HMCC News

August 20, 2020

Photos: MSC Cruises Celebrates Float Out Of Its Longest Ship ‘MSC Seashore’

The float out of MSC Seashore took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. This is a major milestone in ship building as it is […]

August 20, 2020

Port Of Antwerp To Remain Open And Operational During Second Wave Of Coronavirus

The Port of Antwerp will remain 100% operational during this second wave of the coronavirus. The port is part of Belgium’s essential infrastructure, playing a crucial […]

August 20, 2020

Cargo Ship Catches Fire In The Arabian Sea, Second Engineer Dies

A fire aboard the Greek-flagged cargo ship ‘Faneromeni’ led to the demise of a 55-year old second engineer, who was of Greek nationality. The fire broke […]

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 […]

February 22, 2021

ReSea Project Certified To DNV GL’s Reclaimed Plastic Traceability Standard

ReSea Project is a Danish company cleaning rivers and oceans in Indonesia. It is the second organization in the world to be certified to DNV GL’s […]

February 22, 2021

ITF Seafarers Secures Tanker Crew Release In Iran

More than a dozen seafarers from South Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Indonesia are now making their way home after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and […]

February 22, 2021

Very First Cohort Of Seafarers To Be Trained To Work On Hydrogen-Powered Vessels Begins

The very first cohort of seafarers to be trained to work on hydrogen-powered vessels have been put through their paces on a new course in Orkney, […]

February 22, 2021

6 Sailors Adrift For 48 Hours On A Raft Rescued By Crew Of Tata NYK Vessel

It is a cry that not only strikes fear in the hearts of sailors around the world but also galvanizes them into action. From the moment […]

February 22, 2021

How To Be IMO2020 Compliant Amid High Sulphur Warning?

Singapore-based independent test and research facility Maritec is advising shipowners on how best to meet IMO 2020 fuel testing requirements following reports of excessive sulphur in […]

February 22, 2021

World’s Most Technologically Advanced Cable-Laying Vessel ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ To Enter Service

The world’s most technologically advanced cable-laying vessel “Leonardo da Vinci”, built by the Vard shipyard in Brattvåg, Norway, for the Prysmian Group is scheduled for delivery […]

February 19, 2021

CORSICA Linea Converts Several Systems To SERTICA To Ensure Increased Performance

Logimatic can once again welcome a new shipping company to the family. This time the French CORSICA Linea is converting existing CMMS and procurement systems to […]

February 19, 2021

Abandoned Palmali Crew Caught In An Inhumane Trap; Seafarers Starved In Darkness: ITF

The humanitarian effort to feed, repatriate and fight for the seafarers’ outstanding wages has been spearheaded by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its inspectors. […]

February 19, 2021

ABS, Sembcorp Marine, 3D Metalforge And Polar Tankers Collaborate In Landmark Additive Manufacturing Project

ABS, Sembcorp Marine, 3D Metalforge, and ConocoPhillips Polar Tankers Inc. (Polar) have successfully fabricated, tested, and installed functional additive manufactured parts on board the oil tanker […]