HMCC News

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 […]

July 30, 2020

40000+ Filipino Seafarers Repatriated In July

The Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) reported that they have single-handedly repatriated more than 40,000 Filipino seafarers in July alone. Image Credits: Wilford Will Wong / philippine-embassy.org.sg […]

July 30, 2020

Philippines Releases New Guidelines Aimed At Easing Crew Change

The Filipino government has released a set of guidelines that will ease the process of repatriation of seafarers, a move aimed at reducing the burden on […]

February 8, 2021

Panama Canal Sets LNG Transit And Tonnage Record

The Panama Canal set a new monthly record for transits and tonnage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels in January, which shows its capacity to respond […]

February 8, 2021

Groups Are Not Addressing Root Issue Of Gender Discrimination And Harrassment At Sea – HRAS

Human Rights at Sea publishes a case study by Advisory Board member and maritime professional, Joanne Rawley, providing a personal insight and commentary as a reality […]

February 8, 2021

Iran Seized South Korean Ship Crew Expected To Return Home By This Week

After much negotiations, Iran has released the crew of the seized South Korean ship last week and now South Korea is working on a feasible plan […]

February 8, 2021

PhilaPort Becomes Fastest Growing Port On The U.S. East Coast

PhilaPort achieved a 7% increase in container volumes in 2020. This placed The Port of Philadelphia as the fastest-growing container port on the U.S. East Coast. […]

February 5, 2021

8 Seafarers Allowed To Step On Shore After A Month On Ship

After a month of ordeal, crew of 7 Indonesian and Burmese seafarers could land ashore as Phuket authorities kept them in the mandatory 14 day Quarantine […]

February 5, 2021

Maersk Tankers Signs Sea Cargo Charter To Help Shipowners

The new venture has Eva Birgitte Bisgaard very busy, and very excited. Four months into her new role as Chief Commercial Officer at Maersk Tankers, she […]

February 5, 2021

Crew Of MV Anastasia Stranded At Chinese Port Gets Permission To Return To India

After much negotiations, China has finally agreed to release the crew of MV Anastasia who was stranded at the Caofeidian port of China because the Chinese […]

February 5, 2021

Port Of Antwerp Installs Smart Bollards To Increase Safety At Quay Walls

Port of Antwerp and technology company Zensor are joining forces to increase safety at the quay walls. Zensor developed the Bollard Monitor for this purpose, a […]

February 5, 2021

Canada To Ban For Pleasure Craft And Cruise Vessels For One-Year

The Government of Canada continues to monitor the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on the marine and tourism sectors. Keeping Canadians and […]