HMCC News

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 […]

July 27, 2020

Cruise Operations Restarts In Germany, Hopes To Revive The Industry By Short Trips

Even though cruise operations remain suspended in the USA till September end, operations elsewhere are slowly opening up. TUI cruises, a German Company, will be the […]

July 27, 2020

‘Vladimir Rusanov’ Becomes The First Ever Ice-Breaking LNGC To Call At Japan

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the Ice-Breaking LNG Carrier “Vladimir Rusanov”, which is jointly owned and operated by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation […]

July 27, 2020

“Cursed” Ship Found Intact After 90 Years

Canadian Archaeologists received the surprise of a lifetime when they found an almost 90-year old “cursed” ship, long thought to have been sunk. Built in Glasgow […]

January 18, 2021

Beirut Blast: Ship Captain Shocked By Interpol Red Notice

The Beirut Port Blast is still shocking the maritime world as fresh reports of Interpol Red Notices for the ship captain that carried the hazardous explosive […]

January 18, 2021

Chevron Marine Helped Ships Sail Amid VLSFO Engine Challenges

Chevron Marine Lubricants has helped ship owner customers identify and manage a distinctive engine condition challenge associated with the widespread switch to low-sulphur fuels. Image Credits: […]

January 18, 2021

Maritime Industry Players Join Forces To Realize Decarbonization Potential Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Alfa Laval, DTU Energy, Haldor Topsoe, Svitzer and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are entering into a joint project to accelerate the […]

January 18, 2021

Samskip Launches Direct Container Services Between Amsterdam And Ireland

Samskip has ramped up its shortsea container connections between Ireland and North Continental Europe by introducing a new dedicated service link into Amsterdam. The weekly connection […]

January 18, 2021

World’s First Self-Unloading Transshipment Vessel Makes Bulk Carrier Debut For ABB Electric Propulsion

China’s Chengxi Shipyard hands over the first of twin self-unloading transshipment newbuilds after both owner and builder highlight successful installation and commissioning for Azipod® propulsion. The […]

January 18, 2021

The Great Lakes Towing Company Names Damen’s Latest Ice Harbour Tugs

On 16th December, The Great Lakes Towing Company named two new tugs, the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, at the Cleveland, Ohio, facility of its sister company Great […]

January 18, 2021

Vaccine Prioritisation Needed For The Unsung Heroes Of UK Ports Sector: BPA

The British Ports Association has called for essential port workers to be given priority during the rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine amid rising infection levels so […]

January 15, 2021

BW Offshore Confirms 2 Fatalities In An Incident On Board FPSO ‘Espoir Ivoirien’

At 13:30 on 14th January (2021), an incident occurred whilst work was being performed in a cargo tank onboard the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien operating on the […]

January 15, 2021

Costa Cruises Celebrates Float-Out For New LNG Flagship ‘Costa Toscana’

Costa Cruises, the Italian company of Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, celebrated the float-out ceremony of the new flagship Costa Toscana at […]