HMCC News

July 17, 2020

300000 Seafarers Trapped At Sea: Mounting Crew Change Crisis Demands Faster Action From Governments

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that there are now approximately 300,000 seafarers trapped working aboard ships due to the crew change crisis caused by […]

July 17, 2020

Drones Monitoring Ship Emissions In Danish Waters

The Danish authorities have requested once again EMSA’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System services to support the monitoring of ship emissions around the area of the Great […]

July 17, 2020

Wärtsilä To Equip 5 LNGCs With Fully Integrated Bridge Systems Under Arctic LNG-2 Project

The technology group Wärtsilä was contracted to deliver a complete bridge systems installation for five icebreaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project. […]

July 17, 2020

ONE Initiates Marine Safety And Quality Campaign 2020

Ocean Network Express (ONE) initiates Marine Safety and Quality Campaign to reiterate marine navigation safety practices. As a charterer, Ocean Network Express has carried out onboard […]

July 16, 2020

Cargo Ship “Golden Ray” Salvaging Operations Resume After No New COVID-19 Cases Reported

In a recent development of the salvaging operations of the cargo ship, Golden Ray, the nine COVID-19 affected workers have now been cleared to get back […]

July 16, 2020

7 Leading Principles For RoRo Safety – New Campaign Launched

Port Skills and Safety (“PSS”), the collective body for Safety and Skills in UK ports, has released a video and poster promoting 7 Leading Principles of […]

July 16, 2020

All 28 Indian Seafarers From “Missing” Vessel MV Sky Gulf Safe And Well

Following the rapidly emerging case of the alleged kidnap of 28 Indian seafarers of the MV Gulf Sky the evening of 5 July 2020 by unknown […]

July 16, 2020

Tanker Ship Sought By U.S. Over Iran Sanctions Was “Hijacked”, Seafarers Group Says

A sanctioned oil tanker that recently left the UAE port on July 5, 2020, violating its ‘Prohibition to Sail’ notice has been hijacked, reported the seafarers’ […]

July 16, 2020

MOL’s 3 LNG-Fueled Vessels Earn Top Energy Conservation Rating For Japanese Coastal Ships

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that three MOL Group vessels-the LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin and the ferries Sunflower Kurenai (Note 1) and Sunflower Murasaki (Note 1) […]

July 16, 2020

Indian Govt. Reviews The Development Of Nation’s First Trans-Shipment Hub

Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has reviewed the development activities of Vallarpadam Terminal of Cochin Port. It is envisaged as the first […]

January 21, 2021

DSME Develops Ultra-Large Crude Oil Carriers Applied With Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME). Granting of […]

January 21, 2021

Inmarsat Passes Major Milestone As Data Demand Accelerates Maritime Digitalization

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has completed its 10,000th Fleet Xpress ship installation. Simultaneously the company has launched a new ‘Fleet Data […]

January 21, 2021

World’s Quickest Towing And Mooring Connection Unveiled By Lankhorst

Leading maritime ropes manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes, announces Lankoloop, the world’s easiest and quickest towing and mooring connection. It uses a simple knot and eye connection 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 […]