[Watch] Manoeuvrability Analysis in Panama Canal New Locks

Manoeuvrability Analysis In Panama Canal New Locks   The simulation exercises in the new set of locks of Panama Canal were carried out between September...

Incredible Rescue! [Watch] Babies Dropped from Burning Building

  American servicemen in South Korea helped coordinate an extraordinary rescue as women and babies were dropped from the fourth storey of a burning...

China Fighting Air Emissions from Ports and Shipping

A new Renaissance in the making China sure deserves a special mention for its untiring and copious efforts to introduce tougher fuel and vehicle standards...

Man Fined $100,000 for Laser Strike on Washington State Ferry

Coast Guard Issues $100,000 Civil Penalty For WSF Laser Strike Laser crimes are on the rise.  Many such incidents are making news and trending.  Like...

Lost Ships and Aircraft Recorded in Sea Off Scotland

Archaeologists working with communities along Scotland's west coast have documented more than 100 shipwrecks and maritime artefacts.  The remains of the lost World War...

How to Avoid the Latest Cargo Frauds

BIMCO receives regular reports from members around the world about cargo fraud.  This week alone we have had two reports of cargoes being fixed...

Ship Fire & Explosion: Facts and Measures

Problem Three essential things are required to start a fire onboard a ship, (1) a source of ignition, (2) combustible material and (3) air. In most...

Sulphur Emissions to be Detected by Drones?

Lucinda Roberts, Associate at law firm Clyde & Co. throws some light on the much required international standard in use of Aerial drones despite...

Cargo Ship Containers Allide with Docked Ships Loosing 45 Containers

On May 01, a container ship’s drifting containers reportedly allided with some docked ships at Shanghai WGQ Container Terminal while mooring.  This resulted in...

Aframax Loaded with Crude Ran Aground

Last week, an aframax fully loaded with crude ran aground near Pulau Bangka island, south of Singapore in South China sea.   The ship was...

Top 3 Risks Environment Suffers from Routine Shipping

Routine shipping can be responsible for many types of adverse impacts on the environment.  These include water pollution, toxic contamination by antifouling paints, seabird...

Maneuvering the New Panama Canal Lock, a New Issue in the...

The question of safety raised about the new locks on the Panama canal is being debated over from two sides.  On one hand we...

Chinese Ship Wins the “Lottery” to Transit the New Panama Canal

A Chinese freighter will become the first ship to pass through Panama's newly expanded canal, which is set for a grand opening in June...

Grounded Box Ship Refloated, Suez Canal Back to Normalcy

On Saturday, the Suez Canal Authorities successfully refloated the container ship, MSC FABIOLA, that ran aground last week, as reported by Mfame team.  Normalcy...

After 350 Years, ‘Robo-mermaid’ Finds Sunken Treasure

An artificially intelligent humanoid robot has taken its first dip in the Mediterranean, and recovered a vase from a wrecked ship that once belonged...

[Watch] The Partially Submerged Ferry in the Piraeus Port

  The 5,500 ton vessel suffered water ingress and started listing dangerously on 26th April 2016. Fortunately, there were no reports of casualties. To know...

October 2016 – MEPC 70 – IMO Aims a Decision on...

The date of the global 0.5% cap on sulphur in marine fuel is to be determined in October, if the outcome of the International...

5 Top Tips For Fuel Switching – Exxon Mobil

MFAME published an engineering update on the ECA fuels in July 2015 - 8 Important Points to consider when you order the new ECA...

MPA Announces New Master and Chief Engineer Programmes

MPA Singapore has launched new Master and Chief engineer programmes so as to deepen the skills of seafarer. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA),...

Fuel Consumption Reporting – An Important Move to Reduce CO2 Emission

Danish Maritime Authority revealed that IMO has taken an important step to reduce CO2 emission in International Shipping. The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee has...