HMCC News

March 25, 2022

Maritime Industry Needs Government Support To Manage Decade Of Change: ABS

“We are in the early innings of a decade, maybe several decades, of change marked by the clean energy transition, digitalization, post-covid build back and of […]

March 25, 2022

Seafarers Are Human Beings; There Should Be No Differentiation Based On Their Nationality: HRAS

Meeting with the Stella Maris Ukraine National Director and Odesa Port Chaplain, Friar Oleksandr Smerechynskyy, was a unique experience in a war zone with impending threats […]

March 25, 2022

Ports Of Antwerp And Cotonou Join Forces With UNICEF

Port of Antwerp, the Port of Cotonou and UNICEF form a new partnership to advance resilient and sustainable national supply chains that maximize positive environmental, social […]

March 24, 2022

Watch: 207 Years Old Whaling Ship Known To Go Down In Gulf Of Mexico

About 15 years before Moby Dick was introduced by Herman Melville, a whaling ship from Massachusetts sank near the mouth of river Mississippi. After 207 years, […]

March 24, 2022

P&O Ferries Head Apologizes For Firing 800 Seafarers; Declares Compensation To Everyone Sacked

P&O has defended its decision to fire about 800 workers without prior notice. It further added that no offences were committed, a day after the firm […]

March 24, 2022

New Guidance For National Emission Reduction Released

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project has published a new guide on the development of National Action Plans (NAPs) to address GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions from ships. The […]

March 24, 2022

CMA CGM And Electrolux To Ship 40,000 TEUs Of Appliances Through LNG Powered Vessels

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, announced the conclusion of an agreement to ship […]

March 24, 2022

MOL Adopts Car Carrier Operation Digital Transformation Promotion Project

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its group company MOL Information Systems, announced the success of a demonstration test of automated space management for car carriers (booking […]

March 24, 2022

Northern European Maritime Leaders Brought Together To Discuss Advances In Sustainability

More than 30 maritime industry leaders from across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland attended the ABS Northern Europe Committee to hear about the latest ABS advancements […]

March 24, 2022

Port Of Rotterdam First In Netherlands To Allocate Airspace For Drone Use

The Port of Rotterdam Authority will start a pilot on regulations and traffic control in the so-called ‘very low-level airspace’ to ensure that increased drone traffic […]

July 26, 2022

At Least 17 Migrants Drown In A Boat Accident Off The Bahamas

At least 17 individuals lost their lives after a boat believed to be having dozens of migrants from Haiti capsized off the Bahamas while on the […]

July 26, 2022

International Quality Assessment Review Body Supports IMO Member States

The International Quality Assessment Review Body (IQARB) is due to update IMO Member States on its work supporting States to fulfil their obligations under IMO mandatory […]

July 26, 2022

CMS Carries Out World’s First 36K Running Hours Maintenance On Duel Fuel Marine Engine

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has successfully completed the world’s first ever 36,000 running hours […]

July 26, 2022

US Navy’s Ship USS Whidbey Island Decommissions After Nearly 38 Years Of Service

Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship namesake, USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) held a decommissioning ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va. on July 22 […]

July 26, 2022

26 Maritime Countries Met In Cook Islands For Discussing Maritime Issues

Australia is one of 26 countries lining the Pacific Rim that work closely to promote safe, secure shipping and a clean marine environment within the Asia-Pacific […]

July 26, 2022

US $18M Committed To Establish Supply Chain Integrity Of Green Marine Fuels

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) is leading a consortium of 18 industry partners to launch a drop-in biofuels pilot project with a combined contribution […]

July 26, 2022

Progressive Measures Taken By Indian Government To Increase Job Opportunities For Seafarers

Following are the progressive steps taken by government to increase the job opportunities for seafarers in the last three years. Three-Tier Mechanism of Learning comprises of […]

July 25, 2022

UK House Of Lords Committee Disappointed With UK Government’s Response To Extensive Human Rights At Sea Recommendations

The UK House of Lords International Defence and Relations Committee Inquiry ( 1 March 2022) into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) […]

July 25, 2022

WA Search Mission Rescued A Fisherman Who Spent A Night In The Waters Off Western Australia

Emergency crew members will keep their search at first light to locate a missing fisherman (a Chinese national) off Green Head, in the north of Perth. […]