Accident Collision Vessel type Cargo ship and Car carrier Location Off Wybelsum, Germany Casualties/Pollution Nil The reports state that the vessels were passing in opposite directions on Ems river when the car...

Wartsila teams up with Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation(CSSC) Research unit for the designs of...

13 Killed As Spanish Bus With Students From 19 Countries Crashes At least 13 people were killed and 43 seriously injured when a bus carrying...

HMHS Britannic was the third, last-built and largest member of the White Star Line's Olympic class of vessels.  She was the sister ship of...

 

 

Accident Fire Date 16th March 2016 Vessel type Bulk Carrier(under construction) Location CSSC Chengxi Shipyard Casualties Two dead A 64,000 DWT bulk carrier, which was under construction at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, caught fire and...

A fire broke out on board the Petrobras (FPSO) P-48 just after a shut down on the unit.  But it was quickly contained with...

Jaya Container Terminal has anchored three large-scaled containerships at the same time, setting a record for the terminal. A record has been set by the...

UK's new polar research ship needs a name, all are welcome to propose a suitable name on a special website which will accept ideas up until...

Bermuda Triangle is a triangular shaped mysterious area located in the North Atlantic Ocean, from Bermuda Island to Miami, USA and Puerto Rico, covering...

Millions of shipwrecks are found scattered across the oceans.  The recent studies reveal that satellites are used to locate the shipwrecks. In a study published...

An electrical engineer sustained injuries to his fingers and hands while repairing the engine of a container ship at sea off Kemaman.  Babic Dijan, Serbian...

Paramedic who jumped off a cruise ship and gave his life to try saving his girlfriend honored with a posthumous bravery award The paramedic, Paul...

According to the reports, the cargo ship ran aground in the waters of the northern part of Penghu County on Feb. 25 while a...

MOL tests onboard the new "ACE" autopilot route control function; Results show about 1.5% energy savings. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. along with Tokyo Keiki Inc.,...

  The cargo ship carrying luxury cars and machinery, started to list badly and ran aground in January last year. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch(MAIB)...

An Incredible story of a Cardigan sea Captain who became a hero of the Chilean war and inspired a classic novel by one of...

The reports citing data from the South Korean Ministry of Public Safety and Security reveal that the number of maritime accidents has doubled during 2015,...

Dear Mfame readers, Earlier this month we published a regulatory guidance on container weighing.  In case you have missed it please click here to view...