HMCC News

February 25, 2022

A Listening Ear For Seafarers And Families Directly Affected By The Ukraine Conflict

24-hour emotional support is available to any seafarers and their families directly affected by what is happening in Ukraine via SeafarerHelp – the free, confidential, multilingual […]

February 25, 2022

US Ports Struggle With Falling Throughput As Transit And Gate-Out Times Stay Elevated

Container spot rates between Chinese base ports and the US West Coast and East Coast are seeing a steady decline since they peaked in January, in […]

February 25, 2022

Höegh Autoliners Commits To Protect Oceans Against Invasive Species

The introduction of invasive species into new marine environments is a major challenge for international shipping, and one that Höegh Autoliners takes seriously. Being at the […]

February 25, 2022

Methanol-Fuelled VLCC Developed By DSIC & CSET Receives AiP From DNV

DNV recently awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (DSIC) and COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Limited (CSET) for their new […]

February 25, 2022

CMA CGM Suspends All Vessel Calls To Ukraine Until Further Notice

The CMA CGM Group has been closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea region. Over the past several days, group has taken all […]

February 25, 2022

Russia – Ukraine Crisis: Black Sea, Bosporus And Sea Of Asov – Update

On the morning of the 24th February 22 Russian forces are understood to have commenced operations within Ukraine this is understood to have included blocking access […]

February 24, 2022

Smoke From Car Carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ Reduces; Damage Onboard Reaches $401 Million

MOL Ship Management (Singapore) provides a further update on the situation regarding the ‘Felicity Ace’ car carrier which is still assumed to remain on fire drifting […]

February 24, 2022

Ship Trying To Locate A Famous Vessel Got Stuck At The Same Location

A vessel named SA Agulhas II from South Africa was stuck in the ice as it was trying to find another vessel that had been missing […]

February 24, 2022

One Of The World’s First Dual-Fuel VLCCs Unveiled In South Korea

AET, a leading owner and operator of maritime transportation assets and specialised services, named its newest vessel which is also one of the world’s first dual-fuel […]

February 24, 2022

H2A Marks Port Of Amsterdam As Future Import Hub

The H2Gate consortium, which brings together the partners Evos, Hydrogenious (Germany), Hysilabs (France) and Electriq Global (Israel) and Port of Amsterdam, has committed to establishing a […]

July 12, 2022

Report: Understanding Seafarer Suicide And Its Potential Under-Reporting

The new report discusses the mental health of seafarers and the impacts of suicide, the support available and the potential under-reporting of suicides in the sector […]

July 11, 2022

Russia’s Firms Introduce Chartered Ships To India For Supply Of Necessary Goods

Russian firms have introduced regular chartered vessels to make sure that the supply of necessary goods, including crucial raw materials to China and India in backdrop […]

July 11, 2022

No Shore Leaves: Seafarers Stuck On Ships, Covid-19 Protocols Keep Kin At Bay

Indian seafarers employed on coastal ships, including foreign-flagged vessels, are denied shore leaves as port health authorities based in Chennai are not sure if they can […]

July 11, 2022

Indian Register Of Shipping Classed Tug ‘Balbir’ Delivered To Indian Navy

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Kolkata on 7 July 2022. As […]

July 11, 2022

Longest Nuclear Submarine In The World Handed Over To Russia’s Navy

The “Belgorod” is a “research submarine,” per an official press release that was published on Friday by the Sevmash submarine yard. It is built to be […]

July 11, 2022

Survey: 80% Of Shippers Are Demanding Greater Connectivity And Visibility

Tive, the technology leader in the new era of supply chain and logistics visibility, reveals how 80% of shippers are demanding greater connectivity, visibility and collaboration […]

July 11, 2022

Design Of The First Fully-Electric Ro-Pax Ferry In Greece Announced

Saronic Ferries has today announced their partnership with C-Job Naval Architects. For the Greek owner, C-Job will develop the design of the first fully-electric Ro-Pax ferry […]

July 11, 2022

India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant Successfully Completes Fourth Phase Of Its Sea Trials

India’s first-ever 40,000-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) dubbed Vikrant completed the fourth phase of sea trials on Sunday. IAC Vikrant is so far the largest as […]

July 11, 2022

DNV Awards NAPA’s Next-Generation Passenger Ship Stability Management Solution Type Approval

DNV, the world’s leading classification society, has awarded type approval to NAPA’s new onboard stability software for the passenger sector – NAPA Stability, a new onboard […]