HMCC News

July 16, 2020

MOL’s 3 LNG-Fueled Vessels Earn Top Energy Conservation Rating For Japanese Coastal Ships

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that three MOL Group vessels-the LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin and the ferries Sunflower Kurenai (Note 1) and Sunflower Murasaki (Note 1) […]

July 16, 2020

Indian Govt. Reviews The Development Of Nation’s First Trans-Shipment Hub

Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has reviewed the development activities of Vallarpadam Terminal of Cochin Port. It is envisaged as the first […]

July 16, 2020

DMCA Allows Resumption Of Crew Change Across All Ports And Anchorage Areas In Dubai

In recognition of the efforts of seafarers and their vital role in globally securing supply chains, the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has announced that it […]

July 16, 2020

Welfare Organisations Call To Facilitate Crew Changes And Support Out-Of-Work Seafarers

The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), and the International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA), with their respective memberships of concerned shipping companies and seafarers’ ministries […]

July 16, 2020

Two-Fold Increase In Number Of Incidents Against Ships Reported (Jan-Jun, Asia)

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) today released its Half-Yearly Report 2020 (January to June). Highlights of the Report, whose information is verified by the respective government […]

July 16, 2020

BSM Launches New Liquid Cargo Simulator Facility To Support Growing Global LNG Operations

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), has launched a new Liquid Cargo training facility at its Maritime Training Centre in Cyprus. This, combined with a structured career progression […]

July 15, 2020

AAL Transports Giant Cable Carousel For Taiwanese Clean Energy Project

Breakbulk and project heavy-lift carrier, AAL Shipping has delivered a cable carousel measuring 23 m in diameter (73 m circumference) to Jan De Nul Group, for […]

July 14, 2020

Skipper Fined $8,500 After Grounding Mussel Barge

The mussel barge, Falcon, ran aground on Motuokino Island off the Coromandel coast because no one on board was keeping proper look out. The skipper, Connor […]

July 14, 2020

Westport Launches World’s First Wireless Remote P-Check System

On 9th July 2020, the Minister of Transport, YB. Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong made an official visit to Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a […]

July 14, 2020

Concerns Raised As Vessel MV Gulf Sky And Its 22 Indian Crew Goes Missing

Human Rights at Sea and the Dominica Flag State Administration are increasingly concerned about the change in status of the MV Gulf Sky (IMO 9150377) and […]

January 8, 2021

Zero-Emission Marine Vessels Powered By Next-Generation VRF Batteries In Making

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. announced that commercial development work has commenced for the first phase of key design and engineering of next-generation vanadium redox flow-battery systems (“VRFB […]

January 8, 2021

4 Crew Members Kidnapped From Diamond S’ Product Tanker Vessel, Released Safely

Diamond S Shipping Inc. (“Diamond S” or the “Company”) announced that the four crew members who had been kidnapped from one of its product tanker vessels, […]

January 8, 2021

AMSA Bans ‘Barkly Pearl’ From Australian Waters For 24 Months; Most Severe Ban Issued To Date

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued its most severe banning to date to the master and operator of the Marshall Islands-flagged livestock carrier, Barkly Pearl […]

January 8, 2021

KR Grants AIP To HMD For 30,000m3 LNGC With Prismatic IMO Type-B Tank

The Korean Register (KR) has awarded Approval In Principle (AIP) for an LNG carrier with a prismatic IMO type-B tank built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). […]

January 7, 2021

Video: 3D Sonar Sensors Enable Unmanned Navigation In Port Of Antwerp

UAntwerpen and Port of Antwerp have already made first sea trials with innovative technology. Automated sailing is the future of inland shipping. Today it may still […]

January 7, 2021

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Returns Ships From Lay-Up

In response to the challenging market conditions brought on by COVID-19 last year, we put 16 of our vessels into cold lay-up. Now, as we enter […]

January 7, 2021

Shipowners’ Club And Fender Marine AS Enter Into A Strategic Partnership

The Shipowners’ Club, the leading P&I insurer in the smaller and specialist vessel sector, has entered into a strategic partnership with Fender Marine AS, the specialist […]

January 7, 2021

APM Terminals Sets All-Time Volume Records In Denmark

Despite headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to global supply chains, APM Terminals secured an all-time high for container activity in Denmark during 2020. Throughout […]

January 7, 2021

Video: Solo Yachtsman Saved By Personal Locator Beacon On Life Jacket

A joint operation between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and the Northern Territory Police on 4th January 2021 has successfully saved the life of a solo […]