HMCC News

August 21, 2020

World Maritime Theme 2021 – “Seafarers: At The Core Of Shippingʹs Future”

“Seafarers: at the core of shippingʹs future” has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2021, reflecting a clear need to raise awareness of seafarersʹ […]

August 20, 2020

India: Ministry Of Shipping Inks MoU For Skill Development In Port And Maritime Sector

To reap the benefit for vast employment opportunities in maritime sector and with a view to certify their skill sets, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed […]

August 20, 2020

Video: 14 Missing After Two Ships Collided Off Shanghai, Tanker Catches Fire

14 crew members are missing after two ships collided about 1.5 nautical miles southeast of Yangtze River. Image Credits: SCMP Clips – YouTube An oil tanker […]

August 20, 2020

Photos: MSC Cruises Celebrates Float Out Of Its Longest Ship ‘MSC Seashore’

The float out of MSC Seashore took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. This is a major milestone in ship building as it is […]

August 20, 2020

Port Of Antwerp To Remain Open And Operational During Second Wave Of Coronavirus

The Port of Antwerp will remain 100% operational during this second wave of the coronavirus. The port is part of Belgium’s essential infrastructure, playing a crucial […]

August 20, 2020

Cargo Ship Catches Fire In The Arabian Sea, Second Engineer Dies

A fire aboard the Greek-flagged cargo ship ‘Faneromeni’ led to the demise of a 55-year old second engineer, who was of Greek nationality. The fire broke […]

August 20, 2020

Bulk Carrier Crew Refuses To Work After Months Trapped On Ship, Gets Repatriated

The crew of another ship have taken matters into their own hands in a new front in the unfolding crew change crisis. Seafarers on the South […]

August 20, 2020

90% of Maritime Kidnappings Take Place In Gulf of Guinea, IBF Calls For Strict Action

The history of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea dates back decades, but it is only in the past few years that the criminal model has […]

August 20, 2020

14 Seafarers Who Spent Weeks Without Pay And Faced Starvation Are Now Back With Their Families

Eight weeks in limbo, without pay and facing starvation, far from home in the Bay of São Sebastião, Brazil, 14 seafarers from Ukraine and Montenegro are […]

August 20, 2020

Nagashiki Shipping Apologise After Ship Captain Gets Arrested In Oil Spill Accident

Following the arrests of the ship captain and chief officer of the MV Wakashio – the cargo ship responsible for the Mauritian oil spill, its owner, […]

December 24, 2020

India Plans To Set Up Product Specific Warehouses/Silos At Ports

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) intends to create Product Specific Warehouses/Silos at various Ports (including both Major and Non-Major Ports), Multi-Modal Logistics Parks located […]

December 24, 2020

No More Loss Of Containers At Sea With New Vessel Response Forecasting System

The number of containers shipped at sea has grown roughly tenfold over the past decades, and today’s container carrying capacity for the global container vessel fleet […]

December 24, 2020

Costa Rican Hybrid Sailboat Is The Ultimate Zero-Emission Vessel In The Making

Costa Rica is changing the way the maritime industry views emission with a new carbon footprint reducing sailboat. Zero Emission Sailboat for the Future Reuters reports […]

December 24, 2020

China Says Indian Seafarers Stuck On Stranded Ships Are Getting Adequate Aid

In a major development, Beijing has said that Indian seafarers stuck in China are getting enough help to sustain life. The seafarers in question are stuck […]

December 24, 2020

APM Terminals Launches Digital Booking Management Service At St. Petersburg Terminals

A terminal booking service for the delivery of full export containers to First Container Terminal and Petrolesport terminal, located in St. Petersburg, was launched this week […]

December 24, 2020

ONE Inks Long-Term Charter For World’s Largest ULCS With More Than 24,000 TEU Capacity

Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. for the 15-year long-term charter of six new Ultra […]

December 24, 2020

ABS Grants AiP To Wison’s FLNG Design

ABS has granted Approval in Principle to Wison Offshore and Marine (WOM) for its standardized 1.3MTPA and 3.0MTPA floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) designs. Image Credits: […]

December 24, 2020

CMA CGM Joins Forces With UNICEF And WEF For Worldwide Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccines

Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in transport and logistics, signed a charter with the World Economic Forum and […]

December 24, 2020

Panama Canal Supports To Facilitate The Transport And Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccine

The administrator of the Panama Canal, Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, accepted an invitation from the World Economic Forum to support the efforts of the Action Group of […]