HMCC News

September 9, 2020

Damen Shipyards Cape Town Lays Keel For Second Project BIRO IPV

On 28th August, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying. The keel-laying was for the second of three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) that DSCT […]

September 9, 2020

Digital Water Monitoring Technology Calibration Portal Aiming To Enable Transparency Launched

Market leading developers of smart water quality monitoring technology, Rivertrace Limited have established a new, web-based calibration portal that will enable complete transparency of compliance and […]

September 8, 2020

IMO Insists To Allow Crew Changes To Resolve Humanitarian Crisis

A humanitarian crisis is taking place at sea and urgent action is needed to protect seafarers’ health and ensure the safety of shipping, the IMO Secretary-General […]

September 8, 2020

Captain And Ship Crew Reported Kidnapped From Reefer Ship Off Nigeria

In a recent piracy incident that happened off the coast of Lagos, Captain and one other crew member of the Seatrade reefer ship – WATER PHOENIX […]

September 8, 2020

Jotun Inks First Commercial Contract For Hull Skating Solutions With MSC To Reduce Emissions

Jotun has signed the first commercial contract for container vessels with its ground-breaking Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). The contract was signed with global container shipping […]

September 8, 2020

Panama Maritime Authority To Stop Grant Of Extension To Seafarer’s Employment Agreement

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) will continue to extend the Seafarer’s Employment Agreement (SEA) until 14 September 2020. Thereafter, the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, […]

September 8, 2020

Norwegian Cruise Line Chooses Brookes Bell’s Safe Return To Port Solution

Brookes Bell, the leading international multi-disciplinary marine, scientific and technical consultancy, has been contracted by Norwegian Cruise Line to deliver its innovative software solution SRtP Onboard™ […]

September 8, 2020

Panama Canal To Ensure Long-Term Operational Reliability By Investing In Robust Water Management System

The Panama Canal published a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the pre-qualification of potential offerors for the engineering, design and construction of a new water management […]

September 8, 2020

Fuel Cell Industry’s First Commercial Zero-Emission Module To Power Ships Introduced By Ballard

Ballard Power Systems announced the launch of the fuel cell industry’s first module designed for primary propulsion power in marine vessels. Ballard’s FCwaveTM fuel cell product […]

September 8, 2020

HMM Cooperates With SHI To Develop Eco-Friendly Smart Ship Technology

HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on smart ship technology. Under the MoU, HMM and SHI will collaborate in […]

January 12, 2021

Carnival Chooses Shell Marine For Carbon-Neutral Marine Lubricants Support

Shell Marine has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide marine lubricants to cruise line operator Carnival Corporation’s global fleet of 89 ships. Carnival will also […]

January 12, 2021

NYK To Participate In Design, Development And Engineering Of FSRP Project In Papua New Guinea

NYK will participate in the design, development and engineering work of a floating LNG storage and regasification power generation facility (FSRP)* planned near Lae, the capital […]

January 12, 2021

Royal Caribbean Group Extends Suspension Of Cruising

Royal Caribbean Group continues to focus on the healthy and safe return to cruising for guests, crew, and the communities we visit. As we work closely […]

January 12, 2021

First LNG-Powered Ferry To Serve UK Takes To The Water

The next ship to join Brittany Ferries’ fleet will be called Salamanca, she will be powered by cleaner LNG and she took to the water for […]

January 12, 2021

SCHOTTEL Awarded Contract To Propel Two Autonomous Electric Ro-Ro Vessels

SCHOTTEL has been awarded a contract to deliver SCHOTTEL EcoPellers and PumpJets for two new autonomous RoRo ships. They will be operated by ASKO Maritime AS, […]

January 12, 2021

India | Government Approves PF & Pension Benefits For 4 Lakh Indian Seafarers

Indian seafarers are getting their long-standing demand fulfilled this year as the government has assured them of provident fund, gratuity, and pension benefits. After a long […]

January 12, 2021

Video: Damen Subsidiaries Join Forces For Race To Get P&O Ferries’ ‘Pride Of Canterbury’ Back To Work

Late last year, a team of Damen group subsidiaries completed a challenging project to replace one of the twin rudder stocks on P&O Ferries’ Pride of […]

January 12, 2021

LNG Shipping Rates Reach Record High Of $350000 Per Day

The shipping industry has created a milestone as it set a new shipping rate of $350,000 per day because of a surge in LNG shipping. However, […]

January 12, 2021

ABS And Keppel To Demonstrate Digital Leadership With World’s First Smart Bunkering Vessel

ABS and Keppel Offshore & Marine are continuing their pioneering application of digital technologies by integrating Smart functions into the world’s first smart LNG bunkering vessel […]