HMCC News

August 21, 2020

MPS At Port of Tema Breaks Productivity Record As Transhipment Volumes Grow

This month, Meridian Port Services (MPS), located in the Port of Tema, achieved an all-time productivity record of 139.91 moves/hour. This comes shortly after the terminal […]

August 21, 2020

Washington Maritime Blue Leads JIP To Design And Deploy Zero-Emission High-Speed Ferries

A consortium of players in the blue economy have come together to launch a Joint Innovation Project to speed the design of a fast foil ferry, […]

August 21, 2020

Bahri Signs $410M Agreement To Receive 10 New Chemical Tankers From HMD

Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, signed a new agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a member of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, which owns […]

August 21, 2020

MOL And China COSCO Shipping Name New-Built LNGC For Yamal LNG Project

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on 19 August, a naming ceremony for a LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation […]

August 21, 2020

Port Of Kiel Signs ‘Fjord 5G-Project’ LoI To Enable Passenger Ferries To Cruise Partly Autonomously

It is a very special example of digitisation in Germany that is to be realised on the inner Kiel Fjord: The new mobile radio standard 5G […]

August 21, 2020

UAE Ship And Its Crew Detained By Iran

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has reported that it detained a UAE-registered vessel on Thursday, 20th Aug 2020 after it was found violating the Iranian waters. In a […]

August 21, 2020

Somali Pirates Hijack Panama-Flagged Vessel, First Successful Hijack Since 2017

A Panama-flagged vessel has been hijacked by Somali pirates on Thursday, 20th Aug 2020 off the coast of Somalia. This is the first successful hijack since […]

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 […]

February 22, 2021

Very First Cohort Of Seafarers To Be Trained To Work On Hydrogen-Powered Vessels Begins

The very first cohort of seafarers to be trained to work on hydrogen-powered vessels have been put through their paces on a new course in Orkney, […]

February 22, 2021

6 Sailors Adrift For 48 Hours On A Raft Rescued By Crew Of Tata NYK Vessel

It is a cry that not only strikes fear in the hearts of sailors around the world but also galvanizes them into action. From the moment […]

February 22, 2021

How To Be IMO2020 Compliant Amid High Sulphur Warning?

Singapore-based independent test and research facility Maritec is advising shipowners on how best to meet IMO 2020 fuel testing requirements following reports of excessive sulphur in […]

February 22, 2021

World’s Most Technologically Advanced Cable-Laying Vessel ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ To Enter Service

The world’s most technologically advanced cable-laying vessel “Leonardo da Vinci”, built by the Vard shipyard in Brattvåg, Norway, for the Prysmian Group is scheduled for delivery […]

February 19, 2021

CORSICA Linea Converts Several Systems To SERTICA To Ensure Increased Performance

Logimatic can once again welcome a new shipping company to the family. This time the French CORSICA Linea is converting existing CMMS and procurement systems to […]

February 19, 2021

Abandoned Palmali Crew Caught In An Inhumane Trap; Seafarers Starved In Darkness: ITF

The humanitarian effort to feed, repatriate and fight for the seafarers’ outstanding wages has been spearheaded by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its inspectors. […]

February 19, 2021

ABS, Sembcorp Marine, 3D Metalforge And Polar Tankers Collaborate In Landmark Additive Manufacturing Project

ABS, Sembcorp Marine, 3D Metalforge, and ConocoPhillips Polar Tankers Inc. (Polar) have successfully fabricated, tested, and installed functional additive manufactured parts on board the oil tanker […]

February 19, 2021

India: Deendayal Port Crosses 100 Million Metric Tons In Cargo Handling

Deendayal Port Trust, one of the 12 Major Ports of India, has crossed 100 MMT (Million Metric Tons) in cargo handling. Deendayal Port, erstwhile known as […]

February 19, 2021

Former South Australia Police Officer Helps Save Maritime Lives

Adelaide’s Mark Jacobs, who spent just under three decades with the South Australia Police is now a search and rescue officer working with in the AMSA […]