Shippers Doubtful to Benefit from Industry Transformation
There is little question that 2016 will go down as the most transformational year in container shipping since the Ideal X sailed out of...
Vessel Scrapping: Record Year for Container Ships in 2016
The ship breaking industry is set to end 2016 on a positive note, having experienced a record high volume of box ship scrapping.
Mainly due...
3 Vessels from Norway Seized
A Norwegian ship lessor has been caught in the debt web of Swiber Holdings, with three of its vessels in Singapore arrested by a...
Fire on a Boat Claims 23 Lives and Injures Many
On January 1, 23 people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday after a fire ripped through a boat carrying nearly 250 people to...
Skangas Make First Small Scale LNG Reload at Klaipeda
Skangas signed an agreement with Statoil, the Norwegian oil and gas company, for a small-scale LNG reload to take place at the Klaipeda LNG...
Plane Accidentally Drops Anti-ship Missiles
Anti-ship missiles accidentally dropped into Sea
A South Korean military plane has accidentally dropped anti-ship missiles into the Sea of Japan (or the East...
Video Based Case Study on VLCC Collision & Propeller Fouling
VLCC Collision & Propeller Fouling
Learn from others’ accidents. Watch an accurate reenactment of a collision involving an undisclosed VLCC tanker.
Disclaimer: This video is intended...
[Watch] Virtual Reality Training for Offshore Blade Installation
The installation of todays giant wind turbines at sea is not an easy task and demands highly skilled technicians. Now our people train the...
Top New Year’s Shots from Around the World
Fireworks explode over the Arc de Triomphe monument as part of New Year celebrations on January 1, 2017 in Paris. (AFP PHOTO / LIONEL...
11 Ships have Wrecked on New Year’s Eve
Approximately eleven ships have been wrecked off New Jersey over a period of two hundred years on New Year’s Eve. Here’s a potpourri of...
Top 10 Accidents Read in MFAME in 2016
Few accidents in 2016 were unforgettable. Here are the Top 10 Accidents of 2016.
1. Tanker Explosion Throws Worker 80 Metres
On Wednesday, the product tanker...
Will 2017 Bear Gifts for Ship Owners, or Will it Prove...
Most likely, 2016 won’t sit well with the majority of shipowners, at least in the major segments, as all of them were faced with...
Energy, Finance & the GoM
By Richard J. Paine, Sr.
Some positive market indicators could presage an investment revival in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico – and beyond.
The good news,...
Captain Explains Hardships, Pride of Joint Mission
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Joint Patrol and Law Enforcement initiative on the Mekong River. We continue our six-part special coverage...
IUMI Reports on Recent IMO Meetings
Report on the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC70)
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met on 24 to 28 October 2016 in London. IUMI...
Crowley Achieves ISO/IEC Certification
Crowley Government Services Group Achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certification
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s government services group has achieved worldwide ISO/IEC 27001:2013 information security certification for enhancements made...
[Watch] Largest Ship to-date Passing the New Panama Canal
The new Valparaiso Express from Hapag-Lloyd is passing the new Panama Canal on her mayden voyage.
The ship is 366m long and 48m wide....
Largest Capacity Vessel to-date Transits Panama Canal
Panama Canal Welcomes Largest Capacity Vessel to-date Through its Expanded Locks
Successful passage of first ever 10,500+ TEU containership signals new era of mega-ship...
Fire in Bulk Carrier’s Hold at Saint-Nazaire
On Dec 27, a bulk carrier with a cargo of soya caught fire in hold, docked at Monitor de Bretagne terminal, Saint-Nazaire, at around...
Neste Low-sulfur Marine Fuel for Eckerö Line
Neste will begin deliveries of low-sulfur marine fuel to Eckerö Line at the beginning of next year. The agreement covers m/s Finlandia on the...
