HMCC News

March 4, 2022

Crew From Bangladeshi Vessel ‘MV Banglar Samriddhi’ Rescued With 1 Loss Of Life [Videos]

A Bangladeshi sailor has been killed on board ‘Banglar Samriddhi’, a Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s ship, which is stranded at the Olvia seaport, was attacked by a […]

March 3, 2022

Estonian Cargo Vessel Sinks Off Odesa; Innocent Ships Becoming Victims Of War

An Estonian cargo vessel sank on Thursday off Ukraine’s major Black Sea port of Odesa, hours after a Bangladeshi ship was hit by a bomb/missile at […]

March 3, 2022

Russia To Avoid Sending 4 Warships Through Bosphorus & Dardanelles Straits, Says Turkey

Turkey has asked Russia to avoid sending its 4 naval vessels through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles strait. Following such a request, Russia withdrew its initial decision […]

March 3, 2022

Seafarer Goes Home After Months Abandoned Alone On A Ship At Tawfiq Port In Egypt

Ahmad Bakkour Khaled (right) celebrating his freedom after months trapped alone on his ship without food or electricity for months. He is pictured (below) with Nasser […]

March 3, 2022

GHG Inventory and Carbon Accounting Service Launched By ABS

ABS has launched Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory and Carbon Accounting, adding to its industry-leading suite of marine and offshore sustainability services. GHG Inventory and Carbon Accounting […]

March 3, 2022

Japan’s 1st LNG-Fueled Ferry ‘Sunflower Kurenai’ Launched

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on March 3, a naming and launching ceremonies for the first of Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries, which were […]

March 3, 2022

Full Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Rudder Flap For 18,500 TEU Container Ship Receives AiP

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to InfraCore Company for its design, modelling, production […]

March 3, 2022

Concept Design For Ammonia-Fuel Ready LNG-Fueled Vessel Completed By NYK

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (hereinafter, NYK), MTI Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, MTI), and Elomatic Oy, a Finnish maritime consulting and engineering firm (hereinafter Elomatic), have completed the […]

March 2, 2022

Canada Joins UK In Restricting Russian Vessels To Enter Ports

Canada is still extending its efforts to prevent Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by imposing new measures on the country’s ports and waters. Omar Alghabra, Canada’s Minister […]

March 2, 2022

Shipping Giants To Halt New Orders & Delivery Of Russian Shipments

The global manufacturing and transportation communities are extending efforts to distance themselves from Russia. On 1 March, the two leading shipping lines in the world, Maersk […]

July 14, 2022

Distressed Indian Crew Abandoned For Over 32 Months In Sri Lanka Loses A Member To Tragic Death

The six remaining Indian crew onboard the Indian flagged vessel the MV SAI ARAMBH (IMO 9115456, MMSI 419001377) have been reportedly abandoned since 18 October 2019 […]

July 14, 2022

APM Terminals MedPort Tangier Investment Set To Drive Down CO2 Emissions

APM Terminals global commitment to achieving a 70% reduction in absolute emissions by 2030 and Net Zero emissions by 2040 is shaping investment in the expansion […]

July 14, 2022

Port Of Los Angeles Sets New June Cargo Record

The Port of Los Angeles moved 876,611 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, edging out last year as the best June in the Port’s 115-year history. […]

July 14, 2022

HMM Unveils Future Growth Strategy With KRW 15 Trillion Investment Plan

HMM reveals a mid-to long-term strategy to diversify its business portfolio for future growth and leap forward to be a global top-rated shipping and logistics company. […]

July 13, 2022

Real Life Incident: Anchoring Kerfuffle

A tanker arrived at a busy anchorage for bunkering and provisions. With pilot on board, they prepared to drop the port anchor at the designated anchorage. […]

July 13, 2022

Work Starts In Ancona Dry Dock on the Luxury Cruise Ship “Seven Seas Grandeur”

The keel-laying ceremony was held at the Ancona shipyard for “Seven Seas Grandeur”, the third luxury cruise ship that Fincantieri is building for Regent Seven Seas […]

July 13, 2022

Captain Of Container Ship “Algeciras Express” Goes Missing Mysteriously

Spanish authorities are examining the sudden disappearance of a 50,789 DWT container ship captain. The vessel reached the Port of Algeciras late last week. The Algeciras […]

July 13, 2022

Covid-19-Hit Coral Princess Cruise Ship Docked In Sydney

Coral Princess cruise ship carrying over 100 Covid positive individuals onboard has reportedly docked in Sydney. After departing from Eden on the south coast of New […]

July 13, 2022

Dry Bulk Carriers Face Increasing Congestion At Rotterdam Due To Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Congestion for Dry Bulk Carriers at Rotterdam has soared due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Since the outbreak of war in late February, the average waiting time […]