HMCC News

August 19, 2020

Port Of New York And New Jersey Becomes Country’s Second Largest Container Port

The Port Industry of New York and New Jersey accounted for nearly $12 billion in tax revenue, supported over 500,000 jobs, and was responsible for $36.1 […]

August 19, 2020

Synergy Group And Norden Launch Tanker Joint Venture ‘Norden Synergy Ship Management’

Synergy Group and D.S. NORDEN have formed a new joint venture to handle the technical management of NORDEN’s owned tanker vessels. Norden Synergy Ship Management (NSSM) […]

August 19, 2020

Kongsberg To Supply Norwegian Coastguard Vessels With SONARs For Multiple Operations

Kongsberg Maritime is celebrating the signing of a contract with Vard to deliver its market-leading sonars to the Norwegian Coastguard. The sonars will be used on […]

August 19, 2020

A.P. Moller-Maersk Performs Strong In Q2 Despite COVID-19 Impact

In Q2 2020, A.P. Moller – Maersk improved profitability across all businesses through agile capacity deployment, cost mitigation initiatives and adaption to changed customer needs. The […]

August 18, 2020

Pakistani Ship Master Returns Home After A Month Of Medical Care In India

As a gesture of humanitarian goodwill, The Ministry of External Affairs, India facilitated the journey for Pakistani shipmaster’s return home via the Wagah Border, a month […]

August 18, 2020

Cruise Lines Rehire Filipino Seafarers As Operations Resume Gradually

Foreign cruise lines scheduled to re-commence operations by September are now recalling Filipinos seafarers by the thousands. The relaunching of a couple of cruise companies means […]

August 18, 2020

India Cruise Lines Association (INCLA) Lauds Shipping Ministry’s Initiative To Reduce 70% Berthing Charges To Boost Cruise Tourism

Close on the heels of the Indian Government permitting cruise ships to start sailing in India in October, comes yet another welcome boost to help the […]

August 18, 2020

15 COVID Affected Filipino Seafarers In Singapore Had Arrived From India, Says MPA

The Maritime Port and Authority, Singapore has reported that the vessel carrying the 15 COVID-19 positive Filipino workers that halted at Singapore for repairs and refuel […]

August 18, 2020

Panama Canal Celebrates 106 Years With Its Validity Strengthened

The Panama Canal reaches its 106 years of operation this August 15, with its validity strengthened in the midst of an unprecedented health crisis. Its role […]

August 18, 2020

YILPORT Joins Tradelens To Increase Collaboration And Digitization In Supply Chain

YILPORT- TradeLens cooperation started in July 2020 with data integration from YILPORT Gebze and Gemport Terminals to the blockchain based platform. In today’s world, millions of […]

February 15, 2021

Amsterdam Moves Towards Making The Port More Sustainable With Shore Power

Together we can make the port more sustainable. We are looking at various possibilities to achieve this, in cooperation with our customers and partners. On 8 […]

February 15, 2021

Photos: 3 Bodies Of Seafarers Recovered From Blazing Offshore Ship In Mumbai

4 seafarers were caught in a fire in an offshore ship near Mumbai and 3 of them have died a brutal death in the process. Image […]

February 12, 2021

MAN ES’ Tier III Compliant, Emission-Reduction Technology Orders Pass 1,000 Mark

MAN Energy Solutions’ Two-Stroke Business has announced that it has surpassed 1,000 orders for secondary-measure, Tier III-compliant, emission-reduction technology for its portfolio of MAN B&W-branded, low-speed […]

February 12, 2021

SCHOTTEL To Drive Nine Newly Built Russian Dry Cargo Carriers

SCHOTTEL has supplied drive units for nine other newly built dry cargo carriers. Each of the ships, which were designed by the Russian designer Marine Engineering […]

February 12, 2021

NYK To Build Four New LNG-Fueled PCTCs

NYK has concluded a ship-building contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. Ltd.* for four LNG-fueled PCTCs. These four vessels will be delivered from 2022 […]

February 12, 2021

Wärtsilä And Siem Offshore Sign 5-Year Agreement To Reduce Carbon Footprint

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Wärtsilä Optimised Maintenance Agreement covering two offshore Well Intervention Vessels owned by Norway based Siem Offshore. The 5-year agreement […]

February 12, 2021

Michelin Inks Letter Of Commitment To Use Sail Propelled Vessels For Maritime Transport

Firmly committed to reducing CO2 emissions from its logistics operations, the Michelin Group recently signed a transport commitment with NEOLINE. NEOLINE’s decarbonized shipping service relies on […]

February 12, 2021

Kongsberg Digital Enters Partnership With Nautilus Labs

Kongsberg Digital and Nautilus Labs announce a partnership to include the Nautilus Platform fleet and voyage optimization tool in the Kognifai open ecosystem. By teaming Nautilus […]

February 12, 2021

Yacht Sector Concerned About Ballast Water Rules

France-based water treatment specialist BIO-UV Group is advising yacht owners and crews to ensure their vessels are compliant with the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention and […]