HMCC News

March 24, 2022

P&O Ferries Head Apologizes For Firing 800 Seafarers; Declares Compensation To Everyone Sacked

P&O has defended its decision to fire about 800 workers without prior notice. It further added that no offences were committed, a day after the firm […]

March 24, 2022

New Guidance For National Emission Reduction Released

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project has published a new guide on the development of National Action Plans (NAPs) to address GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions from ships. The […]

March 24, 2022

CMA CGM And Electrolux To Ship 40,000 TEUs Of Appliances Through LNG Powered Vessels

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, announced the conclusion of an agreement to ship […]

March 24, 2022

MOL Adopts Car Carrier Operation Digital Transformation Promotion Project

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its group company MOL Information Systems, announced the success of a demonstration test of automated space management for car carriers (booking […]

March 24, 2022

Northern European Maritime Leaders Brought Together To Discuss Advances In Sustainability

More than 30 maritime industry leaders from across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland attended the ABS Northern Europe Committee to hear about the latest ABS advancements […]

March 24, 2022

Port Of Rotterdam First In Netherlands To Allocate Airspace For Drone Use

The Port of Rotterdam Authority will start a pilot on regulations and traffic control in the so-called ‘very low-level airspace’ to ensure that increased drone traffic […]

March 24, 2022

Photos: Greenpeace Activists Protest In Front Of Supertanker – Demanding That EU Ban Russian Oil

Baltic Sea – Greenpeace activists from Germany and the Nordics continue protests in the Baltic Sea, urging the EU to get away from imports of oil, […]

March 24, 2022

Norwegian Ship Owner Gets Prison Sentence In An Attempt To Export Ship For Scrapping

The Gulating Lagmannsrett, an Appeal Court in the Norwegian city of Bergen, has confirmed the prison sentence for Norwegian ship owner Georg Eide for aiding and […]

March 23, 2022

Suez Canal To Hike Transit Fees For Ships In May 2022

Egypt announced on Tuesday that it is going to hike vessel transit fees, for oil-laden tankers that pass via the Suez Canal, one of the world’s […]

March 23, 2022

Hard Sail System To Be Installed On Large Bulk Carrier Certified By Ministry Of Japan

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding announced the introduction plan of large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified as “Introduction […]

August 4, 2022

Calling Grain Delivery ‘A Humanitarian Imperative’, Secretary-General Welcomes Departure Of First Commercial Ship To Leave Odesa Since 26 February

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the departure of the M/V Razoni, the first […]

August 4, 2022

USV Returns From First Caldera Survey In Tonga Loaded With ‘Astounding’ Data

SEA-KIT International’s Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Maxlimer has returned from an initial survey mission inside the caldera of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai (HT–HH) volcano carrying a plethora […]

August 4, 2022

Inspection Of The First Commercial Vessel Under The Black Sea Grain Initiative Completed

The first shipment of over 26,000 tons of Ukrainian food under a Black Sea export deal was cleared to proceed today, towards its final destination in […]

August 3, 2022

Giant Shipwreck Discovered At The Sea Bottom A Few Miles Off The UK Coast

A huge shipwreck lying at the bottom of the sea just a few miles off the UK coast was discovered, and now, more information has been […]

August 3, 2022

British Millionaire Dies After His Luxury Yacht Collides With Rocks

A British man who reportedly lost his life after a 70ft luxury yacht that was sailing off the Italy coast crashed into rocks has been named […]

August 3, 2022

Watch: 8 Crew Members From Indonesia Stuck On Cargo Ship Seek Help To Return Home

Eight crew members from Indonesia, who’re stuck on their vessel for nearly six months now and without pay at the Kaohsiung Port, are seeking help head […]

August 3, 2022

Watch: History Made As First Locally Assembled Vessel Floats In Lake Victoria

President Uhuru Kenyatta commissioned the Kisumu Shipyard officially on Tuesday, and also witnessed the floating of the MV Uhuru II ship that is nearing its completion. […]

August 3, 2022

Filipino Authorities Suspend Seafarers Recruitment Agency After ITF Red List Warning Over Illegal Fees

A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) highlighted its illegal practices. […]

August 2, 2022

Bodies Of 25 Victims Found After Floating Crane Disaster In South China

The bodies of 25 victims have been recovered after a floating crane reportedly sank off south China’s Guangdong Province in early July, the provincial maritime search […]