HMCC News

March 9, 2022

130,000 Women And Men United In Supporting Parity And Diversity Within CMA CGM Group

Celebrated worldwide on March 8, International Women’s Day aims to raise awareness and promote women in society. In 2022, the CMA CGM Group is reiterating its […]

March 9, 2022

US Bans Russian Oil Imports; Cutting One Of The Major Fueling Arms Of Russian Economy

Striking harder at Putin, on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden called for a ban on oil imports from Russia in retaliation for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. […]

March 9, 2022

WinGD Builds LNG Dual-Fuel Engines For Ammonia-Ready Container Vessels

Swiss engine designer WinGD has confirmed an X-DF2.0 order for LNG dual-fuel, ammonia-ready vessels. Four 14,000 TEU container ships for Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL), being […]

March 9, 2022

Wärtsilä To Deliver Power And Electrical Solutions For Australian RoRo Newbuild

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply main and auxiliary engines, fuel storage tanks, gas handling equipment and electrical systems for a new RoRo being built for […]

March 9, 2022

Diesel Vacuum In Crisis – Struck Europe Sucks In MRs: VesselsValue

As Russian troops amassed at the border with Eastern Ukraine last month and hostilities commenced on February 26th, the MR Atlantic Basket (an average of freight […]

March 9, 2022

IMO And Wista International Launch Maritime SheEO Leadership Accelerator Program 2022

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), in collaboration with the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) and Maritime SheEO, is delighted to announce the launch […]

March 9, 2022

‘Viking Mississippi’ Touches Water In Louisiana

Viking® celebrated that the new 386-guest Viking Mississippi® was “floated out” in Louisiana, marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched […]

March 9, 2022

32% Female Bridge Officers Achieved When Less Than 2% Of Mariners Are Women: Celebrity Cruises

With a long history of championing diversity and inclusion, Celebrity Cruises set a new benchmark in the cruise industry, announcing that one-third of its bridge officers […]

March 8, 2022

Watch: Man Swims A Few Meters Away From Getting Crushed By Huge Container Ship

On Monday (7th March 2022), a man, unidentified so far, was sailing in an inflatable raft off the Southampton coast, England. The small boat’s engine had […]

March 8, 2022

Vessel Traffic Near Russian Ports Reduces By 54%

Ocean freight travelling close to Russian ports has considerably dropped since global sanctions were imposed on the country during late February. Besides, more disruptions to sailing […]

July 25, 2022

UK House Of Lords Committee Disappointed With UK Government’s Response To Extensive Human Rights At Sea Recommendations

The UK House of Lords International Defence and Relations Committee Inquiry ( 1 March 2022) into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) […]

July 25, 2022

WA Search Mission Rescued A Fisherman Who Spent A Night In The Waters Off Western Australia

Emergency crew members will keep their search at first light to locate a missing fisherman (a Chinese national) off Green Head, in the north of Perth. […]

July 25, 2022

Russia Says Strike On Odesa Port Destroyed Ukraine’s Military Infrastructure

Russian missiles destroyed Ukraine’s military infrastructure in a reported strike on Ukraine’s port of Odesa, essential for grain exports, a foreign ministry spokeswoman from Russia informed […]

July 25, 2022

Maersk Creates A Fast And Reliable India-Bangladesh Cross-Border Logistics Solution Using Inland Waterways

The first movement on Maersk’s end-to-end integrated logistics solution on the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route involved the transportation of containerised cargo from Kolkata, India, to a river […]

July 25, 2022

Coral Princess Cruise Ship Docks In Brisbane After Being Stuck At Sea For Two Days

The cruise ship, Coral Princess, had 2000 passengers on board and finally docked in Brisbane after being stuck at sea for two additional days. The ship […]

July 25, 2022

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority Bans Liberia-Flagged Tanker

On 23rd July, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) banned the Liberian-flagged oil tanker, AG Neptune, for six months in Australian ports. AMSA examined the Port […]

July 25, 2022

IMO Welcomes Maritime Humanitarian Corridor In Black Sea

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim on Friday (22 July) welcomed the signing of an agreement between, the Russian Federation, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Nations to establish […]

July 25, 2022

“CC-Ocean” Marine-based CO2 Capture System Demonstration Project Receives “Marine Engineering Of The Year 2021” Award From The Japan Institute Of Marine Engineering

“Carbon Capture on the Ocean” (CC-Ocean) project conducted in cooperation with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, […]

July 25, 2022

IMCA’S Code Of Practice For Environmental Sustainability Used For Making Self-Assessment Questionnaire For Members

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) published its Code of Practice for Environmental Sustainability in May 2021. Following research amongst members, focussed working groups are being […]