HMCC News

July 28, 2020

Video: Bulk Carrier Runs Aground On A Reef Off The Coast Of Mauritius

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier, MV Wakashio has reportedly run aground on a reef off Mauritius while on its way to Brazil, from China on Saturday, 25th […]

July 28, 2020

Golden Ray Salvage Put On Hold Because Of COVID-19 And Hurricane Season

The Golden Ray salvage project at St. Simons Sound has been announced to be put on hold on Friday, 24th July 2020 owing to the impact […]

July 28, 2020

Indonesia Make 4 More Arrests Over Torture Killing Of Seafarer Onboard Chinese Vessel

Indonesian police made 4 more arrests concerning the death of the 20-year-old Indonesian sailor Hasan Apriadi, on Monday, 27th July 2020. The charged suspects are executives […]

July 28, 2020

Port Of Antwerp Awards Contract Of Two IMO Tier III Compliant Tugs To Damen

On 8th of July, Damen Shipyards Group was awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 after an intensive tender […]

July 28, 2020

Dubai Witnesses Crew Change Of 3000 Seafarers Within Its Territorial Waters

Completing the success of the cooperation between the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA) to […]

July 28, 2020

NYK Becomes One Of The First Shipping Companies In ‘Hydrogen Council’

On July 27, 2020, NYK became one of the first shipping companies to become a member of the *Hydrogen Council, a global initiative of leading energy, […]

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 […]

December 4, 2020

Research Vessel Showcases Faroe Islands Capability To Build High-Specification Vessels

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has awarded classification to the research vessel Jákup Sverri. Built in the Faroese MEST Shipyard, […]

December 4, 2020

Damen Cuts First Steel On Royal Netherlands Navy’s Combat Support Ship

On December 2nd at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, first steel was cut on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. The cutting […]

December 4, 2020

Rolls-Royce Acquires Leading Supplier Of Ship Control Systems Servowatch

Rolls-Royce has acquired Servowatch Systems, a UK-based international supplier of integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts. Representatives of Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems […]

December 4, 2020

Wärtsilä First To Market With LNG Simulator Solution Enabling Anglo-Eastern Crew Training

Wärtsilä Voyage has delivered and installed customized LNGPac bunkering and liquid cargo handling simulators at the Mumbai training centre of Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern Univan Group. This […]

December 4, 2020

Royal Caribbean Resumes Cruising In Singapore With Quantum Of The Seas

Royal Caribbean International celebrated its healthy return to sailing in Singapore with the game-changing Quantum of the Seas. After months of careful planning and collaboration with […]

December 3, 2020

ITF Wins Back $1.7 Million In Owed Wages As More Seafarers Abandoned

Amid a concerning rise in cases of shipowners abandoning their vessels and crew, unions have helped recover more than USD$1.7 million in wages owed to seafarers. […]

December 3, 2020

ABS, HHI And Marshall Islands Registry JDP Creates Eco-Friendly Coating Needing Just One Application

ABS, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI Group) and the Marshall Islands Registry (MIR) have completed a joint development project (JDP) to create an environmentally friendly, solvent-free coating […]

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 […]