Safety & Shipping Review 2016 – Key Facts

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has issued annual ”Safety and Shipping Review”, a report which focuses on key developments in maritime safety and...

More Than 100 Chinese Vessels, Encroach Malaysian Waters

MMEA vessels to monitor the South China Sea near Beting Patinggi Ali as more than 100 ships encroach the Malaysian waters. The country's national security...

She Posed As A Man For Sex With Girls

Lesbian Who Seduced Three Teenage Girls Into Relationships By Posing As A Man Jailed Jennifer Staines, 23 has been jailed for over three years at Bristol...

[Watch] Drone Footage of Ships Left Abandoned in Graveyard

  Can you believe that there's a graveyard for abandoned ships in New York City? It's true! It is the Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard located...

Brussels Blast – Beefs up Port Security!

The recent terrorists attacks in Brussels has enhanced the police presence at the Channel Island Ports. On 22nd March 2016, two explosions took place at...

Anchors Dragged & Vessels Collided!

Accident Collision Vessel type Cargo ships Location Kartal anchorage in Marmara sea Casualties/Pollution Nil   The general cargo ships were anchored off Istanbul when the strong winds and swell dragged the anchor of...

The Baltic Dry Index Breaks 400 And Raising Up!

The Baltic Dry Index has crossed the 400 point benchmark on Wednesday reaching 401 points. The main sea freight index of the Baltic Exchange, tracks...

ABB Wins Contract For The Largest Floating Facility

ABB has obtained a five-year contract to provide equipment and services for Shell’s Prelude FLNG, the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. ABB...

Grounded Bulker Towed Safely – Reaches Port

Mfame reported about a 623-foot bulk carrier running aground after hitting a submerged object in a narrow part of the river near Cathlamet, just after midnight...

Military Passenger Ship Sank In The Baltic Sea Killing 9,400

Dear Mfame readers, Yesterday, we published the article Finally Disappearance Of Navy Ship Mystery Solved which is discovery of a USS Conestoga (AT 54) after...

Where Are Bunker Fuel Prices Heading?

Global Bunker Fuel Market to Exhibit 3.1% CAGR Despite Sulphur Cap Challenges The International Maritime Organization has imposed a stricter global 0.5% sulfur cap on...

“We Need 70,000 New Merchant Mariners!”

U.S. Facing Looming Shortage of Merchant Mariners By 2022, the United States will need “70,000 new people” for the nation’s maritime fleet, but the Merchant...

Does Shale Glow At Nights?

The dry, sleepy shrubland of Cotulla is transformed into a busy mainland by Eagle Ford Shale. Eagle Ford Shale is one of several gas and...

Battle Of The Baltic Exchange – A Bidding War For the...

Chinese and Singaporean rivals in bidding war for historic London shipping institution. One of London’s oldest shipping institutions is ready for at least £70million worth...

Container Weighing: Do Costs Outweigh Benefits?

Cowen and Co. reveals that the time and complications from the new Ocean Container Weight Rule may boost operating costs from Los Angeles to...

[Watch] Spectacular Launch of LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Ship

Spectacular Launch of LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Ship at Ferus Smit   The cement carrier -  MV Ireland was launched sideways by the Dutch shipbuilder...

All You Need To Know About The MRV Regulations!

Monitoring – Review – Verification Process (MRV) – (EU Regulation 2015/757) Maritime transport is currently the only industry sector not addressed either through the EU...

Grounded Cargo Ship Hits The Sea Bed

Accident Sinking of a vessel Date 22nd March 2016 Vessel Type General cargo ship Location North of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia Casualties/Pollution Nil A general cargo ship, carrying 2000 tons of bagged cement, ran aground...

€55,000 Compensation For The Injured Worker!

Philip Vassallo was working on a vessel in the Freeport in 2012 when he fell a height of two metres and sustained grievous injuries....