HMCC News

July 22, 2020

Research Uncovers Significant New Market For Low Carbon Fuels And Energy To Drive Shipping Decarbonisation

A new study – the BLUE Insight Low Carbon Shipping Fuels & Energy Guide 2020 – has revealed that more than 40 organisations are vying for […]

July 22, 2020

Pandemic Business Practices Accelerate Ocean Freight Digitalization: Haven Survey

The coronavirus pandemic is proving a catalyst for shipping digitalization, prompting ocean supply chain stakeholders to abandon manual processes and embrace automated transport management solutions to […]

July 22, 2020

GMT Operates Successful Charter Flight To Repatriate 210 Seafarers From 65 Different Vessels

Stranded at sea due to the COVID-19 crisis, 210 seafarers from 65 different vessels were successfully repatriated to their homes from Amsterdam (AMS) to Manila (MNL) […]

July 21, 2020

Mounting Crew Change Crisis Demands Faster Action From Governments

Today marks one month since the ITF told the world’s governments that ‘Enough is Enough’ and that the global union federation and our affiliates would be […]

July 21, 2020

World’s Largest Crane Vessel ‘Sleipnir’ Breaks Records At The Jotun Field

In the Norwegian North Sea, Sleipnir successfully removed the 8100 mT Jotun-B jacket for client Vår Energi. The platform was installed in 1998 by Heerema’s Thialf, […]

July 21, 2020

Coronavirus: India Allows Crew Change For Foreign Nationals

The Indian Directorate General of Shipping, also known as DG Shipping, announced on Friday that seafarers of foreign nations would be allowed to sign off in […]

July 21, 2020

Watch: Picture Of Sailor Sunbathing On Bulbous Bow Of Vessel

A bright summer’s day at the North Sea led the crew onboard the supply ship ‘Island Clipper’ to go all out for a sunbathing picture. Photos […]

July 21, 2020

Coronavirus: Delivery of World’s Largest Cruise Ship Delayed

The wonder of the Seas, which will supposedly be the largest cruise ship ever built, has experienced a delay in its delivery due to the coronavirus […]

July 21, 2020

Coronavirus: American Fishing Trawler Confirms 85 Positive Cases Onboard

85 out of the 119 crew members aboard the fishing vessel ‘The American Triumph’ have been tested COVID-19 positive after two weeks at sea. The ship […]

July 21, 2020

CMV Cruise Line Shuts Down Due To Pandemic Losses, Becomes Third Operator To Go Out Of Business

The unprecedented and devastating effects of the pandemic continue to harm the travel and tourism sector as another cruise line shuts down business after failing to […]

January 21, 2021

Migrant Ship With 43 People Sinks In The Mediterranean

43 migrants had an ill-fated death when their ship capsized on the Mediterranean Sea, off the Libyan Coast, revealed 2 different UN agencies. Ship Overturned A […]

January 21, 2021

23 Stranded Seafarers From ‘MV Jag Anand’ Land In Cochin

After months of the ordeal of being stranded in Chinese waters under terrible conditions 23 Indian seafarers from the Great Eastern ship MV Jag Anand have […]

January 21, 2021

Prince Albert II Of Monaco Foundation Backs Arctic Shipping Heavy Fuel Oil Ban

The Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation as the latest illustrious signatory of the Arctic Commitment, joining more than 165 companies, […]

January 21, 2021

Kongsberg To Supply Equipment To World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Kongsberg Maritime will be supplying key positioning and monitoring equipment to Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating wind farm, as part of a contract with industrial solutions provider […]

January 21, 2021

Maersk Container Ship Loses Around 750 Containers In The Pacific

Maersk Essen, a 13100 TEU container ship, lost about 750 containers in the Pacific on 16th January 2021. The ship was sailing from Xiamen, China to […]

January 20, 2021

Navigator To Pioneer Decarbonization With Its First Carbon-Neutral Voyage

Navigator Holdings Ltd. (“Navigator”) announced the first carbon-neutral Handysize LPG voyage. Navigator Capricorn, a 20,550cbm semi-refrigerated gas carrier, loaded LPG for U.S. midstream company Sunoco Partners […]

January 20, 2021

MARAD Authorizes Construction Of Two Additional National Security Multi-Mission Vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) authorized the construction of two additional National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV), which will replace aging training vessels at […]

January 20, 2021

Gulf Of Guinea Kidnappings Makes 95% Of 2020 Global Piracy Attacks

Gulf of Guinea piracy incidents have reached new heights this year, reveals a security report by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). As […]

January 20, 2021

Seafarers Stranded On Board Cruise In Mumbai Allowed To Disembark

Stranded cruise ship Marcella Discovery anchored in Mumbai since April last year finally got permission to release the Indian crew. The seafarers of the cruise will […]