A high quality judging panel has been assembled for the TMS Awards 2016, which takes place at The Atlantis, The Palm, on October 24th....

It was almost 500 years ago when The Bom Jesus, a Portuguese sailing ship, inexplicably vanished while en route to India.  The vessel was...

Bulk Carrier Lost Propulsion - and the USCG is Monitoring it! The Coast Guard is monitoring a 587-ft bulk carrier after the ship experienced loss...

On May 20 evening, a product tanker STRILEN reportedly caught fire in its super structure off Busan, South Korea.  The vessel is reportedly docked...

Cyclone Roanu wrecks havoc in Bangladesh, kills at least 22 people and injured 100 others in the coastal districts of the country on Saturday....

On May 19, a General cargo ship suffered a mechanical issue during its southward course through Bosphorus in Anadolu, reports say. As a result of...

Egypt said Friday that debris from the missing EgyptAir flight had been recovered from the Mediterranean along with human remains.  Flight MS804 was en...

Want to know how a Turbocharger will surge? Here it is - Watch the video below. A Cruise Ship on fire This is not something new...

Coast Guard Rescue of Merchant Mariners Trapped on the Tanker - The Finest Hours Watch an exclusive look at a scene that was cut...

The Farallon Steamship Disaster was the shipwreck of a wooden Alaskan Steamship Company liner, the S.S. Farallon, that hit Black Reef in the Cook...

AAPA Chairwoman Decas to Participate in USDOT’s National Maritime Day Commemoration in D.C. Many U.S. port authorities engaging in Maritime Day-related activities Kristin Decas, port director...

Returning to the Natural Way of Shipping During ancient times ships moved with the help of wind energy.  Explorers discovered many lands when they lost...

APL’s Fleet Carbon-dioxide Emission Reduced by 45.5% American President Lines (APL), a subsidiary of NOL, announced yesterday that it has reduced its fleet carbon...

Yesterday, Mfame reported on EgyptAir Flight from Paris to Cairo Disappears with 66 Onboard. As search for the missing plane intensifies over the Mediterranean Sea,...

A Cruise Ship on fire Rescue ships have scrambled in the Mediterranean Sea looking for EgyptAir flight MS804 after its disappearance but no debris...

Pirates Warded Off While Attempting to Board a Boxship in Gulf of Aden A container ship underway spotted five skiffs approaching from astern.  As a...

Over the past century, rampant overfishing, relentless pollution and runaway development have collectively played a bigger role in diminishing the world’s oceans to an...

How to “Lay-up” a Ship? A well known saying - “Tough times never lasts, but tough people do!” It would be more appropriate - “Tough times...

In May 2016, MFAME published about a billion dollar savings acclaimed by container shipping giant Maersk which was mainly attributed to low fuel costs.  Here...

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has agreed mandatory requirements for vessels to record and report their fuel consumption. Requirement summary: Vessels with gross tonnage...