HMCC News

September 11, 2020

Watch: Salvage Operation Of Fire Stricken Oil Tanker ‘MT New Diamond’ Begins

The Sri Lankan Navy reported that international experts and salvage team arrived at the fire stricken oil tanker MT New Diamond on Thursday to inspect the […]

September 11, 2020

Dutch Artificial Intelligence Coalition Established To Leverage AI For Port And Maritime Efficiency

The Netherlands’ world-class Port and Maritime sector serves as a major driver for the Dutch economy. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used in a huge array […]

September 11, 2020

RoRo Saves The Day For Large Breakbulk Shipment Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

With the Coronavirus pandemic resulting in temporary border closures between countries, freight forwarder Haven Shipping, had to find an alternative option to road transport for the […]

September 11, 2020

Remotely Controlling A Vessel From Shore, Enabled By Marlink’s Smart Satellite Network

Marlink, the leading provider of Smart Network Solutions, is providing a special purpose highly resilient satellite network solution for the Remotely Operated Service at Sea (ROSS) […]

September 11, 2020

Six Incidents Of Armed Robbery Against Ships Reported, Including Two From Singapore Strait (August 2020)

ReCAAP Information Sharing Center released the August 2020 Report on the situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. Overall Situation In August 2020, […]

September 11, 2020

Powersoft Amplifies Upcoming Adriatic Cruise Ship

Based in Croatia, the MS My Wish offers a deluxe, intimate experience for its 38 guests. With an advantage due to its a smaller, yacht-like size, […]

September 10, 2020

Hapag-Lloyd Joins The Global Industry Alliance For Marine Biosafety

Hapag-Lloyd AG is the latest entity to join the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety, an initiative launched in June 2020 by the IMO GloFouling […]

September 10, 2020

Video: Huge Fire Breaks Out At Beirut Port, A Month After Deadly Explosion

After a month of the devastating Beirut blast, a huge ball of smoke and flame re-erupted in the port’s duty-free zone. People living near the port […]

September 10, 2020

ECSA & ETF Call EU To Coordinate For Solidary Solution Of Rescued Migrants On Board Maersk Etienne

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) wrote to EU Vice President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Ylva Johansson, voicing their […]

September 10, 2020

Port Of Rotterdam Takes First Steps Towards Environmentally Responsible Degassing Of Ships

In the near future, the Netherlands will no longer allow ships to remove vapours from their holds – known as degassing – while in transit. This […]

March 12, 2021

Dutch Shortsea Operator ‘Longship Group’ Orders Two Modern Bijlsma Trader 6000 Vessels

Longship Group BV has placed an order for two modern Bijlsma Trader 6000 vessels, a multi-purpose vessel of 103,48 m, DWT 6,080 and 270,000 cubic feet, […]

March 12, 2021

Van Oord Joins Hands With Wärtsilä To Enhance Fuel Efficiency And Reduce Carbon Footprint

The technology group Wärtsilä has expanded its partnership with the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord with the signing of a 9-year renewal and extension to its […]

March 11, 2021

Iran Denies Charges Of Causing Explosion Onboard Israeli Cargo Ship

After much turmoil, Iran has officially declined that it was behind the explosion on an Israeli cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman. The Israeli cargo […]

March 11, 2021

Greece Agrees To Supply Food To Stranded Livestock Carrier

After the horrible incident of a cattle ship in Spain being stuck at sea and ultimately culled, comes the news of Greece delivering the fodder to […]

March 11, 2021

Maersk Enters MoU To Build World’s First Ship-To-Ship Ammonia Bunkering Base

A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S, Fleet Management Limited, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Sumitomo Corporation and Yara International ASA […]

March 11, 2021

EU And Dutch Government Join Damen To Fight Invasive Species In Ballast Water

Climate Investor Two has approved an investment that could amount to 24.5 million euros to support the lease of Damen’s portable ballast water treatment solution InvaSave […]

March 11, 2021

Shell Inks Agreements For Half Of Long-Term Chartered Crude Tankers To Run On LNG By 2023

Shell signed agreements to charter ten new crude tankers powered by dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines. Four of the very large crude carriers (VLCCs) have […]

March 11, 2021

New Zealand Government To Change Maritime Law To Fund Seafarer’s Centres

Human Rights at Sea is pleased to report that the Labour-led New Zealand Government has publicly announced it will fulfil its manifesto pledge and commitment to […]

March 11, 2021

NYK’s New LNG-Fueled PCTCs To Receive Environmentally Sustainable Solutions From MacGregor

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new equipment order for 4 PCTC vessels. The vessels will be built at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) […]