Aframax Loaded with Crude Ran Aground

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

Top 3 Risks Environment Suffers from Routine Shipping

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

Maneuvering the New Panama Canal Lock, a New Issue in the...

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

Chinese Ship Wins the “Lottery” to Transit the New Panama Canal

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...

Grounded Box Ship Refloated, Suez Canal Back to Normalcy

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

After 350 Years, ‘Robo-mermaid’ Finds Sunken Treasure

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

[Watch] The Partially Submerged Ferry in the Piraeus Port

  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...

October 2016 – MEPC 70 – IMO Aims a Decision on...

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...

5 Top Tips For Fuel Switching – Exxon Mobil

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

MPA Announces New Master and Chief Engineer Programmes

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),...