HMCC News

July 30, 2020

With 51 Incidents of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, ReCAAP Discusses Ways Tackle Situation

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) held a virtual dialogue with representatives of shipping associations and companies based in Singapore and Malaysia. During the dialogue, ReCAAP ISC […]

July 30, 2020

Game-Changing Subscription-Free Charts And Publications Portal For Marine Navigation Launched

A sophisticated new portal for nautical charts and publications has been launched that has no subscription or minimum contract term, and free updates and corrections. OpenC247.com […]

July 30, 2020

India: Shipping Firms Resume Recruitment Of Seafarers For The First Time In Months

Shipping firms in Mumbai began to spread a ray of sunshine on over 8000 repatriated seafarers, after resuming recruitment for overseas employment in the last 20 […]

July 30, 2020

Video: “Carnival Fantasy” Arrives For Recycling As It Ends Her Final Voyage

Carnival Fantasy, the fantasy class flagship of the Carnival Cruise Lines has finally beached in Aliaga, Turkey marking the end of her last voyage. The ship […]

July 30, 2020

40000+ Filipino Seafarers Repatriated In July

The Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) reported that they have single-handedly repatriated more than 40,000 Filipino seafarers in July alone. Image Credits: Wilford Will Wong / philippine-embassy.org.sg […]

July 30, 2020

Philippines Releases New Guidelines Aimed At Easing Crew Change

The Filipino government has released a set of guidelines that will ease the process of repatriation of seafarers, a move aimed at reducing the burden on […]

July 30, 2020

Panama Canal Reiterates Maritime Standards For Protection Of Cetaceans

From August 1 and until November 30, 2020, a new period will come into force to comply with the annual recommendations on speed and maritime traffic […]

July 30, 2020

Australia Bans Another Bulk Carrier ‘TW Hamburg’ For Wage Exploitation

Overnight the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier TW Hamburg from Australian ports for 12 months. AMSA boarded the ship in Gladstone […]

July 30, 2020

Industry Maintains “Delicate Balancing Act” As Long-Term Ocean Freight Rates Hold Steady

According to the latest XSI® Public Indices report from Oslo-based Xeneta, the carrier segment appears to be negotiating the Coronavirus storm with some success, at least […]

July 29, 2020

A.P. Moller Maersk Launches Maersk Flow – A Digital Supply Chain Management Platform

The new platform strengthens the company’s position as global integrator of container logistics helping small and medium sized customers to connect and simplify their supply chains. […]

February 11, 2021

ECSA Welcomes Launch Of Security Concept In Gulf Of Guinea; Highlights Severity Of Piracy Threat

The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea […]

February 11, 2021

Damen Partners With Sea Machines To Bring Autonomy And Wireless-Helm Technology

On February 2nd, Damen Shipyard and Sea Machines Robotics signed an alliance agreement to further investigate the adoption of collision avoidance functionality on board of Damen […]

February 11, 2021

KONGSBERG To Deliver State-Of-The-Art Solutions For Next Generation Field Development Vessel

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) technology is at the centre of an ambitious new project to build a state-of-the-art, next generation Field Development Vessel (FDV) for Triumph Subsea […]

February 10, 2021

Stranded Crew Living On The Mercy Of Charities For 32 Months

A group of 5 seafarers is facing dire conditions as they are not able to deboard an abandoned vessel for 4 years. The crew of MT […]

February 10, 2021

Crew Rescue Operations Fail To Locate Woman Seafarer Lost Off German Coast

The Santa Clara crew who went missing in a storm along the German coast haven’t been found. The rescuers have ended the search for the woman […]

February 10, 2021

China: Crew Change Suspended For Two Ship Management Firms Over COVID Outbreak

China is officially barring crew change from 2 ship management firms over COVID-19 outbreak in 2 of their vessels anchored in the country. Omicron Ship Management […]

February 10, 2021

Dryad: Position Of Hijacked Vessel “LIANPENGYU 809” Reported

Update as of 10 February 20 0600UTC Reporting indicates that the Hijacked vessel LIANPENGYU 809 was last sighted at location 03° 00N 006° 20E 78NM South […]

February 10, 2021

ABB’s AI Software Aims To Help Ships Improve Efficiency, Cut Fuel Consumption And Reduce Emissions

Digital technologies, including AI, data integration and analytics solutions, are expected to transform international shipping in the coming decades as shipowners are seeking solutions that allow […]

February 10, 2021

Direct Seafood Sales Bring Increased Profits, Support Jobs, And Keep Boats At Sea

Research has found that grant funding from the Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust and Seafarers UK enabling fishing and seafood businesses to sell direct to the […]