Royal Navy Warships are Breaking Down

The Royal Navy’s fleet of six £1bn ($1.4bn) destroyers are losing power in the Persian Gulf because the ships’ engines cannot cope with the...

Who All Benefitted From the Improved Panama Canal?

The newly-enlarged Panama canal is a source of huge national pride for Panamanians, with thousands gathering on the shores of the Cocoli Locks to...

Veteran Aboard Ship that Supplied Iwo Jima flag

The famous photo depicting the raising of the American flag over Iwo Jima has become an iconic image of World War II, but veteran...

Maersk Line Keen on Increasing the Capacity on New Canal

Maersk Line’s announcement on sunday is an indication that it would add capacity through the newly enlarged Panama Canal.  This would be made possible...

Pirate Attack on Tanker Foiled by Iran

On July 2, the Iranian Navy has reportedly prevented a major pirate attack on an Iranian merchant vessel in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects...

$275 Million Worth Drug Seized from Three Shipping Containers

275 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth hundreds of millions of dollars has been seized. Eight people have been charged. The Drug was found...

Freighter Lost Control and Ran Aground Off Greece!

On July 3, an empty cargo ship ran aground off Lihadonisia, Greece.  Fortunately there were no casualties or pollution reported from the incident. Vessel was...

4 Killed Due to a Blast on a Newly Constructed Vessel!

Last Friday by 2 p.m., a powerful blast on a large transport vessel killed four people working on them in tambon Sanam Chai, Bangkok....

Hong Kong – China’s New ECA Zone!

MFAME has previously published a lot of updates on the Chinese ECA zones. Here are links to access them: China – New ECZs (Emission...

Lukoil’s Two New Lube Oils – NAVIGO 6 CO & NAVIGO...

MFAME published an interesting update from TOTAL where it launched a new cylinder oil which could suit any sulphur fuel (from 0% to 3.5%)....