Virgin’s Ship Order Finalized

Ship construction contracts valued at approximately two billion euros between Fincantieri and Virgin Voyages (part of Virgin Group of companies) for three new cruise...

Hazardous Cargoes Pressure Effects – Tanker Safety

PRESSURE Liquefied gases are normally carried as boiling liquids at either: ambient temperature (fully pressurised ships), or atmospheric pressure (fully...

Bunker Surveyors Must for Bunker Supply Operations

Skuld Advises Ship Operators to Utilise a Bunker Surveyors Amid New Singapore MFM Requirement Marine insurance provider Skuld has advised vessel operators to utilise a...

[Watch] Imagine a World of Unlimited Clean Electricity…

This video presents how the clean tech company Climeon and Sir Richard Branson aim to change the way we produce electricity today.  Climeon makes...

Lamps on Nuclear Icebreaker Catches Fire

On 21st December, Yamal a nuclear-powered icebreaker ship belonging to Russia reportedly caught fire after its powerful flood lamps caught fire. Deputy General Director Mustafa...

Pressurized Burst Aboard a Tanker Injures Two

Two men injured on tank ship 20 miles offshore of Port Arthur Coast Guard crews medevaced two men after they were struck by a pressurized...

Cocaine Worth $60m Nabbed by Australian Border Force

On Friday, nearly 186 kilos of cocaine was seized from a commercial vessel after it was escorted to Hobart by Border force personnel. HMAS Adelaide...

Treasure Hunter Jailed Until He Reveals Location of 3 Tons of...

As a mail steamer called the S.S. Central America chugged along the Atlantic coast In 1857, bound for New York, it was hit by...

2016 Year in Review: Container Shipping Industry’s Annus Horribilis

By Timothy Renshaw The corporate wreck of Hanjin Shipping Co. validated the 2016 storm warnings for global container shipping lines, but there were some sunny...

Mudit Singh: Increasing Bunker Disputes

The Club has recently experienced an increase in the number of bunker quality dispute claims arising from the delivery of allegedly off-specification or contaminated...

Ship Recycling Sites Approved by the European Union

The European Union Commission has published its first ever list of approved ship recycling plants. The booklet named ‘European List of ship recycling facilities’ published...

Critical Expense for Maritime Trade About to Increase

By James Catlin Summary Over the past two years bunker costs for maritime trade have been falling. Much of this can be attributed to the...

Bulker Grounded Due to Cracks in Cylinder Liner Cooling Water Jacket!

Recently, a 738-foot bulk carrier ran aground while outbound on the Columbia River. The grounding resulted in limited damage to the vessel and no...

‘Box Ship Bashes’ – 4 Major Incidents in a Week!

Last week, MFAME reported a really sad incident where 18 crewmen injured severely following an explosion onboard an Oil tanker.  The year 2016 is...

Boxship Collides with Fishing Vessel – 11 Missing, Off China

Early hours of Tuesday, 20th December 2016, a fishing boat sank as it collided with a box ship managed by Sinotrans, Chinese Media said....

[Watch] Mounting of Cylinder Cover on Engine

Cylinder Cover Overhaul: Mounting of cylinder cover on engine This is a demonstration how to mount the Cylinder Cover on the Engine. For complete case...

[Watch] Cleaning and Mounting of Cooling Jacket on Cylinder Cover

Cylinder Cover Overhaul: Cleaning and Mounting of Cooling Jacket on Cylinder Cover This is a demonstration how to clean and mount the Cooling Jacket on...

Around the World

Tragedy in Berlin: A deadly lorry At least 12 people died and about 50 were wounded when a lorry sped into a Christmas market in...

Huge Box Ship Collides with Coastal Box Barge – Off Vietnam

A 10,000-teu box ship has involved in a collision with a coastal box barge in Vietnam.  The Thanh Vien website stated that MOL Brilliance...

Boxship Ran Aground, Hull Breached & Partially Submerged

A Chinese containership has taken on water and is partially submerged after grounding in the East China Sea.  Hongyuan Marine’s 2,006-teu Hong Yuan 02...