HMCC News

July 10, 2020

98 Ships Broken During Q2, Despite COVID-19 Pandemic Closures: NGO Shipbreaking Platform

There were a total of 98 ships broken in the second quarter of 2020. Of these, 60 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia, […]

July 10, 2020

IMO: Governments Pledge Action For Seafarers At Crucial Crew Change Summit

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the commitment of 12 countries to facilitate crew changes and achieve key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial […]

July 10, 2020

MSC Joins Smart Maritime Network For Supporting Of Digitization In The Industry

MSC is proud to join the Smart Maritime Network, an industry membership group focused on increasing the compatibility, standardization, and harmonization of the technology used in […]

July 9, 2020

Crew Change Crisis In India Burning Holes In Pockets Of Shipowners

The crew change crisis among the seafarers, ship owners, and managers in India are getting worse with the escalating costs undertaken to swap crews after they […]

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 […]

November 19, 2020

Shell And Ocean Infinity Collaborate To Provide Uncrewed Seep Hunting Capability With Robotic Ships

Shell and offshore robotic ship operator Ocean Infinity have signed a joint development agreement to combine expertise and assets to execute multiclient seep hunter projects. The […]

November 19, 2020

11 Joint Industry Projects Awarded S$1.625 Million To Drive Maritime Innovation

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded a total of S$1.625 million to 11 joint industry projects in the areas of maritime digitalisation […]

November 19, 2020

New International Climate Regulation For Ships

At the 75th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved new rules for how international shipping should reduce its […]

November 19, 2020

Shipping Industry’s CO2 Footprint Projected To Grow Despite Efficiency Gains

An ageing fleet of ships and historically low levels of newbuild activity present significant challenges to the International Maritime Organization’s goal of reducing overall CO2 emissions […]

November 19, 2020

Wärtsilä To Supply EU Stage V Compliant Engines For Swiss Inland Ferries

Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and […]

November 19, 2020

First Commercial LoRa WAN IoT Solution Launched On-Board Large Vessels To Monitor Containers

ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, announced that it has expanded its industry-leading portfolio of on-board vessel IoT systems to include […]

November 19, 2020

AAL Transports 22,400 cbm Of Heavy Lift Components From China To Western Australia

Global project heavy-lift carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) has recently delivered 22,400cbm of stacker reclaimer components from Dalian in North-East China to Port Hedland in Western Australia. […]

November 18, 2020

Raw Video: AMSA Successfully Coordinates Medical Evacuation Of Injured Seafarer

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has successfully coordinated the medical evacuation of a seafarer who sustained serious injuries during an onboard accident. The vessel was […]

November 18, 2020

Governments Must Get Seafarers Home By Resolving Jag Anand And Anastasia Stalemate – ITF

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is urging the governments of China, India and Australia to collaborate and urgently end the stalemate around the berthing of […]