HMCC News

July 24, 2020

Video: Passenger Ship Carrying 47 Catches Fire Off Cebu, Company Declares “Zero Casualties”

MV Filipinas Dinagat, owned by the Cokaliong Shipping Lines caught fire on Thursday, July 22nd, 2020, at around 10 pm while on its route to Palampom […]

July 24, 2020

Viking Announces New Cruise Service With 27 Countries, 56 Ports And Costing $50000

Even though the cruise industry is suffering a recession, that won’t stop companies from coming up with some of the best deals to boost the industry. […]

July 24, 2020

Royal Caribbean Reinvents Cruise Industry’s Safety Drill

Royal Caribbean Group is replacing one of the least-loved but most important parts of a cruise vacation – the safety drill – with Muster 2.0, an […]

July 24, 2020

Lawsuit Filed By Passengers Of Ruby Princess Cruise Ship

Reports have recently surfaced where it is said that passengers on board the Ruby Princess have reportedly filed a class-action lawsuit against Carnival in Australia. The […]

July 24, 2020

Panama Canal Reaffirms Commitment To Women’s Empowerment

The Panama Canal reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality and the economic empowerment of women, through the signing of the Principles for the Empowerment of Women, […]

July 24, 2020

Failure To Adhere To Crew Change Protocols Must Not Be Tolerated: ICS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has reminded the global shipping industry that failure to adhere to crew change protocols must not be tolerated. Alarming reports […]

July 24, 2020

Video: Sustainable Composite Ship Construction Project Reaches Milestone At Damen

On 18th July, the Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key milestone. On that date, at […]

July 23, 2020

Funds Raised In Response To The Severe Welfare Issues Facing Seafarers Worldwide

Platinum sponsors of the Mission’s Flying Angel Campaign, Seafarers UK and the Grimaldi Foundation, have generously donated a combined £174,000 to The Mission to Seafarers in […]

July 23, 2020

Coronavirus: Repatriation And Crew Change Still A Hurdle For Shipowners

The efforts of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the countries who had pledged for swift crew change-facilitation is yet to be realized fully as shipping […]

July 23, 2020

Sailors’ Society Provides Mental Health Support To Crew On Board More Than 1,000 Ships

International maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society is providing free mental health and wellbeing support to crew on board more than 1,000 ships through its Wellness at […]

December 2, 2020

Report: Floating Wind Power to Grow 2000-Fold by 2050

Floating wind will play an important role in decarbonizing the global energy system, contributing 2% of the world’s power supply by 2050, but more comprehensive industry […]

December 2, 2020

BHP Awards LNG Supply Agreement To Shell For LNG-Fuelled Iron Ore Vessels

BHP has awarded its first LNG supply agreement for five LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers, which will transport iron ore between Western Australia and China from 2022. […]

December 2, 2020

IMO Welcomes UN Resolution On Keyworker Seafarers

UN General Assembly Resolution calls for seafarer key worker designation and implementation of crew change protocols; IMO Secretary-General urges priority vaccination. The United Nations General Assembly […]

December 2, 2020

EU Calls For Adoption Of International Cooperation To Address Challenges Faced By Seafarers

General Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States delivered by Ms Peggy Vissers, European Union Delegation to the United Nations, 75th Session […]

December 1, 2020

Container Barges To Have Wind In Their Sails

The container takes up little space and can therefore easily be placed on board (inland) vessels. 10% fuel savings with eConowind On the IJsselmeer and the […]

December 1, 2020

MSC Cruises Honored At 2020 Marine Environment Protection Awards

MSC Cruises’ industry leading sustainability programme has been recognised at the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) 2020 Marine Environment Protection Awards, being honoured with […]

December 1, 2020

US Navy To Decommission USS Bonhomme Richard After The Fire Incident In July

After thorough consideration, the Navy has decided to decommission USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, due to the extensive damage sustained during […]

December 1, 2020

India: Nation’s First-Ever Luxury Cruise Service To Be On The Holy Saryu River

‘Ramayan Cruise Tour’ on the Saryu river in Ayodhya will be launched soon. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways today chaired a review […]

December 1, 2020

Stena Line Takes Delivery Of Third Next-Gen E-Flexer RoPax Ferry To Join Irish Sea Fleet

Swedish ferry company Stena Line has officially taken ownership of its newest ferry, Stena Embla, following a handover ceremony in Weihai, China. The vessel is the […]