Tanker Intentionally Grounded after Collision with Freighter Off Guangzhou Port
On May 9, an Inbound general cargo vessel YANZHAN 58 reportedly collided with an outbound tanker, Zhen Peng, loaded with 2290 tons of gasoline in Peral river estuary, Guangzhou Port Channel, China.
The tanker sustained...
Dramatic Rescue in Shark-infested Waters! Cruise Vessel Bursts into Flames
All 42 passengers and four crew members on board a tourist vessel which caught fire and began to sink on the Great Barrier Reef today have been rescued safely without any reports of injury.
On...
Crude Oil Tanker Ran Aground Off Suez
Suez, whether the traffic through the canal and thus the revenue increases or not, the number of grounding incidents have increased considerably. MFAME has previously reported couple of other ships which grounded in the...
Welder Dies at Samsung Heavy Industries While Using a Power Cutter
A worker involved in a welding accident during construction of a drilling rig for Statoil at South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has reportedly died of his injuries.
On 21 April, the victim suffered severe cuts...
World’s First Marine Engineer to be conferred with the Fellowship by the Nautical Institute,...
Sanjeev S.Vakil, CEO, HIMT (Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training) becomes World’s First Marine Engineer to be conferred with the prestigious Fellowship of The Nautical Institute, UK , by the President, Capt Robert Mc. Cabe,...
Safmarine Meru: Survey and Recovery Works Started
On Tuesday, Maersk Line in an update said that crew members of Safmarine Meru remain safe and sound. In line with standard procedures crisis counselors are onsite offering ongoing support. Arrangements to release the...
[Watch] Container Ship Catches Fire in Collision Off China
A Cruise Ship on fire
A container ship operated by Maersk Line caught fire and its 22 members safely abandoned ship after a collision with another container ship off the coast of China late...
[Watch] Magical Lotion that Makes Wrinkles Vanish
A Cruise Ship on fire
New material temporarily tightens skin
“Second skin” polymer could also be used to protect dry skin and deliver drugs.
Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof and Olivo Labs have...
Worlds Only Nuclear Cargo Ship Put Back to Work
The Only Nuclear Cargo Ship In The World to Sail Through Arctic
The Sevmorput is the world’s only nuclear-powered container ship till date. It is being under making for a vital purpose. It is to...
CMA CGM Postpones Megaships to the U.S. West Coast
Benjamin Franklin, mega ship of CGM SA, will no longer sail between Asia and the West Coast. Instead a smaller vessel, the Leo, will cater the trans-Pacific route.
The mega ship was taken out of...