HMCC News

July 9, 2020

American P&I Club and ABS Consulting Join Forces To Drive Cyber Awareness For Maritime Insurance

ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), a subsidiary of ABS focused on safety and risk management, and American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc. (the […]

July 9, 2020

Damen Holds Keel-Laying For Port Of Auckland’s Fully Electric Tug

On 7th July, in Vietnam, Damen Song Cam Shipyard, together with joint venture partner Song Cam Shipyard hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the electric RSD-E Tug […]

July 8, 2020

Torture Chamber Discovered In Shipping Containers; 6 Suspects Arrested

An announcement by the authorities of Netherlands has knocked open a new window into the Dutch criminal underworld with its discovery of torture chambers found hidden […]

July 8, 2020

Shipping Industry Must Contribute To Climate Neutrality: European Parliament

The Commission has put forward a proposal to revise the EU system for monitoring, reporting and verifying CO2 emissions from maritime transport (the “EU MRV Regulation”) […]

July 8, 2020

Shipping Sector Prioritizes Five Solutions For Decarbonization

Shell together with Deloitte Netherlands and Deloitte UK published joint research outlining industry perspectives on decarbonizing the shipping sector. The “Decarbonising Shipping: All Hands on Deck” […]

July 8, 2020

Marlink To Deliver Upgraded And Optimized Connectivity Services To Stolt Tankers

Marlink, the industry’s leading provider of end-to-end managed connectivity and IT solutions, has signed a major new service agreement with Stolt Tankers. The contract cements the […]

July 8, 2020

COVID Pandemic: 367 Filipino Seafarers Repatriated From The Netherlands

392 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated through a flight in hand with KLM airline, which took off from Amsterdam on July 3rd, 2020 allowing the stranded […]

July 8, 2020

ABB Teams Up With Yinson To Drive Efficiency At Brazil’s Offshore Oil And Gas Project

ABB has signed an agreement with energy solutions provider Yinson for electrical, control, and telecommunication equipment and services onboard the FPSO Anna Nery bound for the […]

July 8, 2020

Coronavirus: Crew Member Of Indonesian Vessel Tests Positive After Berthing In Kolkata

Indonesian-Flag vessel, MV Sinar Pomaala had a crew member tested positive for COVID-19 after berthing in Kolkata on July 2nd, 2020. The patient is currently admitted […]

July 8, 2020

DCSA Publishes Standards For Digital Exchange Of Operational Vessel Schedules

Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral, non-profit group established to further digitalization of container shipping technology standards, in conjunction with its nine-member carriers, published standards […]

November 19, 2020

Shipping Industry’s CO2 Footprint Projected To Grow Despite Efficiency Gains

An ageing fleet of ships and historically low levels of newbuild activity present significant challenges to the International Maritime Organization’s goal of reducing overall CO2 emissions […]

November 19, 2020

Wärtsilä To Supply EU Stage V Compliant Engines For Swiss Inland Ferries

Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and […]

November 19, 2020

First Commercial LoRa WAN IoT Solution Launched On-Board Large Vessels To Monitor Containers

ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, announced that it has expanded its industry-leading portfolio of on-board vessel IoT systems to include […]

November 19, 2020

AAL Transports 22,400 cbm Of Heavy Lift Components From China To Western Australia

Global project heavy-lift carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) has recently delivered 22,400cbm of stacker reclaimer components from Dalian in North-East China to Port Hedland in Western Australia. […]

November 18, 2020

Raw Video: AMSA Successfully Coordinates Medical Evacuation Of Injured Seafarer

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has successfully coordinated the medical evacuation of a seafarer who sustained serious injuries during an onboard accident. The vessel was […]

November 18, 2020

Governments Must Get Seafarers Home By Resolving Jag Anand And Anastasia Stalemate – ITF

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is urging the governments of China, India and Australia to collaborate and urgently end the stalemate around the berthing of […]

November 18, 2020

Aurora Expeditions Unveils Redesigned Second Expedition Vessel ‘Sylvia Earle’

Aurora Expeditions is on schedule with the build of its second state-of-the-art expedition ship, the Sylvia Earle, and recently revealed its new exterior design. The expedition […]

November 18, 2020

Kongsberg Maritime Signs NOK 200 Million Contract To Propel Five Spanish Naval Frigates

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract worth NOK 200 million with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to supply propeller systems for five F110 frigates, currently in construction for […]

November 18, 2020

Isle of Man Ship Registry Chosen To Flag New Zealand’s New Interislander Ferries

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has been selected as the flag state to oversee the construction of two rail-enabled RoPax ferries that will connect New […]