HMCC News

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 […]

September 8, 2020

Captain And Ship Crew Reported Kidnapped From Reefer Ship Off Nigeria

In a recent piracy incident that happened off the coast of Lagos, Captain and one other crew member of the Seatrade reefer ship – WATER PHOENIX […]

September 8, 2020

Jotun Inks First Commercial Contract For Hull Skating Solutions With MSC To Reduce Emissions

Jotun has signed the first commercial contract for container vessels with its ground-breaking Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). The contract was signed with global container shipping […]

March 18, 2021

dship Carriers Launches New Eco-Friendly F-500 Vessel ‘MV Charlie’

dship Carriers Launches New F-500 Vessel MV Charlie newbuild of the latest generation, eco-friendlier F-500 vessel type. With this new vessel, dship is enhancing its capabilities […]

March 18, 2021

Kongsberg To Deliver Full Solution For Ecosystem Monitoring Using Autonomous Vessels

Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to report that it has reached an agreement to supply Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) with four autonomous vessels. The scope […]

March 18, 2021

UN World Oceans Day 2021 Theme – The Ocean: Life & Livelihoods

The United Nations has designated 8 June as World Oceans Day. World Oceans Day is a day for humanity to celebrate the ocean. This year’s theme […]

March 17, 2021

4 Seafarers Stranded In Tug Boats For 2 Years Released With Sailors’ Society’s Help

A crew of four Indian seafarers who spent two years stranded “like modern day slaves” on a ship in Mumbai in horrific conditions have finally gone […]

March 17, 2021

Faster Container Rail Services, Now Also More Cost-Efficient Than All-Water Alternative: Samskip

Faster, greener container rail services between China and Europe are now also more cost-efficient than the all-water alternative. Rachelle Slingerland, Samskip Logistics Business Development Manager, says […]

March 17, 2021

TU Delft Solar Boat Team Collaborates With Camfil To Promote Renewable Energy In Maritime Sector

The Technical University Delft Solar Boat Team in The Netherlands consists of 21 ambitious students who will go through the process of designing, producing, and finally […]

March 17, 2021

Keppel Chooses KONGSBERG’s Integrated Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Technology

Kongsberg Maritime’s industry-leading wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) technology has won another important customer, following the signing of a major contract with American shipbuilder Keppel AmFELS, […]

March 17, 2021

Yara Marine Ramps Up Scrubber Services Despite COVID Heavily Affecting Scrubber Market

Yara Marine Technologies is expanding its green tech portfolio. However, the company, which was the first to launch the in-line scrubber, will still have scrubbers as […]

March 16, 2021

Day Of The Seafarer 2021: IMO Calls For A Fair Future For Seafarers

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, seafarers have faced difficult working conditions including uncertainties about port access, re-supply, crew changeovers and repatriation. Seafarers’ rights to be treated fairly […]