Yearly Archives: 2016
Captain Davies – Hero Of The Chilean War And Inspired A Classic
An Incredible story of a Cardigan sea Captain who became a hero of the Chilean war and inspired a classic novel by one of...
Increase In South Korea Maritime Accidents In 2015
The reports citing data from the South Korean Ministry of Public Safety and Security reveal that the number of maritime accidents has doubled during 2015,...
The Significance Of Container Weighing Revealed!
Dear Mfame readers,
Earlier this month we published a regulatory guidance on container weighing. In case you have missed it please click here to view...
Swedish Club Warns Of Worrying Trend In Expensive Vessel Claims
Accidents are generally caused by human error and often occur in conjunction with technical or equipment failure. Injuries and cargo claims usually occur because...
Pirates Ploy From Nigeria To Singapore
The fall in crude oil prices have changed the tactics handled by pirates.
Pirates operating off the Nigerian coast can lead to a revenue loss...
Million Dollar Luxury Yacht Went Up in Flames
The 77ft vessel, Positive Energy, was engulfed in a dramatic blaze on the Caribbean island yesterday afternoon. Reports say that the locals spotted...
Cloud Based Trackable Smart Containers
How Importers and Exporters Benefit from Smart Containers from TRAXENS?
Cargo container got smarter and are more visible during its journey with Traxens smart...
Christian Bonfils To Lead Newly Established “BW Dry Cargo”
BW today announced that it has appointed Christian Bonfils as Head of BW Dry Cargo effective from 1 April 2016. Says Carsten Mortensen, BW...
Lifetime Achievement Award Goes To Mr. Kishore Rajvanshy
‘Sailor Today’ Honours Mr. Kishore Rajvanshy With Lifetime Achievement Award
Sailor Today – an International shipping journal for seafarers - lauded Mr. Kishore Rajvanshy,...
BSM And Optimum Launches New Joint Venture Company
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and Optimum Ship Management (Optimum) today announced the launch of a new joint venture company to provide comprehensive, world class...