HMCC News

August 14, 2020

Cargo Ship Grounded After Officer On Watch Falls Asleep

A cargo ship boring the flag of Vietnam ran aground in Filipino waters after its Officer on Watch fell asleep. The ship, named Globe 6, is […]

August 14, 2020

COVID Crisis: Hapag-Lloyd Reports Significant Decrease In Volumes For Q2

Hapag-Lloyd has concluded the first half of the year 2020 with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of USD 563 million (EUR 511 million), thereby surpassing […]

August 14, 2020

Macgregor Receives RoRo Orders From Japan Worth EUR 18 Million

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured two orders from Japan to provide full hardware supply including ramps and lifting platforms for two RoPax vessels and two […]

August 14, 2020

Merchant Navy Day On 3 September Will See Red Ensigns Flown Across The UK

Seafarers UK is calling on flagpole owners throughout the UK to support the charity’s annual ‘Fly the Red Ensign for Merchant Navy Day’ campaign. Last year […]

August 14, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Greatly Simplifies Digital Transformation Of The Maritime Sector

Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in both ship and yacht building is already being done with a number of maritime companies that are currently using it […]

August 14, 2020

Indonesian Crew Member Dies On Chinese Vessel Due To Accident

In what was termed as a ‘workplace accident’, Chinese vessel Long Xing 629 has reported the death of an Indonesian crew member, on Tuesday, 11th Aug […]

August 14, 2020

Video: Stranded Filipino Seafarers Near China Call For Help Fearing Abandonment

Seafarers onboard the Oceanstar 86, unable to contact their manning agency and surviving on relief goods sent by the Embassy have called for rescue via a […]

August 14, 2020

Seafarer Welfare Sector Under Threat Due To Lack Of Funding

The chaplain of the mission for seafarers in Lyttleton is concerned about its funding in the close future, the lack of which would eventually mean a […]

August 13, 2020

Annual Checks Had Been Cleared By Cargo Ship Responsible For The Mauritius Oil Spill

The Japanese Bulk carrier that caused the oil spill off the coast of Mauritius had reportedly cleared the annual inspection in March, as said by Japanese […]

August 13, 2020

Clean Arctic Alliance Comment On MV Wakashio Heavy Fuel Oil Disaster, Mauritius

In response to the July 25th grounding of the Japanese-owned, Panamanian registered, bulk carrier MV Wakashio on the coast of the Republic of Mauritius, and the […]

December 21, 2020

World’s Largest LPG Shipping Company Orders LFSS To Be Retrofitted To 3 VLGC Vessels

The technology group Wärtsilä’s industry-leading R&D investments in enabling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to become a viable marine fuel has resulted in a further order for […]

December 21, 2020

Mission To Seafarers Launches Crew Welfare Campaign To Maintain Seafarer Support During Pandemic

The Mission to Seafarers announced the launch of a new fundraising campaign to sustain the crew welfare support currently being provided around the world at a […]

December 21, 2020

Scorpio Bulkers To Sell Its Remaining Fleet For Exiting Dry Bulk Sector

Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (the “Company”) announced that following the recent sales of vessels by the Company, its Board of Directors has authorized the Company, as part […]

December 19, 2020

MOL Reports Possible Causes Of Wakashio Grounding Incident, Measures To Prevent Reoccurrence

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it has formulated measures to prevent a reoccurrence of the incident involving the bulk carrier Wakashio, chartered by MOL […]

December 18, 2020

15 Seafarers Missing After Cargo Ship Capsizes Off Vietnam

At least 15 seafarers are missing after a cargo ship capsized in rough weather off Vietnam. According to local media reports, 11 Chinese and 4 Vietnamese […]

December 18, 2020

Carnival Cruise Line Receives Delivery Of Its Largest LNG-Fuelled Cruise Ship ‘Mardi Gras’

Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of its highly anticipated new ship, Mardi Gras, in a live virtual signing ceremony at the Meyer Turku Shipyard in Turku, […]

December 18, 2020

Wärtsilä And Grieg To Build World’s First Green Ammonia Fuelled Tanker

With Norwegian government support worth 46.3 million NOK (4.4 million EUR), the partnership aims to build the world’s first green ammonia fuelled tanker. The technology group […]

December 18, 2020

Chinese Ban On Aussie Coal Cargo Keeps Seafarers Stranded; Few On Board For 18 Months

Amidst the pandemic and the crew change crisis there looms another danger for the seafarers as they struggle to survive in the terrible China Australia trade […]

December 18, 2020

Ultra-Low Emission Vessel ‘Ortelius’ Joins Jan De Nul Fleet

Ortelius is the fifth dredger delivered by Keppel O&M to Jan De Nul Group, following the delivery of three 3,500 m3 Trailing Suction Hoppers Dredgers (TSHD) […]