HMCC News

July 31, 2020

Analysing Maritime Crime On Caribbean Waters During The Pandemic

While the onset of pandemic has disrupted life for many seafarers who either stranded at sea with extended tenure or awaiting a new job opportunity to […]

July 31, 2020

US Coast Guard Rescues Ro-Ro Ship In Rough Weather

On Wednesday, a cargo ship called for help from a U.S Coast Guard ship after departing San Juan, Puerto Rico. Departing ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, […]

July 31, 2020

Japanese Shipping Company Fined $1.5 Million For Concealing Illegal Discharges Of Oily Water

Misuga Kaiun Co. Ltd. (MISUGA), a Japanese-based company engaged in international shipping, was sentenced yesterday in federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Paul G. Byron […]

July 31, 2020

DP World Volumes Down By 3.9% During First Half Of 2020

DP World Limited handled 33.9 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first half of 2020, with gross container […]

July 31, 2020

APM Terminals First To Launch Fully Digital Export Management System In Russia

Following successful testing at the Turukhtanny customs post in June this year, First Container Terminal (FCT), will become the first Russian terminal to transfer to a […]

July 31, 2020

Norway Commits US$ 1.5 Million To Support Improved Ship Recycling In Bangladesh With IMO

The third phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been given the go-ahead, with Norway committing approximately […]

July 30, 2020

With 51 Incidents of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, ReCAAP Discusses Ways Tackle Situation

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) held a virtual dialogue with representatives of shipping associations and companies based in Singapore and Malaysia. During the dialogue, ReCAAP ISC […]

July 30, 2020

Game-Changing Subscription-Free Charts And Publications Portal For Marine Navigation Launched

A sophisticated new portal for nautical charts and publications has been launched that has no subscription or minimum contract term, and free updates and corrections. OpenC247.com […]

July 30, 2020

India: Shipping Firms Resume Recruitment Of Seafarers For The First Time In Months

Shipping firms in Mumbai began to spread a ray of sunshine on over 8000 repatriated seafarers, after resuming recruitment for overseas employment in the last 20 […]

July 30, 2020

Video: “Carnival Fantasy” Arrives For Recycling As It Ends Her Final Voyage

Carnival Fantasy, the fantasy class flagship of the Carnival Cruise Lines has finally beached in Aliaga, Turkey marking the end of her last voyage. The ship […]

January 29, 2021

MOL Announces Integration of Dry Bulk Business and the Establishment of “MOL Drybulk Ltd.”

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) announced that the name of its wholly-owned subsidiary Mitsui O.S.K. Kinkai, Ltd. (MOK; President: Kenichi Nagata; […]

January 29, 2021

IMO2020 Fuel Oil Sulphur Limit – Cleaner Air, Healthier Planet

On 1 January 2020, new reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping, ushering in […]

January 29, 2021

ReCAAP ISC Issues Incident Alert on Incidents Against Ships in the Eastbound Lane of Singapore Strait

ReCAAP ISC today issued an Incident Alert (01/2021) on incidents against ships in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait: § The incidents of armed robbery against […]

January 29, 2021

New ABB Emission Monitoring Solution Helps the Maritime Industry Achieve Decarbonization Targets

The launch of ABB’s CEMcaptain will help shipping comply with the sulphur emission regulations that were enforced in 2020, and keep in check their CO2 footprint. […]

January 29, 2021

Loss Of Fishing Vessel Caused By Hitting Submerged Wreck Off Hilton Head

The 2019 stranding and subsequent loss of the fishing vessel Miss Annie was likely caused by the vessel striking a submerged wreck that had shifted from […]

January 29, 2021

CMA CGM to Operate and Manage the Port of Alexandria’s Future Terminal

During the trip to Egypt of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, the […]

January 29, 2021

Seafarer Killed in Horrific Piracy Attack: Governments Urged to Act, Or Risk More Deaths

Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea killed a seafarer and took another 15 seafarers hostage in an attack on Saturday. “Governments must take immediate action to […]

January 28, 2021

Alfa Laval Joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center For Zero Carbon Shipping As Strategic Partner

Alfa Laval and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping announced that they have formalized a strategic collaboration on the development of zero carbon solutions […]

January 28, 2021

Shipping Costs From China To Europe Skyrocket Amid Containers Shortage

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt maritime trade the cost of shipping goods is skyrocketing. In recent weeks, the situation is so dire that the […]