HMCC News

July 28, 2020

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier Agia Sofia For Underpaying Seafarers

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Agia Sofia from Australian ports for six months. AMSA inspected the ship at Hay […]

July 28, 2020

Resolve Marine Frees Ice-Bound Grounded Platform Barge Off Alaska Shoreline

In April 2020, Resolve Marine Alaska (Resolve) mobilized teams and resources in response to a mining platform barge used for placer gold mining that was grounded […]

July 27, 2020

Marine Scrubbers – Yara Marine Tackles The Great Upheaval

2020 will go down in history as the year that changed everything for many industries, not least the marine exhaust gas cleaning segment. “The coronavirus turned […]

July 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong Tightens Crew Change Rules As Cases Continue To Rise

Hong Kong’s third wave of the coronavirus outbreak is at its most severe in the last few months, meaning that it should now ready itself for […]

July 27, 2020

Cruise Operations Restarts In Germany, Hopes To Revive The Industry By Short Trips

Even though cruise operations remain suspended in the USA till September end, operations elsewhere are slowly opening up. TUI cruises, a German Company, will be the […]

July 27, 2020

‘Vladimir Rusanov’ Becomes The First Ever Ice-Breaking LNGC To Call At Japan

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the Ice-Breaking LNG Carrier “Vladimir Rusanov”, which is jointly owned and operated by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation […]

July 27, 2020

“Cursed” Ship Found Intact After 90 Years

Canadian Archaeologists received the surprise of a lifetime when they found an almost 90-year old “cursed” ship, long thought to have been sunk. Built in Glasgow […]

July 27, 2020

German Cruise Ship To Begin Sailing With 217 Filipino Seafarers Onboard

A German cruise ship by AIDA cruise operators, set to sail for a short-term cruise has hired 217 Filipino seafarers onboard. This stands as a first […]

July 27, 2020

World’s First “Megaship” At The End Of Its Journey As It Awaits Scrapping

Worlds’ first ‘megaship’ Sovereign and sister vessel Monarch is now beached at Aliga, Turkey, waiting to be scrapped for recycling. The two former Royal Caribbean Ships […]

July 27, 2020

Last Of 2 Kidnapped Seafarers From Tanker Vessel Return To India

After almost 3 weeks, the last 2 seafarers who had been captured during the hijacking of an oil tanker returned to India. The tanker, named MT […]

December 3, 2020

Tanker Vessel Rescues Two People In Torres Strait While Passing By

At about 7.15am AEST on Thursday, 3rd December 2020 a coastal pilot on board the MT Godam contacted Townsville Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) to report a […]

December 3, 2020

Tanker Vessel Rescues Two People While Passing Through Torres Strait

At about 7.15am AEST on Thursday, 3rd December 2020 a coastal pilot on board the MT Godam contacted Townsville Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) to report a […]

December 3, 2020

Fuel From Waste: Volkswagen Powers Car Freighters With Used Oil From Restaurants

The Volkswagen Group continues to force the pace of climate protection: in future, Volkswagen Group Logistics will be using certified fuel from vegetable residues for certain […]

December 3, 2020

COVID-19 Drives Up Ship Operating Costs: Drewry

Vessel operating costs have risen at their fastest pace in over a decade this year, on higher insurance cover premiums and COVID-19 related expenses, but are […]

December 3, 2020

Fincantieri Finalizes New Generation Of Innovative Tunnel Thrusters

Fincantieri Marine Systems Business Unit has introduced an innovative family of tunnel thrusters by establishing a new state of the art in terms of comfort, reliability, […]

December 3, 2020

More Than 1900 Containers Lost From Container Ship ONE APUS – Update

Chidori Ship Holding LLC as owners and NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd as managers of the container vessel ONE Apus (IMO# 9806079) can confirm that the ship […]

December 3, 2020

14 World Leaders Commit To 100% Sustainable Ocean Management To Solve Global Challenges

The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel) today put forward a new ocean action agenda, paired with bold commitments and new research. […]

December 3, 2020

Strategic Partnership Answers Freight Forwarders Looking For CO2 Emissions Data

From January, 2021, PORTRIX LOGISTIC SOFTWARE (PLS) will integrate Searoutes’ CO2 emissions data into their Global Price Management (GPM) tool, the trusted solution used by 12 […]

December 3, 2020

Roadmap To Guide Shipping Through Its Sustainability Journey

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) announces the launch of the updated Roadmap to sustainable shipping industry, a resource for stakeholders across the shipping value chain to […]