HMCC News

February 14, 2022

Drugs Worth INR2,000 Crore Confiscated From Another Vessel Off Indian Coast

Less than five months after India’s largest-ever drug haul off the coast of Gujarat (State on the west coast of India), about 750 kgs of contraband […]

February 14, 2022

Bullying And Harassment Continues To Be A Challenge For Maritime Industry

Bullying and harassment continues to be a challenge for the maritime industry Women and minority groups are especially exposed to bullying and harassment at sea. This […]

February 14, 2022

GTT Inks New Global Technical Services Agreement With Nakilat For 26 Vessels

GTT announces the signature of a Technical Services Agreement (TSA) with the Qatari shipping and maritime company Nakilat. GTT will support Nakilat with the maintenance and […]

February 14, 2022

Seafarer Duo Stuck In Iran Since 2019 Rescued With Help Of Maritime Union Of India

Two seafarers from India who were left stranded without their passports on a cargo vessel in Bushehr in Iran from 2019 have been released post the […]

February 14, 2022

ABG Shipyard Booked For India’s Biggest-Ever Bank Fraud of Over INR22,842 Crore

In the biggest bank fraud case so far, the CBI has booked ABG Shipyard Ltd along with its former chair and Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal, the managing […]

February 14, 2022

Disney Cruise Line’s First Of Three LNG-Powered Ships Floats Out

The newest Disney Cruise Line ship touched water for the first time today during “float out,” a major construction milestone celebrated in true Disney style with […]

February 14, 2022

DSME Receives Orders Worth KRW1.9 Trillion For 8 Ships Including LNGCs

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (CEO Lee Seong-Geun) won an order for 8 ships, including 2 LNG carriers and 6 container ships, from Maran Gas Maritime, […]

February 14, 2022

dship Completes Environmentally-Friendly Newbuild Fleet With Delivery Of ‘MV Charlie’

dship Carriers has taken over the last of four newbuilds, the MV Charlie, of the latest generation eco-friendly F-500 vessel type, on February 10, 2022. With […]

February 14, 2022

APM Terminals Mumbai To Invest US$115 Million To Increase Container Handling Capacity

APM Terminals Mumbai also known as Gateway Terminals India (GTI) will invest US$115 million in infrastructure development that will increase the container handling capacity. The company […]

February 11, 2022

Aker Clean Hydrogen And Kuehne+Nagel To Accelerate Green Container Shipping

Aker Clean Hydrogen, a global integrated clean hydrogen, ammonia and methanol producer, and Kuehne+Nagel, the world’s largest sea logistics provider, are joining forces to decarbonize the […]

June 23, 2022

Oceanis Hits US$ 200 Million Milestone For Vessel Financing

Wednesday 22 June 2022 – oceanis, a Hamburg-based finance platform which gives shipowners access to a pool of 45+ financiers through a single loan application, has […]

June 23, 2022

First-Of-Its-Kind Hybrid Heavy Transport Vessel For Offshore Wind Farms To Be Developed

Partners sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enable the fast-tracking of vessel data collection to support compliance and performance in areas such as cyber security, […]

June 23, 2022

Wärtsilä Accelerates Zanzibar Port Digitalisation Project

Zanzibar Ports Corporation will implement Wärtsilä Voyage’s solutions to modernise its port operations in a project coordinated by Fortris as the prime contractor. The Malindi Port’s […]

June 23, 2022

World’s First Hydrogen-Electric Towboat To Get Megawatt Fuel Cell System From PowerCell

PowerCell has received a multi megawatt fuel cell system order from U.S. based Maritime Partners LLC, worth approximately 37 MSEK (3.6 MUSD) for delivery during the […]

June 22, 2022

Lifeboat Drill Went Wrong, 2 Crew Members Injured Because of Corroded Gear and Parts

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has completed its examination of a lifeboat accident that had reportedly left two members of the crew injured in English Bay […]

June 22, 2022

Cargo Ship Loaded With Steel Coil Runs Aground; 15 Syrian Mariners Successfully Rescued

In a swift SAR mission, the Indian Coast Guard was able to save the lives of 15 mariners from Syria. These mariners were on a foreign-flagged […]

June 22, 2022

Ship Captain Jumps In Water To Rescue Meerkat After It Went Overboard Into The Deep Sea

A meerkat that was being transported to Axminster’s Axe Valley Zoo via a cargo vessel was rescued from the sea after it had managed to jump […]

June 22, 2022

New IMO Project Seeks To Improve Availability Of Maritime Transport Costs Data In The Pacific Region

International shipping plays a central role in global trade, carrying 70% of that trade by value and more than 80% by volume. However, it is also […]

June 22, 2022

GAC Norway Joins HyValue Initiative To Drive Development Of Hydrogen As A Fuel In Maritime Applications

GAC Norway has signed up to play a vital role in a major Norwegian hydrogen energy project as part of the GAC Group’s commitment to sustainability […]