HMCC News

September 9, 2020

Bunker Spill Reported From VLCC, As MT New Diamond’s Rear-Portion Sinks By 3 Feet After Reignition Of Fire

Sri Lankan authority and Indian Coast guard are continuously performing boundary cooling in response to the fire, which had re-ignited on September 7, rising up to […]

September 9, 2020

China’s First Hybrid-Electric Rescue Vessel Features Full Scope Of ABB’s Electric And Digital Solutions

The newbuilt vessel, Shenhai 01, features a full scope of ABB’s electric, digital and connected solutions that help support sustainable operations and enhance safety and efficiency […]

September 9, 2020

Port Delays Operations On Matson Ship With Lifeless Crew Member Due To Pending COVID-19 Test

The Port Authority has delayed the beginning of operations on a Matson ship that arrived this morning after a crew member was found lifeless on board. […]

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 […]

March 15, 2021

Bureau Veritas Issues Modern Rules For Wind Propulsion Systems

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has released new-generation classification rules for wind propulsion systems. These rules will help support and […]

March 12, 2021

Industry Backs United Nations $5 Billion ‘Moon-Shot’ Program To Decarbonize Shipping

Joint Press Release issued by BIMCO, CLIA, IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERFERRY, International Chamber of Shipping INTERTANKO, IPTA and World Shipping Council. Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s call […]

March 12, 2021

Port Of Long Beach Reports Busiest February On Record

An unseasonable surge in cargo lifted the Port of Long Beach to its busiest February on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 771,735 twenty-foot equivalent units […]

March 12, 2021

APM Terminals Barcelona Applies 5G Technology To Improve Traffic Safety

The system is based on the application of connected car technology and industrial traffic safety. The information will be shared continuously and offer the position and […]

March 12, 2021

Pioneering ABS AI Corrosion Detection Solution Shows 98.9% Identification Accuracy

Results from the initial application of the unique ABS Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered Corrosion Detection digital solution show it has identified corrosion with 98.9% accuracy. The […]

March 12, 2021

15 Of 23 Crew Members Kidnapped Onboard Maltese Flagged Vessel – Dryad

Reporting indicates that 15 of the 21 crew members (consisting of Ukrainian, Romanian and Philippine nationals) have been kidnapped from a vessel Initial Report The vessel […]

March 12, 2021

How To Stand With Women Working In Maritime

All across the globe, the ITF global family is celebrating the contribution of women transport workers to moving the world. We take a look at what […]

March 12, 2021

Video: Cargo Ship Sinks Off Constanta, Two Crew Members Dead

According to reports, the Comoros-flagged freighter Volgo Balt 179 sank in the Black Sea about 75 NM off Constanta. The reason for the sinking not yet […]

March 12, 2021

Ferries Company Under Investigation Following Human Trafficking Claims: ITF

Transport workers’ unions are welcoming reports that Fijian authorities have launched an investigation into Goundar Shipping’s ongoing abusive treatment of dozens of Filipino seafarers. The probe […]