HMCC News

August 20, 2020

Bulk Carrier Crew Refuses To Work After Months Trapped On Ship, Gets Repatriated

The crew of another ship have taken matters into their own hands in a new front in the unfolding crew change crisis. Seafarers on the South […]

August 20, 2020

90% of Maritime Kidnappings Take Place In Gulf of Guinea, IBF Calls For Strict Action

The history of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea dates back decades, but it is only in the past few years that the criminal model has […]

August 20, 2020

14 Seafarers Who Spent Weeks Without Pay And Faced Starvation Are Now Back With Their Families

Eight weeks in limbo, without pay and facing starvation, far from home in the Bay of São Sebastião, Brazil, 14 seafarers from Ukraine and Montenegro are […]

August 20, 2020

Nagashiki Shipping Apologise After Ship Captain Gets Arrested In Oil Spill Accident

Following the arrests of the ship captain and chief officer of the MV Wakashio – the cargo ship responsible for the Mauritian oil spill, its owner, […]

August 20, 2020

DOP Becomes First Locally Built Dredger In Argentina

SPI Servicios Portuarios Integrados for Mar del Plata port in Argentina has acquired a DOP Dredger component package from Damen Shipyards Group. The Argentinian shipyard will […]

August 19, 2020

World’s Largest Cruise Operator Carnival Corp Hit By Ransomware Attack, Passenger And Employee Data Stolen

Carnival Corporations, the largest cruise operator in the world, fell prey to a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a part of the brand’s IT systems, […]

August 19, 2020

Mauritius Oil Spill: Captain Of MV Wakashio Arrested

Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain of the ship that caused the oil spill on the protected coastline of Mauritius has been arrested on the grounds of […]

August 19, 2020

Colombo Dockyard To Build Six Eco Bulk Carriers For Misje Eco Bulk

Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is moving towards to execute an already signed contract with Misje Eco Bulk AS (Misje) a Norwegian company, to build six (6) […]

August 19, 2020

ClassNK Grants AIP To “K” Line And Airseas For Automated Kite System “Seawing”

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) based on its “Guidelines for Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems for Ships” and related regulations to Kawasaki […]

August 19, 2020

Unifeeder Acquires Feeder And Regional Trade Operators

The Unifeeder Group, through Unifeeder ISC platform, announced the acquisition of Transworld Feeders FZCO, Avana Logistek Limited, including its subsidiary Avana Global FZCO, and Transworld Feeders […]

February 16, 2021

GE Power Conversion And GRSE Sign MOU For Propulsion System Design Collaboration

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE Power Conversion. GE Power Conversion is a pioneer in the […]

February 16, 2021

Liberian Registry Expands In Korea

The Liberian Registry announced the expansion of its presence in South Korea, with the opening of its Busan branch office. After successful several years of winning […]

February 15, 2021

Update: 16 Seafarers From MV Anastasia Crew Finally Land In India

After months of negotiations finally, the stranded seafarers of MV Anastasia have returned to Indian from China. The crew was stranded in China as Beijing denied […]

February 15, 2021

NYK Subsidiary Begins Wind Power Generation At Port Of Zeebrugge

On February 5, 11 wind turbines started operation on the grounds of a finished-vehicle logistics terminal owned and operated by International Car Operators N.V. (ICO), a […]

February 15, 2021

PETRONAS Floating LNG DUA Marks Commissioning With Production Of First LNG

PETRONAS marked yet another significant milestone for its second Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility, PFLNG DUA, with the achievement of its First Drop of LNG […]

February 15, 2021

IMO Urges Action To Deter Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has expressed his deep concern about the escalation in the number and severity of attacks on ships and crew in the Gulf […]

February 15, 2021

SunStone Ships Succesfully Complete Sea Trials Of Infinity-Class Expedition Vessels

SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful Sea Trials of their third and fourth next-generation, INFINITY-class vessels (CMHI 196-3 and […]

February 15, 2021

DNV GL Awards AYRO AiP For Oceanwings Wind Assist System

DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, has awarded AYRO an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its Oceanwings 3.6.3 wind assisted propulsion system for ships. The […]

February 15, 2021

Port Of Rotterdam And PD Ports Step Towards Smart Port Status With New Partnership

A new partnership has been announced by PD Ports and the Port of Rotterdam which will further enhance a journey of digitalization at Teesport, the fifth […]