Crowley Reaches Milestone With Setting Of LNG Engine In New Ship

Crowley Maritime Corporation reached another critical milestone with the recent setting of the main engine onto El Coquí, the first of two new, Commitment Class...

[Watch] Disaster at Sea – Wrecked Cargo Ship

  Dear Mfame Readers, On monday, we read about the huge container vessel that broke into two.  Incase you have missed please click here for details. The...

Can A Laid Up Supply Vessel Be Converted Into A Profitable...

Yes! Damen to Offer A New Lease Of Life To Laid Up PSVs Due to the recent decrease in oil prices, stand-still exploration projects, reduced...

Tugboat Captain Dies While Trying To Dock In Hudson River

The 50-year-old captain of a tugboat suffered a medical emergency and died as he was trying to dock the vessel in Haverstraw on the...

The Story Of A Drunken Titanic Survivor, Who Helped Save Others

One of the most famous Titanic survivor stories is that of Charles Joughin.  Charles Joughin was the last person to leave the Titanic and...

Main Engine Shutdown During Manoeuvring – Did You Check The Crankcase...

A general cargo vessel departed port after loading cargo where the crew was religiously carrying out the vessel departure routines.  The main engine was...

A Ship Full of Weapons Seized

French Navy Seized A Ship With Weapons A ship full of weapons, reportedly headed for Somalia, was intercepted and seized by French naval forces patrolling...

Somali Pirates On Trial In French Court

Somali pirates on trial in Paris for 2011 hijacking of yacht in Gulf of Aden. Seven Somali men have gone before a court in Paris,...

Wave Making Resistance – Best Example – From The IMarEST Condition...

Wave Making Resistance - Best Example. Excerpts from the IMarEST Condition Based Maintenance Conference. While the 6th condition based maintenance conference came to an end, we...

Excess Sludge Formation in the Purifiers? Here is the First Aid!

One Important Test when the Purifier Suffers from Excess Sludge Formation. Excessive sludge generation in purifiers are not very uncommon.  If you check with any...