HMCC News

July 23, 2020

Coronavirus: Repatriation And Crew Change Still A Hurdle For Shipowners

The efforts of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the countries who had pledged for swift crew change-facilitation is yet to be realized fully as shipping […]

July 23, 2020

Sailors’ Society Provides Mental Health Support To Crew On Board More Than 1,000 Ships

International maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society is providing free mental health and wellbeing support to crew on board more than 1,000 ships through its Wellness at […]

July 22, 2020

DSME To Collaborate With Rotterdam Port To Secure Smart Technologies For Future

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, in cooperation with Busan Port, will collaborate with the Netherlands Port to secure smart technologies for the future. Daewoo Shipbuilding & […]

July 22, 2020

AMSA Launches Campaign Targeting Cargo Securing Arrangements On Container Ships

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is launching a focused inspection campaign targeting cargo securing arrangements on container ships visiting Australian ports. This inspection campaign is […]

July 22, 2020

80% Of Operational Cruise Ships Sailing Since Mid-April Had COVID-like Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report that shows signs of considerable worry of health and safety measures taken by a few […]

July 22, 2020

Recruiters Arrested Over Torture Killing Of Sailor Onboard Chinese Vessel

A week after a Chinese supervisor was charged with the torture killing of 20year old sailor on the Lu Huang Yuan 118, recent updates include three […]

July 22, 2020

Crew Has Been Used As Pawns In The MT Gulf Sky Incident – Human Rights At Sea

Human Rights at Sea and the Dominica Flag State Administration remain closely engaged in the background investigations into the incident of the hijacking of the MT […]

July 22, 2020

Titan LNG’s Ambitious (Bio)-LNG Breakthrough Project Receives EUR 11 Million Funding

Titan LNG is thrilled to announce that Titan LNG, one of the leading suppliers of LNG to the marine and industrial markets in Europe, has been […]

July 22, 2020

Research Uncovers Significant New Market For Low Carbon Fuels And Energy To Drive Shipping Decarbonisation

A new study – the BLUE Insight Low Carbon Shipping Fuels & Energy Guide 2020 – has revealed that more than 40 organisations are vying for […]

July 22, 2020

Pandemic Business Practices Accelerate Ocean Freight Digitalization: Haven Survey

The coronavirus pandemic is proving a catalyst for shipping digitalization, prompting ocean supply chain stakeholders to abandon manual processes and embrace automated transport management solutions to […]

February 1, 2021

Wind Propulsion Solution For Dry Bulk Carriers To Be Developed

Oldendorff Carriers (OC) has signed a Joint Development Project (JDP) with Anemoi Marine Technologies (Anemoi), Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute […]

February 1, 2021

Rs 1624 Crore Subsidy Support To Indian Shipping Companies To Promote Flagging Of Merchant Ships In India

Seven projects worth more than Rs 2,000 crore will be offered by the major ports on Public private partnership mode in FY21-22. This was stated by […]

February 1, 2021

CSA: Scrubbers Played A Crucial Role In The Smooth Transition To IMO 2020

“Despite the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply chain last year, which will most certainly continue until the second half of this […]

February 1, 2021

Ince Launches An Integrated Cyber Security Solution For The Maritime Sector In Cooperation With Mission Secure

International legal and professional services firm, Ince, is pleased to announce the launch of a specialist cyber security solution in conjunction with Mission Secure, one of […]

February 1, 2021

Kongsberg Digital Launches Remote, Simulation-Based DP Training, Accredited By The Nautical Institute

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) and The Nautical Institute are pleased to announce an approved remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) Induction Courses. This has been developed […]

February 1, 2021

Maritime Fuel Cell Project Using Toyota Technology Kicks Off

Energy storage pioneer Corvus Energy is set to start development and production of sustainable, large scale maritime-certified hydrogen fuel cell systems. Production will be located in […]

January 29, 2021

Watch: Gibraltar Police Seize 25 Kilos Of Cocaine From Ship’s Hull

Gibraltar Police on Wednesday busted a drug trail worth 2 million pounds on a Panama flagged bulk carrier. Customs have seized 25 kilos of cocaine from […]

January 29, 2021

Pirates Behind Turkish Crew Kidnapping Ask for Ransom

Gulf of Guinea pirates continue to disrupt shipping and the recent kidnapping of the Turkish crew of a container ship has again put things into perspective. […]

January 29, 2021

APM Terminals Elizabeth Converts to Green Energy

APM Terminals Elizabeth embarked on a decarbonizing plan in 2016 as part of a multi-year effort to reduce energy consumption through improved efficiency, equipment upgrades, and […]