HMCC News

July 10, 2020

98 Ships Broken During Q2, Despite COVID-19 Pandemic Closures: NGO Shipbreaking Platform

There were a total of 98 ships broken in the second quarter of 2020. Of these, 60 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia, […]

July 10, 2020

IMO: Governments Pledge Action For Seafarers At Crucial Crew Change Summit

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the commitment of 12 countries to facilitate crew changes and achieve key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial […]

July 10, 2020

MSC Joins Smart Maritime Network For Supporting Of Digitization In The Industry

MSC is proud to join the Smart Maritime Network, an industry membership group focused on increasing the compatibility, standardization, and harmonization of the technology used in […]

July 9, 2020

Crew Change Crisis In India Burning Holes In Pockets Of Shipowners

The crew change crisis among the seafarers, ship owners, and managers in India are getting worse with the escalating costs undertaken to swap crews after they […]

July 9, 2020

Coronavirus: 4 Filipino Seafarers Placed In Isolation In Gibraltar After Crewmen Tested Positive

The Retreat center at Gibraltar is currently housing four Filipino seafarers in isolation after a few members of the crew tested positive for COVID-19 on the […]

July 9, 2020

Protecting Shipowners In The Long Run – A Case For Stringent Scrubber Wash Water Monitoring

Installing a scrubber represents a significant investment for a shipowner. With the financial cost of the system and its installation, coupled with the lay-up time – […]

July 9, 2020

MOL Continues Development Of Energy-Saving And GHG Emission Reducing Rudder

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that a group company MOL Techno-Trade Co., Ltd. (MOLTech), MOL, Japan Hamworthy Co., Ltd. (JHC) and Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) […]

July 9, 2020

Wärtsilä Compact Reliq Aims To Add Flexibility To The Growing LNG Market

The technology group Wärtsilä introduces its Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant. The system is designed to reliquefy boil-off gas (BOG) onboard gas carriers and LNG bunker vessels, […]

July 9, 2020

Port Of Rotterdam To Start Trial With PIN-Free Container Handling

This week, various parties in Rotterdam will be launching a new pilot project, in which containers are handled and released without a PIN code: a widely […]

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 […]

January 5, 2021

ClassNK Advises Existing Ships To Install Ballast Water Management Systems Early On

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has been analyzing the retrofitting status of ballast water management systems (BWMS) on its registered ships periodically since 2018. The status has […]

January 5, 2021

Damen Carries Out Maintenance And Repair To Seven CMA CGM Vessels

The projects took place between June and December last year at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) in the Netherlands and Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu) in France. The […]

January 5, 2021

MAAP, Philippines Adopts Kongsberg Digital’s Simulation-Based eLearning Solutions

Kongsberg Digital reports that the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) has adopted its new K-Sim eLearning solution, as well as commissioning the installation […]

January 5, 2021

New Research Highlights Benefits Of Regular Social Interaction On Board And Common Obstacles To Overcome

Regular social interaction onboard benefits overall crew wellbeing reduces isolation and stress and helps to build and motivate safe and efficient teams on board, new research […]

January 4, 2021

Nakilat Takes Delivery And Management Of DSME Built LNGC ‘Global Star’

Nakilat has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier, “Global Star”, which will be commercially and technically managed in-house by Nakilat. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & […]

January 4, 2021

Keppel Delivers Singapore’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has delivered Singapore’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, to FueLNG with a perfect safety record. […]

January 4, 2021

New Research And Innovation Project ‘Current Direct’ Aims To Revolutionize Way We Move Goods

Current Direct, a new research, and innovation project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, will revolutionize the way we move goods and people by […]

January 4, 2021

Philippines Suspends Crew Change From 20 Countries Till Jan 15

As the pandemic rages all over the world, the life of seafarers trapped in their ships beyond their term of the contract is becoming more and […]

January 4, 2021

ClassNK Releases Guideline For Survey And Facilities/Equipment Of LNG Bunkering Ships

Leading Classification Society ClassNK released its Guideline for Survey and Facilities/Equipment of LNG Bunkering Ships, which outlines the additional safety requirements of liquefied gas carriers that […]