HMCC News

The Container market has seen an unprecedented increase in rates since the end of 2020. Container 1 year TC rates have surged to extraordinarily new highs […]

Foss Maritime, a leading maritime transportation and logistics provider based in Seattle, has selected Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomous command and -control system for use aboard […]

Reefer container freight rates have risen sharply this year but remain far outgunned by the inexorable rise in dry box pricing, according to Drewry’s newly launched […]

The International Maritime Organisation’s 2020 global sulphur limit for marine fuel oil has been in force for more than a year. BIMCO, The International Chamber of […]

The global shipping industry has been facing unprecedented turmoil as crew shortages rock the industry as India reels under the second wave of the pandemic. Countries […]

The US could soon send a mercy ship to India to tackle the COVID situation there. The proposition has come at a time when thousands are […]

A wide-ranging set of guidance has been issued to help enterprises using shipping services to protect the human rights of seafarers, as hundred of thousands are […]

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed the world’s largest volume (40,000m 3 class/1 unit) cargo storage facility (CCS: cargo containment system) to be mounted on a large […]

The latest self-enforcing regional commitments aimed at improving maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea were announced last week by the Inter-Regional Coordination Centre Yaoundé (ICC) […]

Leading Classification Society ClassNK is launching a new service titled “Innovation Endorsement” for certifying innovative technology. In February 2020, the Society announced the “ClassNK Digital Grand […]