[Watch] The Skywalk, The Death-Defying Stunt
The daredevil Alex Thomson along with his team pull off one of the most death-defying stunt. Having established himself as a daredevil of...
Panama Canal Draught Forces Draft Restrictions Again!
Announcement of Second Draft Restriction
As anticipated in Advisories to Shipping A-5-2016, A-7-2016 and A-12-2016, a second draft restriction is being hereby announced.
Effective April 29,...
Time To Merge The Big Three South Korean Shipbuilders?
Yes! Says South Korea’s former strategy and finance minister Yoon Jeung-Hyun; the Big Three shipbuilders should consider merging.
Last week a Mfame article discussed on...
[Watch] Impact Of Titanic Still Felt In Halifax 104 Years Later
It was a maiden voyage that turned out to be its last. When the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic ocean in 1912, Halifax became...
Cargo Vessel Runs Aground In Greece
Accident
Cargo ship ran aground
Date
4th April 2016
Vessel Type
General cargo ship
Location
Aegean sea off Kos island, Greece
Casualties/Pollution
Nil
A Syrian owned general cargo ship ran aground in the afternoon...
BSM Offers Two More New Services
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement is expanding its scope of ship management services by offering two more new services - Lay up services and Green Cycling.
In...
This Is No Oil Leak But A Giant Tax Leak!
A Panamanian law firm called Mossack Fonseca leaked 2.6 terabytes of confidential documents now known as the Panama Papers. The documents offers a deep...
Top 3 Keys For Handling BIG Ships
Collaboration is a key for big ship success.
How do you engage your shipping lines and container terminal?
Reports prove that many ports and terminals...
Maersk’s Starfish Ready for Assembly In Norway
Barge Carrying Parts Of Maersk’s New Build Reach Norway
An Ugland barge carrying the parts of Maersk’s new build was towed by the Svitzer tug...
Focus On System Of Integration By CIMAC World Congress
AIM
To develop regulations and standards in system integration (e.g. EEDI definitions and implementation rules).
Participants
The Working Group will ideally consist of engine builders, engineering companies,...