HMCC News

August 12, 2020

Ship Captain Of Liberian Vessel Dies Of COVID-19 In Ukraine

A representative of the Ukrainian Health Ministry Labs Centre For Water Transport reported the death of a foreign ship captain due to COVID-19 on Sunday, the […]

August 12, 2020

World’s First Effort To Stably Supply Ammonia Fuel To Oceangoing Vessels

On August 6th, NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corporation, and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) signed a joint R&D agreement for the commercialization of an ammonia-fueled ammonia […]

August 12, 2020

6 Incidents Of Piracy And Robbery Against Ships In Asia For July 2020

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre released the monthly report for July 2020 on the situation of piracy and sea robbery in Asia. The following are highlights of the […]

August 12, 2020

APM Terminals To Acquire ALC’s Container Terminal In Aarhus

Aarhus Logistics Center A/S (ALC) divests its container terminal in the port of Aarhus to APM Terminals, with neighboring APM Terminals Aarhus acquiring operations as well […]

August 12, 2020

World’s Heaviest Cargo Operation Finishes Successfully By Tandem Of Mobile Harbour Cranes

The Port of Bronka has successfully loaded a reactor weighing more than 300 tons from a sea-going vessel onto an inland waterway vessel. The challenging cargo […]

August 11, 2020

Beirut Blasts: Italian Firefighters Investigate Wreck Of Damaged Ship

Italian fire service personnel continued helping local administrations after the blasts in the Middle Eastern port city of Beirut, Lebanon. The Italian team has been mainly […]

August 11, 2020

Pirates Release 9 Abducted FPSO Crew Members

As per reports from BW Offshore, nine Nigerian seafarers who had been abducted last month from FPSO Sendje Berge have been released. July 2 was a […]

August 11, 2020

Just In Time Arrival Guide Issued To Support Smarter, More Efficient Shipping

A new Just In Time Arrival Guide which aims to provide both port and shipping sectors with practical guidance on how to facilitate Just In Time […]

August 11, 2020

Houlder Wins Contract For IoMSPC’s New Purpose-Built Battery Hybrid Ferry

Design and engineering consultancy, Houlder has won another contract with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IoMSPC), acting as technical advisor in the design and […]

August 11, 2020

Stranded Cargo Ship Over Coral Reef Likely To Break Into Two Pieces

Japanese Bulk carrier MV Wakshio that has been stranded on a coral reef off the southeast coast of Mauritius could now be on the verge of […]

February 17, 2021

Safeguarding Cadets From Physical Abuse Requires Immediate Action: Human Rights At Sea

On Saturday 13 February 2021 at 04:48, Human Rights at Sea received a direct call for assistance from an engine cadet who had been seriously assaulted […]

February 17, 2021

MT Iba Seafarers To Return Home After Settling Wages

Seafarers stranded for months on MT Iba vessels are now free to go after their wages were settled. 5 crew members of the ship abandoned in […]

February 17, 2021

Maritime Consortium Launch Crewcare App To Improve Seafarer Well-Being

Marking a significant step forward in seafarer welfare, a group of established maritime entities have joined forces to build a digital platform aimed at improving the […]

February 17, 2021

Into The Digital Age – Why Go For Digitalization Of Naval Projects

Due to the technology boom, the innovative digitalization of naval projects is on the rise. So, what is digitalization all about and where can it be […]

February 17, 2021

First Time In Maritime Industry: UAE Firm To Provide ‘Salary For Unemployed Wives’ Of Its Staff

Steeping deep in history and Tradition, Maritime and Shipping is one of the oldest, challenging, and time-bound industries in the world. Working 24*7, this industry contributes […]

February 17, 2021

ITF Stands In Solidarity With Burmese Seafarers; Condemns Military Coup

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted military takeover of Myanmar’s fragile democracy currently taking place. The voice of […]

February 16, 2021

MSC Salutes MV Anastasia Seafarers On Safe Return Home

The reunions are overdue, but we are glad to finally see the courageous crew of the cargo ship ANASTASIA repatriated to India after an extraordinarily challenging […]

February 16, 2021

Crew Of MV Christine Oldendorff Stranded For 8 Months, Desperate To Get Home To Their Families

The crew of the MV Christine Oldendorff has been anchored at Caofeidian in Bohai Bay, near Beijing, since 26 August 2020. Now eight months stranded, with […]

February 16, 2021

ONE Decarbonizes Cargo Shipments And Accelerates Uptake Of Sustainable Marine Biofuel

Sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping has today announced that it has successfully collaborated with leading container shipping liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) to advance the uptake of […]