYK, made its first call at Port Yarimca, a finished-car logistics terminal that NYK participates in the […]

March 25, 2022

FSO SAFER Oil Spill – Contingency Planning Workshops Conducted In Yemen

As part of United Nations-coordinated efforts to address the risk of an oil spill from the FSO SAFER moored off the coast of Yemen, the International […]

March 25, 2022

Maritime Grounds In Ukraine: Interview With An Odesa-Based Maritime Lawyer

“Mariupol is, I think, a nightmare situation because the terrorists they [are] just damaging everything there, so it maybe the most awful thing we have ever […]

March 25, 2022

IMO: Preventing Transfer Of Invasive Aquatic Species In The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden

IMO and States in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region have begun developing a regional biofouling management strategy and action plan to prevent the […]

March 25, 2022

Maritime Industry Needs Government Support To Manage Decade Of Change: ABS

“We are in the early innings of a decade, maybe several decades, of change marked by the clean energy transition, digitalization, post-covid build back and of […]

March 25, 2022

Seafarers Are Human Beings; There Should Be No Differentiation Based On Their Nationality: HRAS

Meeting with the Stella Maris Ukraine National Director and Odesa Port Chaplain, Friar Oleksandr Smerechynskyy, was a unique experience in a war zone with impending threats […]

March 25, 2022

Ports Of Antwerp And Cotonou Join Forces With UNICEF

Port of Antwerp, the Port of Cotonou and UNICEF form a new partnership to advance resilient and sustainable national supply chains that maximize positive environmental, social […]

March 24, 2022

Watch: 207 Years Old Whaling Ship Known To Go Down In Gulf Of Mexico

About 15 years before Moby Dick was introduced by Herman Melville, a whaling ship from Massachusetts sank near the mouth of river Mississippi. After 207 years, […]

August 5, 2022

Five Indian Navy Officers Create History By Completing An All Women Mission In The Arabian Sea

On a Dornier-228 aircraft, five Navy officers from India created history by completing the first all-women independent maritime surveillance and reconnaissance mission in the Arabian Sea. […]

August 5, 2022

Divers Discover Buried Treasure In The Bahamas From A Vessel That Sank About 366 Years Ago

A treasure buried centuries ago has been finally recovered after it spent years underwater. The explorers discovered several artefacts from the ship Nuestra Señora de las […]

August 4, 2022

Boat Captain Ruled Guilty In Deadly Collision

Sean Michael McDonald (39) was found guilty of two cases of manslaughter and one of endangering life in connection to a severe night-time boat crash near […]

August 4, 2022

Bureau Veritas Delivers Approval To HELION Fuel Cell System, FC-Rack™

HELION Hydrogen Power high-power fuel cell manufacturer has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for its FC-RACKTM Marine version, a zero-emission hydrogen powered electric generator […]

August 4, 2022

86 Pakistani Crew On Four Ships Stranded In A War Zone

The lives of more than 86 seafarers from Pakistan are in acute danger on four vessels owned by Saint James Shipping. They have not been paid […]

August 4, 2022

Dutch Shipyard To Build The World’s First Solid Hydrogen-Fueled Vessel

The world’s first vessel, Neo Orbis, will be powered by a solid form of hydrogen — said to be much easier and safer to store than […]

August 4, 2022

Panama Canal Welcomes The Largest Vessel In Terms Of Cargo Capacity

CMA CGM’s 16,285 TEU container ship named Zephyr is the vessel with the largest capacity (in terms of cargo) to ever sail via the Panama Canal. […]

August 4, 2022

Naval Architect Selected For UC San Diego’s New California Coastal Hybrid-hydrogen Research Vessel

UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced that naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten has been selected as the naval architect for the university’s […]

August 4, 2022

Marubeni Corporation Participates In Blue Visby Consortium To Reduce Ship CO2 Emissions

Marubeni Corporation is participating in the Blue Visby Consortium (hereinafter,”Consortium”), a consortium that has been working on the development of the Blue Visby Solution (hereinafter, “Solution”), […]