Floating Fuel Oil Storages are Empty in Singapore

* Floating fuel oil storage has fallen sharply * Onshore stocks down 4.4 mln barrels from June record * Supplies from the West ebbing as Mideast...

Drones: Is the Maritime Industry Ready?

By Sean T. Pribyl Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or “drones” in common parlance, are not a part of the historical maritime vocabulary.  At least not...

LNG Investments At Serious Risk If China Succeeds On Shale

By Charles Kennedy of Oilprice.com The global natural gas glut could get much worse if China has its way. The spot prices for liquefied natural gas...

The London: Shipwreck Collection to ‘Rival Best in Country’

A diver who has helped to recover "thousands of items" from a 17th Century shipwreck has said the finds "rival the best collections" in...

A New Energy Efficiency Website – IMO

The IMO launched a new website that provides information about energy efficient technologies Glomeep.imo.org .  This website project is intended to cover areas such...

New Transport Safety Investigation Bureau Formed

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has restructured the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to form the new Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) on 1...

Are Ship-to-Ship Fuel Oil Transfers Made Fool-Proof?

While Refueling Ships in Casco Bay, No Need for Precaution Against Oil Spills Retired ship Captain Daniel Milligan, on Sunday, 26th June, had raced from...

Two Tankers Collide and Leaks Fuel Off Tokyo

On August 7, two Japanese tankers, EASTERN PHOENIX and KEIHIN MARU NO.8, collided at around 0920 Tokyo time off Kehin Port, Kawasaki prefecture, Japan. The...

Coast Guard Medevacs Man with Head Injury 90-miles East of Jacksonville

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man Thursday who sustained a head injury 90-miles east of Jacksonville. A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin...

Cruise Ship with 4,500 Passengers Adrift for Nine Hours in the...

A large cruise ship with 4,500 passengers drifted in the Irish Sea for nine hours after its engine failed. The Caribbean Princess lost power off...

Container Vessel Damaged in Collision with a Very Large Crude Carrier

MSC Alexandra, a 14000 TEU vessel sailing under the Panama flag on its Jade Service toward Asia, was in collision with a Very Large...

Draft Performance Report: Three Shipbuilders Show Strengths & Weaknesses

Concerning the Korea Big Three shipbuilders — Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering - a shipbuilding consulting draft...

Ship’s Captain & Chief Engineer Were Charged $3000 Spot Fine for...

MFAME has been meeting Ship Managers from various companies and we got a great piece of information to share with our readers today. A ship...

MOBOTIX Provides Offshore-suitable Video Access Solution to Ampelmann

Ampelmann, is a company focusing on development, construction and lease of offshore access solutions.  Ampelmann delivers clarifications to enable the people to safely come...

Excelerate Energy: All Set for 1000th Ship-to-Ship Transfer of LNG Celebration

Excelerate Energy L.P. (“Excelerate”) is fast approaching its 1000th commercial Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is set to be completed...

[Watch] Boater Dangerously Cuts in Front of a Bulk Carrier

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior A recreational boater dangerously cuts in front of a bulk carrier coming into port, July 17. Video courtesy of...

Warning! Heed the Flotilla of Laws and Keep Clear of Port...

Boaters will heed the flotilla of laws and Transport Canada safety regulations that govern boating around English Bay. Recreational vessels don’t realize that...

Cruise Ship Nearly Sinks a Ferry at Tilbury Docks

Cruise Ship Hits a Ferry at Tilbury Docks and Ferry Service Suspended On August 4, the gigantic CMV cruise ship Magellan ploughed into the...

Worker Fell 15 Feet Down a Hole Aboard an Oiler Ship...

On August 4, a worker was rescued after he fell nearly 15 feet down a hole on a massive U.S. Navy ship on a...

Rio 2016: Economists Question Wisdom of Hosting Olympics

Rio 2016: Economists Question Wisdom of Hosting Olympics Craig Dale | Supervising Producer "There is not going to be a torch," shouted demonstrators this week in...