HMCC News

September 9, 2020

MV Wakashio Diverted Its Navigation Plan In Relation With Crew Member’s Birthday – Investigation

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), through a delegation of experts in maritime accidents relocated to Mauritius, collaborates with the investigation of the accident of the Panamanian […]

September 9, 2020

Wärtsilä Achieves Major Milestone With Delivery Of 4 LNG Tanks For New-Building Vessels

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions took delivery on August 28 of four LNG cargo tanks from the company’s supplier in China. The successful completion of this delivery will […]

September 9, 2020

APM Terminals Mumbai Set To Improve Efficiency And Customer Experience With Tech Upgrade

With successful implementation of APM Terminals’ standard Terminal Operating System (TOS) Navis N4, APM Terminals Mumbai joins the league of other terminals as part of its […]

September 9, 2020

MSC Partners With WAVE For Wide Adoption Of Its e-Bill Of Lading In India

MSC’s electronic bill of lading (e-BL) solution, offered via the WAVE platform, enables its customers to continue shipping goods despite COVID-19 quarantine and lockdown measures, by […]

September 9, 2020

Damen Shipyards Cape Town Lays Keel For Second Project BIRO IPV

On 28th August, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying. The keel-laying was for the second of three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) that DSCT […]

September 9, 2020

Digital Water Monitoring Technology Calibration Portal Aiming To Enable Transparency Launched

Market leading developers of smart water quality monitoring technology, Rivertrace Limited have established a new, web-based calibration portal that will enable complete transparency of compliance and […]

September 8, 2020

IMO Insists To Allow Crew Changes To Resolve Humanitarian Crisis

A humanitarian crisis is taking place at sea and urgent action is needed to protect seafarers’ health and ensure the safety of shipping, the IMO Secretary-General […]

September 8, 2020

Captain And Ship Crew Reported Kidnapped From Reefer Ship Off Nigeria

In a recent piracy incident that happened off the coast of Lagos, Captain and one other crew member of the Seatrade reefer ship – WATER PHOENIX […]

September 8, 2020

Jotun Inks First Commercial Contract For Hull Skating Solutions With MSC To Reduce Emissions

Jotun has signed the first commercial contract for container vessels with its ground-breaking Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). The contract was signed with global container shipping […]

September 8, 2020

Panama Maritime Authority To Stop Grant Of Extension To Seafarer’s Employment Agreement

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) will continue to extend the Seafarer’s Employment Agreement (SEA) until 14 September 2020. Thereafter, the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, […]

March 10, 2021

Innovative 60m High-Speed Superyacht Receives Waterjet Drives From Kongsberg Maritime

Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to supply four Kongsberg Kamewa waterjets and their associated control system for installation onboard the innovative, high-speed superyacht Skyfall. Currently, under […]

March 10, 2021

MSC Reports Another Successful Year For Its Reefer Cargo Services

Shipping over 1.9 million refrigerated containers (also known as ‘reefer’) in 2020 alone, topping its previous record of 1.8 million in 2019, MSC continues to successfully […]

March 10, 2021

Blue Denmark Continues To Generate High Earnings For The Economy

The latest report on employment and production in Blue Denmark shows that Danish shipping continues to generate high earnings for the Danish economy. Danish shipping alone […]

March 9, 2021

MOL Enhances Function Of AR Navigation System To Support Vessel Navigation

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced an upgrade to the AR navigation system (Note 1), jointly developed with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., that enables the system […]

March 9, 2021

MAN ES To Provide Services For Greece’s First LNG Truck-Loading Pilot Station

Greek Construction Company, TERNA S.A., a 100% subsidiary of the GEK TERNA Group, has awarded MAN Energy Solutions the contract for the engineering of and supplying […]

March 9, 2021

ABS And Diana Shipping Services Embark On Pioneering Digital Environmental Journey

ABS has signed a pioneering agreement with Diana Shipping Services S.A. (DSS) to implement the industry-leading ABS Environmental Monitor digital sustainability solution across 31 vessels under […]

March 9, 2021

ABB To Support Iconic U.S. Ferry’s Move To Hybrid-Electric Operations

Maine ferry operator Casco Bay Lines has committed to an integrated hybrid-electric power and propulsion solution from ABB for its new vessel, in a technology step-change […]

March 9, 2021

New Zealand: Part Of The Maritime Levy To Be Used For Seafarers’ Support

The seafarers visiting New Zealand is up for a major surprise as a charitable organization supporting seafarers visiting will be boosting funding. The Seafarers Welfare Board […]

March 9, 2021

Indian Seafarers To Be Promoted Amongst Greek-Norwegian Shipowners

India’s maritime ventures seem to be paying off as maritime bodies in Europe have decided to picket for Indian seafarers. According to the Government of India’s, […]