HMCC News

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, […]

August 20, 2020

DOP Becomes First Locally Built Dredger In Argentina

SPI Servicios Portuarios Integrados for Mar del Plata port in Argentina has acquired a DOP Dredger component package from Damen Shipyards Group. The Argentinian shipyard will […]

February 8, 2021

HMD Delivers Its First Medium-Sized LNG Carrier To Knutsen

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), a global No.1 shipbuilder specialized in medium-sized commercial ships, announced that it successfully delivered its first LNG carrier, solidifying its presence in […]

February 8, 2021

Hyundai Mipo Shipbuilding Wins An Order Worth 152 Billion WON For 3 Vessels

Hyundai Mipo Shipbuilding has received orders for three ships worth 152 billion won in total, and is continuing the order march at the beginning of the […]

February 8, 2021

NYK To Build Two New LPG Dual-Fueled VLGCs

NYK is delighted to announce the order of its first two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fueled very large gas carriers (VLGCs) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. […]

February 8, 2021

Panama Canal Sets LNG Transit And Tonnage Record

The Panama Canal set a new monthly record for transits and tonnage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels in January, which shows its capacity to respond […]

February 8, 2021

Groups Are Not Addressing Root Issue Of Gender Discrimination And Harrassment At Sea – HRAS

Human Rights at Sea publishes a case study by Advisory Board member and maritime professional, Joanne Rawley, providing a personal insight and commentary as a reality […]

February 8, 2021

Iran Seized South Korean Ship Crew Expected To Return Home By This Week

After much negotiations, Iran has released the crew of the seized South Korean ship last week and now South Korea is working on a feasible plan […]

February 8, 2021

PhilaPort Becomes Fastest Growing Port On The U.S. East Coast

PhilaPort achieved a 7% increase in container volumes in 2020. This placed The Port of Philadelphia as the fastest-growing container port on the U.S. East Coast. […]

February 5, 2021

8 Seafarers Allowed To Step On Shore After A Month On Ship

After a month of ordeal, crew of 7 Indonesian and Burmese seafarers could land ashore as Phuket authorities kept them in the mandatory 14 day Quarantine […]

February 5, 2021

Maersk Tankers Signs Sea Cargo Charter To Help Shipowners

The new venture has Eva Birgitte Bisgaard very busy, and very excited. Four months into her new role as Chief Commercial Officer at Maersk Tankers, she […]