HMCC News

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 […]

July 16, 2020

DMCA Allows Resumption Of Crew Change Across All Ports And Anchorage Areas In Dubai

In recognition of the efforts of seafarers and their vital role in globally securing supply chains, the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has announced that it […]

July 16, 2020

Welfare Organisations Call To Facilitate Crew Changes And Support Out-Of-Work Seafarers

The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), and the International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA), with their respective memberships of concerned shipping companies and seafarers’ ministries […]

July 16, 2020

Two-Fold Increase In Number Of Incidents Against Ships Reported (Jan-Jun, Asia)

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) today released its Half-Yearly Report 2020 (January to June). Highlights of the Report, whose information is verified by the respective government […]

July 16, 2020

BSM Launches New Liquid Cargo Simulator Facility To Support Growing Global LNG Operations

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), has launched a new Liquid Cargo training facility at its Maritime Training Centre in Cyprus. This, combined with a structured career progression […]

July 15, 2020

AAL Transports Giant Cable Carousel For Taiwanese Clean Energy Project

Breakbulk and project heavy-lift carrier, AAL Shipping has delivered a cable carousel measuring 23 m in diameter (73 m circumference) to Jan De Nul Group, for […]

July 14, 2020

Skipper Fined $8,500 After Grounding Mussel Barge

The mussel barge, Falcon, ran aground on Motuokino Island off the Coromandel coast because no one on board was keeping proper look out. The skipper, Connor […]

July 14, 2020

Westport Launches World’s First Wireless Remote P-Check System

On 9th July 2020, the Minister of Transport, YB. Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong made an official visit to Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a […]

July 14, 2020

Concerns Raised As Vessel MV Gulf Sky And Its 22 Indian Crew Goes Missing

Human Rights at Sea and the Dominica Flag State Administration are increasingly concerned about the change in status of the MV Gulf Sky (IMO 9150377) and […]

January 26, 2021

Oil And Gas Industry Doubles Down On Transformational Green Investments

New research published by DNV GL finds that the oil and gas industry expects to boost investment in the energy systems of the future this year, […]

January 26, 2021

Voyager Worldwide Makes Port And Terminal Information Available In Voyager Fleet Insight

Voyager Worldwide, the leading maritime technology company, today announced the availability of a new port information module in its Voyager FLEET INSIGHT service. The new data […]

January 26, 2021

Tymor Marine Launches Unique Technology To Cut Vessel Deadweight Audit Costs By Up To 75%

Aberdeen headquartered maritime technology and consultancy business, Tymor Marine, has launched an innovative new digital technology designed to improve the efficiency, cost and operational impact of […]

January 25, 2021

DEA Leverages Autonomous System To Survey Galveston Bay For NOAA

DEA Marine Services, a division of David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), in Vancouver, Wash., is leveraging a Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm control […]

January 25, 2021

Silverstream Joins Forces With Industry Leaders On EU-Funded Maritime Decarbonisation Project

Pioneering clean technology company Silverstream Technologies today announced that it is part of a consortium led by the University of Vaasa which has been granted EU […]

January 25, 2021

Latest Seafarers Happiness Index Proves Small Steps Have A Big Impact

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals that small investments can make a tangible difference to the lives of seafarers. […]

January 25, 2021

Drastic Improvements Of Oil Spill Response Over 50 Years

In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef off the coast of Alaska and spilled 37,000 tonnes of oil (257,000 barrels) into Prince […]

January 25, 2021

Kongsberg To Secure Green Footprint Of New Next-Gen Wind Turbine Installation Unit

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) technology is at the centre of an ambitious new project to build a next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Unit (WTIU), destined to be among […]

January 25, 2021

Turkish Ship Attacked By Pirates: 15 Crew Members Kidnapped, 1 Killed

M/V Mozart, a Liberian-flagged vessel, was sailing from Lagos, Nigeria to South Africa when it was attacked by armed pirates. According to the reports, fifteen seafarers […]