HMCC News

August 10, 2020

HMM Joins Forces With CMA CGM On TTI Algeciras Operation By Selling 50% Stake

HMM announced that the company has signed a sales and purchase agreement with CMA CGM for the sale of its 50% stake minus one share in Total […]

August 10, 2020

Mauritius Declares Environmental Emergency Over Oil Spill From Cargo Ship

MV Wakashio, the bulk carrier that ran aground a reef at Pointe d’Esny on the southeast coast of Mauritius has now caused potentially lasting damage after […]

August 7, 2020

India: 3 High-Capacity Cranes Crashes At Jawaharlal Nehru Trust Port Due To Heavy Rains

The onset of heavy rains and gusty winds in Mumbai saw 3 giant cranes came crashing down in the Jawaharlal Nehru Trust Port (JNTP). The high […]

August 7, 2020

Insurers Pinpoint the Complex Causation of Container Casualties

Both the extent and pace of growth in container volumes have put strains on a wide range of operational procedures and the physical hardware employed to […]

August 7, 2020

World’s First Zero-Emissions Top Handlers Performing Well At Port Of Los Angeles

The world’s first zero-emissions top handlers, unveiled last fall as part of a pre-commercial demonstration project at the Port of Los Angeles, are now being used […]

August 7, 2020

India Announces Cruise Ships To Commence Sailing From 1st October

After four months of the country experiencing lockdown, home confinement, restricted movements and no summer vacations, it is now time for some unbelievably good news. As […]

August 7, 2020

Captain Of Cargo Chip Claims To Have Warned About Explosive Chemicals Onboard For Years Prior To Blasts

Boris Prokoshev, the captain of the Russian cargo ship suspected to have carried the 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate responsible for the tragic event at Beirut, […]

August 7, 2020

Installation Of Offshore Wind Turbines On World’s Largest Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Announced

Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Jan De Nul Group announce the signing of the final contract for the transport and installation of the GE Haliade-X offshore […]

August 7, 2020

CLIA Announces Third Voluntary Suspension Of Cruise Operations Until October 2020

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, announced that its ocean-going cruise line members have agreed to voluntarily suspend U.S. […]

August 7, 2020

Beirut Explosions: CMA CGM Announces Passing Of Missing Staff Member

The CMA CGM Group is sad to announce the passing of one of our staff members who went missing on August 4 after the Beirut explosions. […]

February 15, 2021

DNV GL Awards AYRO AiP For Oceanwings Wind Assist System

DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, has awarded AYRO an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its Oceanwings 3.6.3 wind assisted propulsion system for ships. The […]

February 15, 2021

Port Of Rotterdam And PD Ports Step Towards Smart Port Status With New Partnership

A new partnership has been announced by PD Ports and the Port of Rotterdam which will further enhance a journey of digitalization at Teesport, the fifth […]

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 […]