Gard Alert: Prepare to Manage Ballast Water

Preparatory work to ensure timely compliance with IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention should not be postponed as it is thought the convention will soon...

Wärtsilä: New Marine Maintenance Hub in the Canary Islands

Wärtsilä Expands its Service Offering in the Canary Islands in Cooperation with Zamakona Yards Caption: Wärtsilä will offer maintenance and repair services at a new...

Talent Shortage Hits Maritime Industry Says Drewry!

Talent slump that maritime sector is suffering from due to trade slow down should change in the next five years, reports Drewry, a global...

Global Agreement for Maritime Carbon Emissions

While shipping is in most cases more fuel-efficient than other transport sectors, its greenhouse gas emissions are substantial and growing fast.  Without action, these...

Recent Developments in Fuel Injection Equipment – MAN B&W

More than 140 MAN B&W gas engine orders have been confirmed since the first firm order was received in December 2012.  Not only for natural...

Navig8 Sirius – Joins Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc.

MFAME recently published a news where Navig8 tankers clinched a $55 million loan to finance its new buildings in Japan. Following the loan deal, Navig8 Chemical...

‘Coming Apart at the Seams’: Bluenose II Broken Once Again

Yet another problem appears to have hit Nova Scotia’s Bluenose II.  Photos of the ship have shown very wide spaces between planks near the...

“If You Fly, We Can’t”- Fire Fighting Stopped by Drones

"If You Fly, We Can't"- Drone Hinders Fire Fighting Last weekend, Los Angeles firefighters who are fighting the San Gabriel Complex fire were forced to...

[Watch] Bulk Carrier Sinks During Cargo Operation

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Watch how quick a ship can sink by taking water into its cargo holds due to an accident while...

Chinese Company Acquires Stake in WinGD

In a move to become market leaders in the two stroke speed engine manufacture business, CSSC, one of the largest shipping companies in China,...