HMCC News

September 1, 2020

2 Crew Members Dead And 2 Missing, As Tug Sinks Near MV Wakashio

In a tragic incident happened near the ill fated MV Wakashio, 2 crew members died as their tugboat sank due to the collision with an oil […]

September 1, 2020

NYK Begins Demonstration For Commercialization Of High-Power Fuel Cell Vessels

NYK Line, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), and ENEOS Corporation (i.e., “the Companies”) are pleased to announce […]

September 1, 2020

Ports Of Stockholm Enters Partnership To Launch Inland Shipping Connecting Major Regions

Ports of Stockholm, Hutchison Ports Stockholm, Mälarhamnar and Wallenius Marine have built a unique partnership to launch inland shipping between Stockholm Norvik Port and the strategically […]

September 1, 2020

Taiwanese Authorities Arrest Chinese Master Suspected Of 2014 Murders

Taiwanese Coastguard authorities have arrested a 43 year old Chinese fishing vessel Master of the Seychelles-flagged Indian Star reported as being named ‘Wang’ who is suspected […]

September 1, 2020

Marina Extends Expiring STCW Certificates To One Year

The Maritime Industry Authority, through its Advisory No. 2020-66, has recently issued a one-year extension of the validity of STCW certificates of Filipino seafarers, as part […]

September 1, 2020

Kongsberg And Massterly To Equip And Operate Two Zero-Emission Autonomous Vessels For ASKO

Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) have signed contracts with the leading Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO to equip two new vessels with autonomous […]

August 31, 2020

Unions To Continue Lashing Battle To Achieve Compliance With Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause

While the Court of Rotterdam’s decision in the Netherlands is disappointing, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the bodies’ […]

August 31, 2020

Yara Marine Launches New Start-Up Accelerator Program

“Our corporate mission is to nurture the next generation of high value, high-performance sustainable ocean technologies,” says Yara Marine CEO Thomas Koniordos. “With this new program, […]

August 31, 2020

Stolt Tankers To Purchase Five 26,000 dwt Chemical Tankers From CTG

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced that Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire five chemical tankers from Chemical Transportation Group (CTG) for trading in the Stolt Tankers Joint […]

August 31, 2020

Global Rates Slide But Carrier Performances Continue To Defy Expectations: Report

Despite the economic shockwaves engendered by the ongoing global pandemic, the world’s leading carriers continue to display signs of effective strategic management skills. Many of the […]

March 10, 2021

Freight Rate Surge Could Affect Underwater Hull Coatings As Liner Trades Defer Dry-Dockings

Nippon Paint Marine is seeing liner operators increasingly postpone dry-dockings as they look to keep vessels operational to meet the recent surge in demand for container […]

March 10, 2021

Chinese Ship Runs Aground Off Mauritius With 130 Tonnes Of Oil Onboard

Mauritius is hit by yet another shipwreck oil spill, months after the devastating MV Wakashio oil spill that happened in July, last year. A Chinese flagged […]

March 10, 2021

Video: Women In Shipping Make Up Just 7.5% Of The Seafarer Workforce

The ICS Diversity Tracker data shows women in shipping make up just 7.5% of the seafarer workforce. ICS asked female seafarers to share their stories and […]

March 10, 2021

800 Indian Seafarers Might Return Due To Delayed Cruise Operations

Norwegian Cruise Line might be sending back the Indian seafarers that they had hired for the Norwegian Escape cruise ship as the operations have been delayed. […]

March 10, 2021

What If The Next Oil Spill Could Be Dinner For Microorganisms?

Pollution is an ongoing reality. From time to time, dramatic oil spills make international news. Smaller spills or leaks plague everyday industrial activity. In light of […]

March 10, 2021

Innovative 60m High-Speed Superyacht Receives Waterjet Drives From Kongsberg Maritime

Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to supply four Kongsberg Kamewa waterjets and their associated control system for installation onboard the innovative, high-speed superyacht Skyfall. Currently, under […]

March 10, 2021

MSC Reports Another Successful Year For Its Reefer Cargo Services

Shipping over 1.9 million refrigerated containers (also known as ‘reefer’) in 2020 alone, topping its previous record of 1.8 million in 2019, MSC continues to successfully […]

March 10, 2021

Blue Denmark Continues To Generate High Earnings For The Economy

The latest report on employment and production in Blue Denmark shows that Danish shipping continues to generate high earnings for the Danish economy. Danish shipping alone […]

March 9, 2021

MOL Enhances Function Of AR Navigation System To Support Vessel Navigation

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced an upgrade to the AR navigation system (Note 1), jointly developed with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., that enables the system […]