HMCC News

March 21, 2022

Fundraiser Launched To Support Seafarers And Their Families Impacted By Ukraine Crisis

The Seafarers International Relief Fund (SIRF) has launched a new appeal to the maritime industry to support seafarers and their families impacted by the crisis in […]

March 19, 2022

UAE Cargo Vessel Sinks Off Iran Coast; 29 Of 30 Crewmembers Rescued Successfully

Iran could rescue 29 of 30 crew members on board an Emirati cargo vessel that sank in the Gulf due to rough seas and strong winds. […]

March 18, 2022

Captain & Crew To Lock Themselves On Board As P&O Sacks Over 800 Employees

A hero ferry captain managed to pull up his gangplanks in a stand-off with the bosses of P&O after the firm fired 800 workers over a […]

March 18, 2022

World’s First EV Tanker Offsetting CO2 Emissions

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it will participate in the carbon offset (Note 1) by using “J Blue Credit” (Note 2), which utilizes the […]

March 18, 2022

IMO Working Towards Cameroon’s National Maritime Transport Policy

Cameroon is the latest country to benefit from IMO’s work promoting good governance practice in the maritime sector to support sustainable development. A virtual workshop (14-18 […]

March 18, 2022

First Multiporpose Offshore Patrol Ship ‘Thaon Di Revel’ Delivered By Fincantieri

Today, the delivery of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) “Paolo Thaon di Revel”, first of seven vessels, took place at Fincantieri’s […]

March 18, 2022

Stena Drilling To Introduce Technologically Advanced 7th Generation Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Stena Drilling are preparing to introduce the newest addition to the Stena Drilling fleet, the Stena Evolution. The Stena Evolution will be a technologically advanced 7th […]

March 18, 2022

CMA CGM And Plastic Flamingo Mitigate Plastic Packaging Pollution With New Recycling Line

The Plastic Flamingo (the PLAF), with the support of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, has launched a new recycling line […]

March 18, 2022

IMO: Kenya Ratifies Fishing Vessel Safety Treaties

Kenya has shown its support for the safety of fishing vessels and their crews by depositing its instrument of ratification to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement […]

March 18, 2022

3000T Jack-Up Barge Arrives At Portsmouth Naval Base In The UK

OverWater (part of The SMS Group), with a permanent presence on HM Naval Base Portsmouth, UK, has won a significant contract to support KBS Maritime with […]

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”), […]

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 […]