HMCC News

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 […]

March 16, 2022

NYK Completes Biofuel Trial On Seanergy Vessel Transporting Anglo American Cargo

The capesize bulker Friendship, owned by Seanergy Maritime and chartered by NYK, has collaborated with global mining company Anglo American to complete a trial using biofuel […]

March 16, 2022

150 Years Of LR In Italy Celebrated With Fincantieri’s 75th Vessel & Visit To Wartsila

LR (Lloyd’s Register), a leading provider of classification, compliance and advisory services to the marine and offshore industries, and Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding […]

March 16, 2022

Estonia Ratifies Compensation Regime For Hazardous And Noxious Cargoes

Estonia has become the latest country to accede to a key IMO compensation treaty covering the maritime transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. […]

March 16, 2022

World’s Largest Civilian Hospital Ship Global Mercy Makes Way To Senegal In May

The 37,000-gt Global Mercy was welcomed in Rotterdam, Netherlands over the last two weeks as the ship opened its doors to the public and global dignitaries […]

March 16, 2022

‘Ammonia Prepared’ Class Notation For Geogas LPG Carriers Ordered At HMD

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, is supporting the classification and construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in the Republic of […]

August 2, 2022

Largest Container Ship In The World Delivered To ABS Class

The EVER ALOT, the largest container ship in the world, with just over 24,000 TEU capacity, has been delivered to ABS class. The vessel is the […]

August 2, 2022

GTT Signs A Contract For Its “Smart Shipping” Solutions With Antartica21

GTT, through its subsidiary Marorka, announces the signature of a contract with Antarctica21, the world’s leading Antarctic fly and cruise expedition operator, to equip its modern […]

August 2, 2022

IMO Welcomes First Ship Departure Under Black Sea Grain Initiative

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the departure from Odesa of the first commercial ship to leave the port under the United Nations supported Black Sea […]

August 2, 2022

NYK Participated In Marine Biofuel Data Collection And Analysis Project

NYK and Astomos Energy Corporation have participated in a marine biofuel demonstration project launched by the Global Center for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), a non-profit organization aiming […]

August 1, 2022

Wah Kwong, Qiyao And Bureau Veritas Launched Feasibility Study On Carbon Capture And Storage On Ships

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, Wah Kwong, one of Hong Kong’s largest shipowners, and Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology Co. Ltd. […]

August 1, 2022

Hopes Rise For The First Shipment Of Ukrainian Grain On Monday

The chances of the first-ever grain-exporting vessel leaving Ukraine’s ports on Monday were high, a spokesperson for President Tayyip Erdogan had earlier mentioned on Sunday. In […]

August 1, 2022

Record Container Vessel Traffic Jam As Backlog Continues

If you look at Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) — the largest container import gateway in America — you’d think that shipping congestion has […]

August 1, 2022

Lebanon Detains Syrian Ship Carrying Stolen Grain From Ukraine

In the latest developments from the Russia-Ukraine war, a Syria-based ship loaded with stolen Ukrainian grain was detained in Lebanon. Per the LBCI media, the Public […]

July 29, 2022

Ukrainian Refugees Seek Safe Passage In A Scottish Cruise Ship

MS Victoria, a cruise vessel chartered by the Scottish government, welcomed the first group of refugees from Ukraine on Tuesday while the war continued in Ukraine. […]