Type Of Ship Bulk Carrier. What Happened Fitted Bolts found missing between Rudder Flange and Rudder stock. Incident: A 23,400 GRT  Bulk Carrier,  built in 1982 was on a...

  Cargo ship at anchor, awaiting scrapping, collided with another vessel at the Caribbean entrance to the interoceanic waterway. The seafarers reported to have abandoned...

A bad weather on Monday afternoon caused a general cargo ship to collide with a product tanker off Myanmar.  The cargo ship sank whereas...

Fitters and welders onboard ships are experts in creating “Make-shift” tools or equipment. When such things are being fabricated, a careful risk assessment has...

China’s slowing growth has crushed shipping rates to such an extent that hiring a 1,100-foot merchant vessel would set you back less than the...

    A 164-meter-long Roll-on/Roll-off vessel lost stability in heavy weather and was drifting fast towards the French coast in the Bay of Biscay. A...

The World Health Organisation estimated that more than 800,000 people had committed suicides worldwide in 2012.  Paul Farmer, of mental health charity Mind, said...

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued Marine Safety Alert 01-16 to warn mariners of the potential detrimental impact to navigation caused by GPS interference...

A team from MIT has developed a transparent polymer film which stores solar energy when it's in abundance, and release it as heat later...

There has been reports of considerable reduction in pollution levels after the successful implementation of ECAs after 1st January 2015.  MFAME reported earlier about...

IBIA, the International Bunker Industry Association has appointed a new Regional Manager to manage its office in Singapore, covering the Asia region. Mr Simon Neo,...

As part of MSC’s ongoing commitment to preserving the marine environment, the company has placed an embargo on any consignment containing shark fins or...

A general cargo ship was left powerless off the island of Alderney, Channel Islands. Accident type : Engine room fire Location : Off the island of Alderney, Channel...

‘Hits-and-runs’ are often associated with road accidents, though it is not uncommon in the maritime world. Japanese Coast Guard estimated that there were about...

Incident : Vessel grounding Vessel Type : Container ship Date : 22nd January 2016 Location : About 190 kilometers northeast of Montreal Casualties/Pollution : None The reports state that the vessel faced rudder problems...

A worker was found crushed by a piston assembly within the engine room of a ship docked at a shipyard. The accident occurred when...

The Big Short has won top prize at the Producers Guild Awards. Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling have made, “The Big Short”, a...

2016 - will be a busiest year for the scrapyards and not the shipyards. BIMCO predicts a total of 40 million dwt of bulkers...

A Russian icebreaker set a world speed record completing its trip successfully one month after the end of usual shipping season in the Arctic. A...

Orolia Limited, owner of Kannad Marine has become aware of an issue affecting Kannad SAFELINK EPIRBs which could result in the beacon not operating...