Cargo Ship Containers Allide with Docked Ships Loosing 45 Containers
On May 01, a container ship’s drifting containers reportedly allided with some docked ships at Shanghai WGQ Container Terminal while mooring. This resulted in loss of nearly 45 containers from onboard the vessel.
Since...
Aframax Loaded with Crude Ran Aground
Last week, an aframax fully loaded with crude ran aground near Pulau Bangka island, south of Singapore in South China sea.
The ship was en route from Jakarta to Muntok with its cargo of...
Top 3 Risks Environment Suffers from Routine Shipping
Routine shipping can be responsible for many types of adverse impacts on the environment. These include water pollution, toxic contamination by antifouling paints, seabird collision and behaviour changes, ship strikes of whales, underwater sound,...
Maneuvering the New Panama Canal Lock, a New Issue in the Rising?
The question of safety raised about the new locks on the Panama canal is being debated over from two sides. On one hand we have the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) that questions the...
Chinese Ship Wins the “Lottery” to Transit the New Panama Canal
A Chinese freighter will become the first ship to pass through Panama's newly expanded canal, which is set for a grand opening in June after nine years of work, officials said on April 29.
The...
Grounded Box Ship Refloated, Suez Canal Back to Normalcy
On Saturday, the Suez Canal Authorities successfully refloated the container ship, MSC FABIOLA, that ran aground last week, as reported by Mfame team. Normalcy is said to have been restored at Suez Canal traffic...
After 350 Years, ‘Robo-mermaid’ Finds Sunken Treasure
An artificially intelligent humanoid robot has taken its first dip in the Mediterranean, and recovered a vase from a wrecked ship that once belonged to King Louis XIV.
The robo-mermaid, known as OceanOne, has...
[Watch] The Partially Submerged Ferry in the Piraeus Port
The 5,500 ton vessel suffered water ingress and started listing dangerously on 26th April 2016. Fortunately, there were no reports of casualties.
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October 2016 – MEPC 70 – IMO Aims a Decision on Global Fuel Sulphur...
The date of the global 0.5% cap on sulphur in marine fuel is to be determined in October, if the outcome of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) fuel availability study allows.
MEPC 69 - concluded...
5 Top Tips For Fuel Switching – Exxon Mobil
MFAME published an engineering update on the ECA fuels in July 2015 - 8 Important Points to consider when you order the new ECA Fuel. This covered the following critical points pertaining to the...