World Maritime Day 2016: Shipping: Indispensable to the World

Shipping is indispensable to the world.  That is the message being shared around the world today (29 September), as IMO and the global maritime community celebrates the annual World Maritime Day. World Maritime Day is...

[Watch] World Maritime Day 2016

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior IMO Secretary-General video message on this year's theme "Shipping: Indispensable to the world". Also read our earlier Mfame article: World Maritime Day 2016: Shipping: Indispensable to the World Disclaimer: This video...

$4.9 Million Penalty for Oil Spill Off Houston Ship Channel

Kirby to pay $4.9 million in Ship Channel spill settlement The Department of Justice and the Coast Guard announced that Kirby Inland Marine L.P. has agreed to pay $4.9 million in Clean Water Act civil...

506 Passengers Stranded in Mid-sea for 24 Hours Off Vizag Coast

On September 27, the passenger ship MV Harshavardhan developed a generator fault and as many as 506 passengers including 150 women and 50 crew members on board were stranded in the deep sea for...

42,000 Jobs and $4.78 Billion in GDP From Shipyard Jobs in Northeast

Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen highlighted the more than 42,700 jobs, $3.6 billion in labor income and $4.78 billion in GDP associated with employment for shipbuilding and repair in the northeast region. He said that...

Competence-related Training by a Classification Society

As maritime technology increases, there is an immense requirement for people who satisfy particular requirements and demands.  Trained personnel are required to have the knowledge to operate the sophisticated technologies and to control complex-on-board...

Who is Responsible for Solidity of Bulk Cargoes?

The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) has warned that cargo liquefaction  is also an issue which bulk terminals need to pay attention to.  It is to be noted that this an issue commonly...

Human Element in Maritime Industry!

Dr. Al Hussein: towards the establishment of specialized academic institutions in the maritime sectors Nautical Institute and All Offshore sign an agreement to explore heads of terms for the purpose of exploring the implementation of...

Maritime Industry’s First Training Analytics Tool

Seagull Maritime has launched the maritime industry’s first Training Analytics tool using automated prompts to help managers to benchmark training activity levels and prioritize follow up.  Developed in collaboration with several Seagull Maritime customers,...

Singtel Completes Asia’s First Commercial Installations of Fleet Xpress

Singtel completes one of the first installations of Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress in Asia with “K” Line Ship Management Singapore Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), announced today that its partner Singtel has completed one of Asia’s first commercial installations...