https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be When the Empire State building is flipped to its side and then put in the Ocean, it will be small in size when compared...

The Coast of Somalia, a piracy hot spot, has remained calm for the past three years from 2012.  With the pirate activity coming down,...

IMO Council, at its 28th Extraordinary Session at IMO Headquarters in London, has endorsed a proposal by Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to adopt “Shipping: indispensable...

The wait time to pass through the Panama Canal was more than 10 days last month due to a large number of vessels coming...

A.P. Møller-Mærsk made the most of cheap financing, issuing its first Eurobonds in three years.  The Danish shipping giant issued Eurobonds worth EUR600m due...

Electrical power plants and Azipod® XO fuel-saving electric propulsion systems will be supplied for Carnival Corporation´s two new cruise vessels by ABB, the leading...

Eco Wave Power (EWP), an Israeli company, has developed a unique form of electricity generation using wave power.  The EWP system utilises existing land...

Vehicle inspection of a cargo oil tank is tough.  It is usually conducted by rope access technicians who are suspended on ropes to inspect...

Bunker prices take a nosedive and the profit curve of containers looks North.  The continuous steep fall of bunker prices saved a lot of...

Main Engine May Not Attain The Expected Speed When Using ULSFO. The US Coast Guard has revised its list of recommendations regarding MARPOL Annex...

Last Month, Viswa Lab had published a technical update on Problem Fuels Supplied in Russian Ports.  In order to update MFAME readers on this...

7-week-old Conjoined Twin Girls Separated Doctors at a Kentucky hospital performed an eight-hour surgery and separated conjoined twin girls. A 7-week-old twin girls who were born...

In 1998,  Viagra (sildenafil) came to the market and some men thought it was the long-awaited answer to their problems. Many rushed to doctor's...

Maggie Doyne was awarded CNN hero of the year 2015 for her commitment to help women and children in Nepal. Maggie Doyne, an American Philanthropist,...

Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : SS Arctic and SS Vesta Location : Cape Race Date : September 27, 1854 Casualties : 300 people died VESSEL INFO: Name : SS Arctic Built in : 1850 Flag : America Tonnage : 2856...

Enbridge Inc Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal: Another hurdle as Canada decides to implement to Ban Tankers on North Pacific Coast Canada plans to formally ban...

An executive of the aircraft specialist Boeing has informed that it is in "very serious" talks with five customers about its new Maritime Surveillance...

Travelling slower reduces fuel consumption and nitrogen oxides emissions of ships An interesting study has thrown up a revelation that ships that reduce their speed...

Two weeks ago, a sand dredger sank in the Reykjavik harbor. And now, the sunken ship has surfaced. Nearly 700 tonnes of water has...

Container Vessel Delayed Due To Engine Failure A container vessel (Name removed) reported a main engine pilot valve failure and will be delayed for about 6...