HMCC News

July 27, 2020

Silverstream Secures Orders For Eight New HHI Built LNG Carriers

Pioneering clean technology company Silverstream Technologies announced that it has secured another new deal to install its market-leading air lubrication technology, the Silverstream® System, onboard eight […]

July 24, 2020

Innovative Tool To Protect Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales From Over-Speeding Ships Released

A report released by Oceana Canada reveals that a voluntary slowdown measure put in place by Transport Canada this year to protect critically endangered North Atlantic […]

July 24, 2020

First Uncrewed, Remotely-Operated Superyacht Support Vessel Concept Unveiled

SEA-KIT has launched a new concept in superyacht support vessels, the first uncrewed vessel specifically designed for the sector. SEA-KIT’s remotely operated superyacht support vessel will […]

July 24, 2020

Hong Kong Faces Third Wave Of COVID-19 Cases, Fears New Cases From Cargo Ships

Hong Kong’s third wave of COVID-19 infections has raised questions about the risk and possibility of imported infections arriving by cargo ships and among the crew […]

July 24, 2020

Video: Passenger Ship Carrying 47 Catches Fire Off Cebu, Company Declares “Zero Casualties”

MV Filipinas Dinagat, owned by the Cokaliong Shipping Lines caught fire on Thursday, July 22nd, 2020, at around 10 pm while on its route to Palampom […]

July 24, 2020

Viking Announces New Cruise Service With 27 Countries, 56 Ports And Costing $50000

Even though the cruise industry is suffering a recession, that won’t stop companies from coming up with some of the best deals to boost the industry. […]

July 24, 2020

Royal Caribbean Reinvents Cruise Industry’s Safety Drill

Royal Caribbean Group is replacing one of the least-loved but most important parts of a cruise vacation – the safety drill – with Muster 2.0, an […]

July 24, 2020

Lawsuit Filed By Passengers Of Ruby Princess Cruise Ship

Reports have recently surfaced where it is said that passengers on board the Ruby Princess have reportedly filed a class-action lawsuit against Carnival in Australia. The […]

July 24, 2020

Panama Canal Reaffirms Commitment To Women’s Empowerment

The Panama Canal reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality and the economic empowerment of women, through the signing of the Principles for the Empowerment of Women, […]

July 24, 2020

Failure To Adhere To Crew Change Protocols Must Not Be Tolerated: ICS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has reminded the global shipping industry that failure to adhere to crew change protocols must not be tolerated. Alarming reports […]

January 25, 2021

Latest Seafarers Happiness Index Proves Small Steps Have A Big Impact

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals that small investments can make a tangible difference to the lives of seafarers. […]

January 25, 2021

Drastic Improvements Of Oil Spill Response Over 50 Years

In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef off the coast of Alaska and spilled 37,000 tonnes of oil (257,000 barrels) into Prince […]

January 25, 2021

Kongsberg To Secure Green Footprint Of New Next-Gen Wind Turbine Installation Unit

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) technology is at the centre of an ambitious new project to build a next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Unit (WTIU), destined to be among […]

January 25, 2021

Turkish Ship Attacked By Pirates: 15 Crew Members Kidnapped, 1 Killed

M/V Mozart, a Liberian-flagged vessel, was sailing from Lagos, Nigeria to South Africa when it was attacked by armed pirates. According to the reports, fifteen seafarers […]

January 22, 2021

World’s Largest VLEC Departs On Maiden Voyage With A Record 911000 Barrels Of Ethane

Dallas-based Energy Transfer LP announced the first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC) has been loaded under its previously announced joint venture with Satellite Petrochemical USA Corp., […]

January 22, 2021

Carnival Corp. Accelerates Removal Of Ships; Pacific Princess To Leave The Fleet

Princess Cruises, the world’s leading international premium cruise line, announced the sale of Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer. The sale of the cruise ship is […]

January 22, 2021

Siem Aristotle Joins Sister Ship As World’s Two Largest Super-Eco, LNG Powered PCTC Vessels

The Siem Aristotle, the second of two ships, is on her maiden voyage from Emden, Germany to North America. The ship’s first bunkering commenced, taking on […]

January 22, 2021

Sovcomflot And Total Increase Cooperation In LNG Transportation

PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Total have concluded a time charter agreement for up to 7 years for a newbuilding 174,000-cbm LNG carrier, to be owned […]

January 22, 2021

Havyard Developing Hydrogen Zero-Emission Vessels In New Segment

Europe is devoting extensive resources to achieving the climate goals, and the maritime industry is part of the solution. Green solutions and zero-emission vessels are in […]