HMCC News

August 18, 2020

Pakistani Ship Master Returns Home After A Month Of Medical Care In India

As a gesture of humanitarian goodwill, The Ministry of External Affairs, India facilitated the journey for Pakistani shipmaster’s return home via the Wagah Border, a month […]

August 18, 2020

Cruise Lines Rehire Filipino Seafarers As Operations Resume Gradually

Foreign cruise lines scheduled to re-commence operations by September are now recalling Filipinos seafarers by the thousands. The relaunching of a couple of cruise companies means […]

August 18, 2020

India Cruise Lines Association (INCLA) Lauds Shipping Ministry’s Initiative To Reduce 70% Berthing Charges To Boost Cruise Tourism

Close on the heels of the Indian Government permitting cruise ships to start sailing in India in October, comes yet another welcome boost to help the […]

August 18, 2020

15 COVID Affected Filipino Seafarers In Singapore Had Arrived From India, Says MPA

The Maritime Port and Authority, Singapore has reported that the vessel carrying the 15 COVID-19 positive Filipino workers that halted at Singapore for repairs and refuel […]

August 18, 2020

Panama Canal Celebrates 106 Years With Its Validity Strengthened

The Panama Canal reaches its 106 years of operation this August 15, with its validity strengthened in the midst of an unprecedented health crisis. Its role […]

August 18, 2020

YILPORT Joins Tradelens To Increase Collaboration And Digitization In Supply Chain

YILPORT- TradeLens cooperation started in July 2020 with data integration from YILPORT Gebze and Gemport Terminals to the blockchain based platform. In today’s world, millions of […]

August 18, 2020

Kongsberg Maritime To Supply Hybrid Battery Solutions For Island Offshore’s PSVs

Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce that it has been contracted by Island Offshore, a leading Norwegian provider of high-quality solutions for the offshore oil industry, […]

August 18, 2020

DMCA Launches Self-Inspection Procedure As Part Of Remote Marine Leisure Craft Licensing Process

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) recently launched self-inspection procedure for all private marine leisure crafts with length not exceeding eight meters. The announcement was made amid […]

August 18, 2020

IMO Helping To Mitigate The Impacts Of MV Wakashio Oil Spill In Mauritius

IMO continues to support international efforts to respond to the oil spill in Mauritius, following the break up of the MV Wakashio. IMO and the UN […]

August 17, 2020

Coronavirus: Asian Ports Strengthen Scrutiny And Crew Change Operations Amidst New Surge In Cases

A new wave of coronavirus cases around the world has now increased concerns amongst the Asian seaports that had recently opened up for crew change. The […]

December 22, 2020

Video: BC Ferries’ Fourth Battery Electric-Hybrid Vessel Launched

Following the successful launch of its third battery electric-hybrid Island Class vessel in October, BC Ferries’ fourth Island Class ferry launched early Thursday morning, entering the […]

December 22, 2020

Rescue Ship ‘Ocean Viking’ Released After Detention Of 5 Months

A Viking rescue ship has been stranded in Italy since July 22nd since it disembarked 181 rescued refugees at Sicily. The NGO refugee ship was ultimately […]

December 22, 2020

ITF: Calling All Seafarers To Make Their Voices Be Heard Through ‘Crew Change Crisis Survey’

Up to 400,000 seafarers still remain trapped working aboard vessels around the world due to COVID-19 travel and transit restrictions. The ITF Crew Change Crisis Seafarer […]

December 22, 2020

Mauritius Oil Spill Occurred As Ship’s Crew Went Off Track In Search Of Phone Signal – Report

The Mauritius Oil Spill is still grabbing the headlines in the shipping world even months after the incident and now it has come to the forefront […]

December 22, 2020

Port Of Rotterdam Blocks Access For Passengers From England

With immediate effect, ferries coming to the Netherlands from the United Kingdom are no longer allowed to carry passengers. The ferries are still permitted access to […]

December 22, 2020

IMO Organizes Marine Biosafety Training In The Philippines

The IMO executed GloFouling Partnerships Project and the Government of the Philippines have organized the first delivery of a newly-developed general training course on biofouling management. […]

December 22, 2020

Wärtsilä Helps Wintershall Noordzee Mitigate Offshore Hazards With Next-Gen Marine Traffic Monitoring System

Wärtsilä Voyage has successfully completed its first commercial installation of the state-of-the-art Wärtsilä Navi-Harbour WebVTS 5.0 software application. The system was ordered by Netherlands-based Wintershall Noordzee […]

December 22, 2020

MOL Honors Officers And Engineers At ‘MOL Presidential Awards 2020’

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) held an online presentation ceremony for the “MOL Presidential Awards for Officers and Engineers 2020” on December 9. The awards are […]

December 22, 2020

ABS Awards Industry’s First AIP For Infection Mitigating Design To Samsung Heavy Industries

In an industry first, ABS has awarded Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Approval in Principle (AIP) for crew accommodation and ventilation systems designed to mitigate the spread […]