HMCC News

August 14, 2020

Cargo Ship Grounded After Officer On Watch Falls Asleep

A cargo ship boring the flag of Vietnam ran aground in Filipino waters after its Officer on Watch fell asleep. The ship, named Globe 6, is […]

August 14, 2020

COVID Crisis: Hapag-Lloyd Reports Significant Decrease In Volumes For Q2

Hapag-Lloyd has concluded the first half of the year 2020 with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of USD 563 million (EUR 511 million), thereby surpassing […]

August 14, 2020

Macgregor Receives RoRo Orders From Japan Worth EUR 18 Million

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured two orders from Japan to provide full hardware supply including ramps and lifting platforms for two RoPax vessels and two […]

August 14, 2020

Merchant Navy Day On 3 September Will See Red Ensigns Flown Across The UK

Seafarers UK is calling on flagpole owners throughout the UK to support the charity’s annual ‘Fly the Red Ensign for Merchant Navy Day’ campaign. Last year […]

August 14, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Greatly Simplifies Digital Transformation Of The Maritime Sector

Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in both ship and yacht building is already being done with a number of maritime companies that are currently using it […]

August 14, 2020

Indonesian Crew Member Dies On Chinese Vessel Due To Accident

In what was termed as a ‘workplace accident’, Chinese vessel Long Xing 629 has reported the death of an Indonesian crew member, on Tuesday, 11th Aug […]

August 14, 2020

Video: Stranded Filipino Seafarers Near China Call For Help Fearing Abandonment

Seafarers onboard the Oceanstar 86, unable to contact their manning agency and surviving on relief goods sent by the Embassy have called for rescue via a […]

August 14, 2020

Seafarer Welfare Sector Under Threat Due To Lack Of Funding

The chaplain of the mission for seafarers in Lyttleton is concerned about its funding in the close future, the lack of which would eventually mean a […]

August 13, 2020

Annual Checks Had Been Cleared By Cargo Ship Responsible For The Mauritius Oil Spill

The Japanese Bulk carrier that caused the oil spill off the coast of Mauritius had reportedly cleared the annual inspection in March, as said by Japanese […]

August 13, 2020

Clean Arctic Alliance Comment On MV Wakashio Heavy Fuel Oil Disaster, Mauritius

In response to the July 25th grounding of the Japanese-owned, Panamanian registered, bulk carrier MV Wakashio on the coast of the Republic of Mauritius, and the […]

February 11, 2021

ECSA Welcomes Launch Of Security Concept In Gulf Of Guinea; Highlights Severity Of Piracy Threat

The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea […]

February 11, 2021

Damen Partners With Sea Machines To Bring Autonomy And Wireless-Helm Technology

On February 2nd, Damen Shipyard and Sea Machines Robotics signed an alliance agreement to further investigate the adoption of collision avoidance functionality on board of Damen […]

February 11, 2021

KONGSBERG To Deliver State-Of-The-Art Solutions For Next Generation Field Development Vessel

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) technology is at the centre of an ambitious new project to build a state-of-the-art, next generation Field Development Vessel (FDV) for Triumph Subsea […]

February 10, 2021

Stranded Crew Living On The Mercy Of Charities For 32 Months

A group of 5 seafarers is facing dire conditions as they are not able to deboard an abandoned vessel for 4 years. The crew of MT […]

February 10, 2021

Crew Rescue Operations Fail To Locate Woman Seafarer Lost Off German Coast

The Santa Clara crew who went missing in a storm along the German coast haven’t been found. The rescuers have ended the search for the woman […]

February 10, 2021

China: Crew Change Suspended For Two Ship Management Firms Over COVID Outbreak

China is officially barring crew change from 2 ship management firms over COVID-19 outbreak in 2 of their vessels anchored in the country. Omicron Ship Management […]

February 10, 2021

Dryad: Position Of Hijacked Vessel “LIANPENGYU 809” Reported

Update as of 10 February 20 0600UTC Reporting indicates that the Hijacked vessel LIANPENGYU 809 was last sighted at location 03° 00N 006° 20E 78NM South […]

February 10, 2021

ABB’s AI Software Aims To Help Ships Improve Efficiency, Cut Fuel Consumption And Reduce Emissions

Digital technologies, including AI, data integration and analytics solutions, are expected to transform international shipping in the coming decades as shipowners are seeking solutions that allow […]

February 10, 2021

Direct Seafood Sales Bring Increased Profits, Support Jobs, And Keep Boats At Sea

Research has found that grant funding from the Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust and Seafarers UK enabling fishing and seafood businesses to sell direct to the […]