HMCC News

February 15, 2022

Red Sea Project On Maritime Security Launched

The Regional Programme for Maritime Security in the Red Sea Area (‘Red Sea Project’) has been launched at the Djibouti Regional Training Centre (10 February). The project, funded by the European Union, […]

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 […]

July 1, 2022

2 MOL-Operated Vessels Earn 2021 ‘Best Quality Ship Awards’

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that the Japan Federation of Pilots’ Association (JFPA) had presented its Best Quality Ship […]

June 30, 2022

Disney Launches First New Cruise Ship In a Decade, Takes a Trip Into the Metaverse

Bob Chapek, the Chief Executive, introduced Walt Disney Co’s first-ever new 4,000-passenger cruise vessel in about a decade on Wednesday. The introduction of Disney Wish is […]

June 30, 2022

Singapore’s US$14 Billion Mega-Port Desires To Solve Shipping Chaos

As economies worldwide struggle to untangle unforeseen congestions in the global supply chains, one of the busiest ports in the world is currently backing a modernization […]

June 30, 2022

Long-Term Shipping Rates Shrug Off, Uncertainty To Rise Again

It’s been another bumper month for long-term contracted ocean freight rates, as the cost of securing container shipments climbed by 10.1% in June. Following on the […]

June 30, 2022

Port of Long Beach Extends Incentive Programs For Cutting Ship Emissions

Building on its longstanding initiatives for reducing vessel pollution, the Port of Long Beach has extended its Green Ship Incentive Program another two years and made […]

June 30, 2022

Bulk Carrier Berge Olympus To Sail With WindWings In 2023

Berge Bulk, BAR Technologies, and Yara Marine Technologies have reached an agreement to install four BAR Tech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings) on board the […]

June 30, 2022

The Historical Origins Of The Duty To Save Life At Sea In International Law

A new academic paper from Human Rights at Sea Advisory Board Member Professor Irini Papanicolopulu explores the origins and evolution of the duty to save life […]

June 30, 2022

MSC Signs the UN Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles

As announced by the United Nations Global Compact at the UN Ocean Conference held this week in Lisbon, Portugal, MSC is pleased to join over 150 […]

June 30, 2022

NYK Becomes Signatory To UN’s Sustainable Ocean Principles

In Cascais, Portugal, at the UN’s Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum held on June 28, 2022, NYK joined 150 major companies* having a combined market capitalization […]