HMCC News

July 17, 2020

India: Trial Container Ship From Kolkata Port To Bangladesh’s Chattogram Port Flagged Off

India, spearheaded by the Shipping Ministry, flagged off the foremost trial in the movement of freight cargo through the Indian port of Kolkata, to the Bangladeshi […]

July 17, 2020

No Cruise Ships To Sail Until October – Center for Disease Control(CDC)

Center for Disease Control(CDC), which is under the US government, announced on Thursday that the No Sail Order would be extended for cruise ships. As per […]

July 17, 2020

300000 Seafarers Trapped At Sea: Mounting Crew Change Crisis Demands Faster Action From Governments

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that there are now approximately 300,000 seafarers trapped working aboard ships due to the crew change crisis caused by […]

July 17, 2020

Drones Monitoring Ship Emissions In Danish Waters

The Danish authorities have requested once again EMSA’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System services to support the monitoring of ship emissions around the area of the Great […]

July 17, 2020

Wärtsilä To Equip 5 LNGCs With Fully Integrated Bridge Systems Under Arctic LNG-2 Project

The technology group Wärtsilä was contracted to deliver a complete bridge systems installation for five icebreaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project. […]

July 17, 2020

ONE Initiates Marine Safety And Quality Campaign 2020

Ocean Network Express (ONE) initiates Marine Safety and Quality Campaign to reiterate marine navigation safety practices. As a charterer, Ocean Network Express has carried out onboard […]

July 16, 2020

Cargo Ship “Golden Ray” Salvaging Operations Resume After No New COVID-19 Cases Reported

In a recent development of the salvaging operations of the cargo ship, Golden Ray, the nine COVID-19 affected workers have now been cleared to get back […]

July 16, 2020

7 Leading Principles For RoRo Safety – New Campaign Launched

Port Skills and Safety (“PSS”), the collective body for Safety and Skills in UK ports, has released a video and poster promoting 7 Leading Principles of […]

July 16, 2020

All 28 Indian Seafarers From “Missing” Vessel MV Sky Gulf Safe And Well

Following the rapidly emerging case of the alleged kidnap of 28 Indian seafarers of the MV Gulf Sky the evening of 5 July 2020 by unknown […]

July 16, 2020

Tanker Ship Sought By U.S. Over Iran Sanctions Was “Hijacked”, Seafarers Group Says

A sanctioned oil tanker that recently left the UAE port on July 5, 2020, violating its ‘Prohibition to Sail’ notice has been hijacked, reported the seafarers’ […]

January 11, 2021

Rare Ocean Climate Data Transmitted Live From Yacht ‘Seaexplorer’

German skipper, Boris Herrmann has been racing his yacht Seaexplorer – Yacht Club de Monaco solo for over 60 days around the world, through the remote […]

January 11, 2021

Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution To Optimise Performance Of UltraShip’s Entire Fleet

Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) by Wärtsilä Voyage is to be employed by Denmark-based UltraShip for its entire fleet of 18 LPG tanker vessels. The solution […]

January 8, 2021

HHLA PLT Italy Terminal Facilities Starting On Schedule

The announced acquisition by Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) of 50.01 percent of the multi-function terminal Piattaforma Logistica Trieste (PLT) in the Italian seaport of […]

January 8, 2021

Piriou Signs With Pays De La Loire Region For New Ro-Ro Passenger Ship

PIRIOU has just officially signed with the French Pays de la Loire Region for the order of a ro-ro passenger ship dedicated to serving the island […]

January 8, 2021

Wuhu Shipyard Wins Series Of Orders For Asphalt/Product Oil Tankers

At the end of the year, Wuhu Shipyard Co., Ltd. overcomes the global impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and signed a series of orders […]

January 8, 2021

HII Expands Unmanned Capabilities By Acquiring Autonomy Business From Spatial Integrated Systems

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that it has acquired the autonomy business of Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS). The acquisition further expands HII’s unmanned systems capabilities with […]

January 8, 2021

‘An Unwanted Prison Sentence’ For Seafarers Stuck At Home And Stranded At Sea

Throughout the year, the maritime transport industry has managed stay afloat, allowing food, medicine and other essential goods to be transported across the world, to stock […]

January 8, 2021

South Carolina Attorney General Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge To Protect Workers At Ports

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and the South Carolina Ports Authority today filed an unfair labor practice charge against the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), its […]

January 8, 2021

MSC Cruises To Resume Sailings In The Mediterranean From 24 January

As a result of the extension of the restrictive measures related to movement within Italy, as set out in the latest decree from the Italian government […]