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...

The Emmert International barge saved four survivors of a sunken fishing vessel on Sunday.  The crew were found stranded on a lifeboat 200 miles...

Dear Mfame readers, Yesterday you would have read Wanted! Merchant Navy Officers – Atleast 16,500 Officers are Required – BIMCO/ICS Forecast BIMCO/ICS published its Manpower Report...

Sometimes back to see the benefits ticking Airlines had sought to be a part of an alliance for multiple purposes which also included saving...

Twenty-six Cuban Nationals Apprehended at Sea The U.S. Coast Guard officials brought two more groups of Cubans seeking to reach the United States on-board rustic...

On May 5, Mfame reported about a Tanker with No Crew – Drifted Ashore! This week... A Nigerian national has come forward to claim ownership...

A Cruise Ship on fire An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo went missing on Thursday,...

On May 17, a product tanker, loaded with nearly 35000 tons of vegetable oil, reportedly suffered some engine failure which resulted in running aground...

A Cruise Ship on fire Shedd Aquarium researchers revealed a rare underwater look at what they’ve found at a rocky outcrop off the shoreline...

Nearly six decades after 46 people died when the Andrea Doria sank to the sea floor following a violent collision with another ocean liner...

Gender Imbalance: Vietnamese Smuggled in and Sold as Child Brides in China A Cruise Ship on fire The dearth of marriage-age women in China has...

Yes says the Ex-Elfara Ship Captain, he testified Tuesday that he was fired after reporting safety concerns about his ship. Capt. Jack Hearn, a cargo...

Watch video of the Harmony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, has come to Southampton, the UK. Harmony of the Seas will sail...

Harmony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, has come to Southampton, the UK. It left the western port town of Saint-Nazaire on Sunday...

 World's third-largest container shipping alliance is taking shape - Japan's Big 3 Plus global 3 World's third-largest container shipping alliance is taking shape as Japan’s...

BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report Predicts Potential Shortage of Almost 150000 Officers by 2025 Launched yesterday evening at the International Maritime Organization, the latest five-year BIMCO/ICS Manpower...