HMCC News

August 4, 2020

Carnival Corporation Delivers Two Retired Cruise Ships For Responsible Recycling In Turkey

Carnival Corporation & plc announced agreements with maritime reclamation and recycling specialists EGE CELIK and SIMSEKLER to responsibly dismantle and recycle two retired ships scheduled to […]

August 4, 2020

Indian Register Of Shipping Launches First Vessel For Unichart Navigation

M.V. ROKNOOR-32, a General Cargo vessel, built under the classification of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), was successfully launched from the Delta Shipyard in Chattogram, […]

August 3, 2020

Video: ITF Helps Burmese Seafarers To Get Off Their Ship After 14 Months At Sea

On Friday the ITF and the MUA helped seven Burmese seafarers to stand up for their rights to stop working and get off their ship after […]

August 3, 2020

9 Feared Dead After Sinking Of Amphibious Vehicle In U.S.

An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) accident in the Southern Californian coast has led to the death of one U.S. Marine. Eight others are supposedly missing after […]

August 3, 2020

Death Of Seafarer In Nigeria Riddled With Questions About Recruitment Agents

A lot of queries have been raised regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of a 21-year old Tamilian sailor, Vilfen Lobo Vilgious who had been missing […]

August 3, 2020

Chief Officer Charged With Carrying Illegal Goods On Cargo, Sentenced For 6 Months

A chief officer on board a cargo vessel, who is of Myanmar nationality has been convicted to 6 months in a Chinese prison on the suspicion […]

August 3, 2020

Watch: Vessel UNI Florida Arrives In UAE With Toppled Containers

Container ship UNI FLORIDA was involved in yet another incident of containers toppling off the stern of the vessel as it was on its voyage from […]

August 3, 2020

Armed Guard Takes Control Of Vessel, Company Reports Successful Resolution Of Incident

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax Drybulk segment, reported that it has successfully resolved a security incident […]

August 3, 2020

Coronavirus: 36 Tests Positive On One Of The Very First Cruise Ships That Began Operations

Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten made headlines around the world when it became among the very first cruise ships to operate during the pandemic. In a massive […]

August 3, 2020

ABS To Class First Taiwan-Built Offshore Installation Vessel

ABS is to provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan. Named ‘Green Jade’, the vessel has […]

January 22, 2021

Siem Aristotle Joins Sister Ship As World’s Two Largest Super-Eco, LNG Powered PCTC Vessels

The Siem Aristotle, the second of two ships, is on her maiden voyage from Emden, Germany to North America. The ship’s first bunkering commenced, taking on […]

January 22, 2021

Sovcomflot And Total Increase Cooperation In LNG Transportation

PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Total have concluded a time charter agreement for up to 7 years for a newbuilding 174,000-cbm LNG carrier, to be owned […]

January 22, 2021

Havyard Developing Hydrogen Zero-Emission Vessels In New Segment

Europe is devoting extensive resources to achieving the climate goals, and the maritime industry is part of the solution. Green solutions and zero-emission vessels are in […]

January 22, 2021

Shipping Industry Demands Vaccine Priority For Seafarers Amid Renewed Crew Change Struggles

The International Chamber of Shipping is leading calls for governments to put seafarers and frontline maritime shore workers at the head of the vaccine queue and […]

January 22, 2021

MSC Earns Maritime Sustainability Certificate And Seal By NAMEPA

MSC has been awarded the Maritime Sustainability Passport certificate and seal by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), recognising the company’s responsible business operations […]

January 22, 2021

DNV GL Awards AiP To KSOE For Wing Sail Propulsion System

DNV GL has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships – the […]

January 22, 2021

India Ships COVID Vaccines After Commercial Export Approval

India is gearing up to supply covid vaccines to other countries as the country has become one of the strongholds of manufacturing the vaccines. The Oxford […]

January 22, 2021

Photos: Indian Navy Medevacs Malaysian Seafarer From Singapore-Flagged Ship

A Malaysian man who faced a sudden medical emergency onboard a Singapore flagged ship near Mumbai was rescued by the Indian Navy on Thursday. Image Credits: […]

January 21, 2021

Port Of Rotterdam Reports A Safe And Busy Year With Slightly Fewer Vessels

2020 was quite a special year for the Harbour Master’s Division of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. COVID-19 was a dominant factor in the port as […]