HMCC News

July 9, 2020

Coronavirus: 4 Filipino Seafarers Placed In Isolation In Gibraltar After Crewmen Tested Positive

The Retreat center at Gibraltar is currently housing four Filipino seafarers in isolation after a few members of the crew tested positive for COVID-19 on the […]

July 9, 2020

Protecting Shipowners In The Long Run – A Case For Stringent Scrubber Wash Water Monitoring

Installing a scrubber represents a significant investment for a shipowner. With the financial cost of the system and its installation, coupled with the lay-up time – […]

July 9, 2020

MOL Continues Development Of Energy-Saving And GHG Emission Reducing Rudder

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that a group company MOL Techno-Trade Co., Ltd. (MOLTech), MOL, Japan Hamworthy Co., Ltd. (JHC) and Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) […]

July 9, 2020

Wärtsilä Compact Reliq Aims To Add Flexibility To The Growing LNG Market

The technology group Wärtsilä introduces its Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant. The system is designed to reliquefy boil-off gas (BOG) onboard gas carriers and LNG bunker vessels, […]

July 9, 2020

Port Of Rotterdam To Start Trial With PIN-Free Container Handling

This week, various parties in Rotterdam will be launching a new pilot project, in which containers are handled and released without a PIN code: a widely […]

July 9, 2020

American P&I Club and ABS Consulting Join Forces To Drive Cyber Awareness For Maritime Insurance

ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), a subsidiary of ABS focused on safety and risk management, and American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc. (the […]

July 9, 2020

Damen Holds Keel-Laying For Port Of Auckland’s Fully Electric Tug

On 7th July, in Vietnam, Damen Song Cam Shipyard, together with joint venture partner Song Cam Shipyard hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the electric RSD-E Tug […]

July 8, 2020

Torture Chamber Discovered In Shipping Containers; 6 Suspects Arrested

An announcement by the authorities of Netherlands has knocked open a new window into the Dutch criminal underworld with its discovery of torture chambers found hidden […]

July 8, 2020

Shipping Industry Must Contribute To Climate Neutrality: European Parliament

The Commission has put forward a proposal to revise the EU system for monitoring, reporting and verifying CO2 emissions from maritime transport (the “EU MRV Regulation”) […]

July 8, 2020

Shipping Sector Prioritizes Five Solutions For Decarbonization

Shell together with Deloitte Netherlands and Deloitte UK published joint research outlining industry perspectives on decarbonizing the shipping sector. The “Decarbonising Shipping: All Hands on Deck” […]

January 20, 2021

Gulf Of Guinea Kidnappings Makes 95% Of 2020 Global Piracy Attacks

Gulf of Guinea piracy incidents have reached new heights this year, reveals a security report by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). As […]

January 20, 2021

Seafarers Stranded On Board Cruise In Mumbai Allowed To Disembark

Stranded cruise ship Marcella Discovery anchored in Mumbai since April last year finally got permission to release the Indian crew. The seafarers of the cruise will […]

January 20, 2021

World’s First Tiltable Rotor Sails On Sea-Cargo Ro-Ro Installed By Norsepower

Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, has successfully installed two 35m tall Rotor Sails for SEA-CARGO, a leading logistics provider […]

January 20, 2021

Wärtsilä Inks Long-Term Service Agreement With Nanjing Changjiang Waterway Engineering

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 5-year long-term service agreement with Nanjing Changjiang Waterway Engineering, a leading Chinese dredging company. The agreement, signed in December […]

January 20, 2021

Seafarers’ Charity Stella Maris Grows European Network

David Noval has been appointed as National Director of Stella Maris’ Danish operation. The launch comes at a time when welfare and wellbeing of seafarers are […]

January 20, 2021

Indonesian Fishers Fight For Safe Working Conditions And Repatriation From The Marshall Islands

The prevalent issue of poor and abusive conditions for Indonesian migrant fishers continues to be highlighted internationally by local NGOs. Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) Indonesia has […]

January 20, 2021

Seafarers UK Highlights Support Available For Fishers

The charity, Seafarers UK, has helped seafarers and fishers since its origins as the King George’s Fund for Sailors. As the third COVID-19 lockdown endures, the […]

January 20, 2021

Tonnage Tax Reductions Of Up To 30% For Vessels Reducing Their Environmental Impact: Cyprus SDM

The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has announced a new range of green incentives to reward vessels that demonstrate effective emissions reductions. From the fiscal year […]

January 19, 2021

ABS-Classed Suezmax Is World’s First Ammonia Ready Vessel

An ABS-classed Suezmax tanker ordered by Avin International LTD, the first vessel of a potential order of three vessels, is to be the first ammonia-fuel ready […]