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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

  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...

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...

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

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),...

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...

On Thursday evening, the 56-year-old chief officer of an oil tanker from Montenegro attempted to climb down the ship using a ladder and had...

On thursday, Portuguese-flagged 12,500 teu container vessel MSC Fabiola, ran aground and is currently blocking traffic at the southern end of the Suez Canal. "Groundings...

The 69th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Committee on The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 69) was held from 18 to 22...

An American woman along with four men – two Norwegians, a German and a Russian, bonded by mutual desire, set off on a icy...

Two boaters, missing since Monday, have been found alive, reports the Coast Guard.  Both the men were found floating just half a mile away...

The U.S. Coast Guard has filed equivalency with International Maritime Organisation(IMO) regarding the determination of container weights. The Coast Guard released marine safety information bulletin...

‘Ocean Bubble’ Adventurer Plans to Attempt the Life-Threatening Voyage Again! Despite USCG orders, the Ocean bubble adventurer has announced that he is planning to attempt...

Coast Guard Found the Missing Boaters on Oil Rig The Coast Guard located the two missing boaters on Wednesday, who were found clinging on two...