MFAME has been covering up on this topic monitoring the Baltic index trend and you will be surprised to know that the BDI has reached levels which is alarming. If you are interested to know...

An outbreak of dengue fever – which causes a flu-like illness sometimes complicated by haemorrhages or shock - is currently reported in Paranaguá, Brazil.  Members calling at Paranaguá and Antonina should note the information...

In its new report, “P&I Clubs under pressure while cost of claims continues to increase,” A.M. Best notes that, historically, this balance has been supported by the use of investment income, not only to...

Truk Lagoon (Chuuk Lagoon) consist of eleven major islands and many smaller islets within a forty mile wide lagoon surrounded by a protective reef.  During World War II, the lagoon was host to Japan's...

The cost advantage of big containerships’ is reduced due to lower fuel prices. The influence of change in the line’s cost structure of bunker prices resulted in the reduction in number of vessels per loop that...

A Watchdog program developed jointly by Hapag-Lloyd’s IT and dangerous goods experts registered considerably more incorrectly declared dangerous goods last year, compared to 2014. The point to be noted is that it has identified 4,314...

Viswa Lab has already commented extensively on the evolution of the ISO 8217 standards in 2005 and 2010/2012. These comments have been recorded in several Technical Updates right from 2009 to 2010. The overall...

While cleaning cargo tanks, onboard a chemical tanker, three seafarers accidentally inhaled poisonous fumes.  One reported to have died and the other two were hospitalized. It's reported that the remains of the cargo reacted with...

Two huge container ships, namely the Pacific Heron and the Pacific Egret, left Barrow-in-Furness in England last month, guarded by Royal Navy sub and 50 commandos to transport nuclear fuel for 80 missiles. Ship carrying...

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas will be returning to its homeport in New Jersey by early Wednesday.  Then it's expected that the investigators may start on finding answers to the questions in everybody's...