HMCC News

September 1, 2020

Silverstream Expands Team By Over 90% Amidst COVID Crisis, Reflecting Company Growth

Pioneering clean technology company Silverstream Technologies today announced a number of new appointments to support both the increasing demand and uptake of its market leading air […]

September 1, 2020

2 Crew Members Dead And 2 Missing, As Tug Sinks Near MV Wakashio

In a tragic incident happened near the ill fated MV Wakashio, 2 crew members died as their tugboat sank due to the collision with an oil […]

September 1, 2020

NYK Begins Demonstration For Commercialization Of High-Power Fuel Cell Vessels

NYK Line, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), and ENEOS Corporation (i.e., “the Companies”) are pleased to announce […]

September 1, 2020

Ports Of Stockholm Enters Partnership To Launch Inland Shipping Connecting Major Regions

Ports of Stockholm, Hutchison Ports Stockholm, Mälarhamnar and Wallenius Marine have built a unique partnership to launch inland shipping between Stockholm Norvik Port and the strategically […]

September 1, 2020

Taiwanese Authorities Arrest Chinese Master Suspected Of 2014 Murders

Taiwanese Coastguard authorities have arrested a 43 year old Chinese fishing vessel Master of the Seychelles-flagged Indian Star reported as being named ‘Wang’ who is suspected […]

September 1, 2020

Marina Extends Expiring STCW Certificates To One Year

The Maritime Industry Authority, through its Advisory No. 2020-66, has recently issued a one-year extension of the validity of STCW certificates of Filipino seafarers, as part […]

September 1, 2020

Kongsberg And Massterly To Equip And Operate Two Zero-Emission Autonomous Vessels For ASKO

Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) have signed contracts with the leading Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO to equip two new vessels with autonomous […]

August 31, 2020

Unions To Continue Lashing Battle To Achieve Compliance With Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause

While the Court of Rotterdam’s decision in the Netherlands is disappointing, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the bodies’ […]

August 31, 2020

Yara Marine Launches New Start-Up Accelerator Program

“Our corporate mission is to nurture the next generation of high value, high-performance sustainable ocean technologies,” says Yara Marine CEO Thomas Koniordos. “With this new program, […]

August 31, 2020

Stolt Tankers To Purchase Five 26,000 dwt Chemical Tankers From CTG

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced that Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire five chemical tankers from Chemical Transportation Group (CTG) for trading in the Stolt Tankers Joint […]

January 6, 2021

New Digitalization White Paper With Expert Insight Of Smart Water Quality Monitoring And Electronic Reporting Methods

In the midst of digital technology continuously changing the landscape of the international shipping industry and how ships are operated, market-leading developers of smart water quality […]

January 6, 2021

Port Of Tyne Clean Energy Program Cuts Carbon Emissions By 700 Tonnes In 12 Months

Port of Tyne has completed a detailed modeling exercise and long term analysis of its electricity network, as part of its award-winning decarbonization and clean energy […]

January 5, 2021

India Sends Crew Of 43 For Antarctic Expedition In Times Of COVID

A raging pandemic couldn’t stop the scientists seeking to know the Antarctic region better as a 43 member crew of scientists, researchers, and explorers are heading […]

January 5, 2021

Video: Nautilus Opposes Maersk Job Cuts And Pay Reductions On Dutch Seafarers

A new video produced by Nautilus highlights the impact of proposed forced redundancies and pay reductions on a group of Dutch seafarers. The release of the […]

January 5, 2021

Iconic British Broadcast Journalist Anne Diamond To Be Godmother Of Newest Viking Ocean Ship

Viking announced that revered British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will be the godmother of its seventh ocean ship, Viking Venus, which is scheduled to debut […]

January 5, 2021

Passengers Test COVID Positive On-Board Cargo Ship ‘MV Helena’

Andrew Weir Ship Management (AWSM) has advised that when the MV Helena arrived in Cape Town on 31 December 2020, two passengers tested positive for COVID-19. […]

January 5, 2021

MUI To Protest Outside Chinese Embassy For The Release Of Stranded Indian Seafarers

As the India – China tension intensifies over stranded seafarers in Australian coal-carrying cargo ships in Chinese waters, maritime organization MUI has decided to stage a […]

January 5, 2021

We Cannot Deny That Cargo Trade Will Sink Into Double-Dip Recession: MOL President & CEO

The following “2021 New Year Online Message” was addressed to all officers and employees by President & CEO Junichiro Ikeda on January 4. Happy New Year, […]

January 5, 2021

ClassNK Advises Existing Ships To Install Ballast Water Management Systems Early On

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has been analyzing the retrofitting status of ballast water management systems (BWMS) on its registered ships periodically since 2018. The status has […]