Returning to the Natural Way of ShippingDuring ancient times ships moved with the help of wind energy.  Explorers discovered many lands when they lost...

APL’s Fleet Carbon-dioxide Emission Reduced by 45.5%American President Lines (APL), a subsidiary of NOL, announced yesterday that it has reduced its fleet carbon...

Yesterday, Mfame reported on EgyptAir Flight from Paris to Cairo Disappears with 66 Onboard.As search for the missing plane intensifies over the Mediterranean Sea,...

A Cruise Ship on fireRescue ships have scrambled in the Mediterranean Sea looking for EgyptAir flight MS804 after its disappearance but no debris...

Pirates Warded Off While Attempting to Board a Boxship in Gulf of AdenA container ship underway spotted five skiffs approaching from astern.  As a...

Over the past century, rampant overfishing, relentless pollution and runaway development have collectively played a bigger role in diminishing the world’s oceans to an...

How to “Lay-up” a Ship? A well known saying - “Tough times never lasts, but tough people do!”It would be more appropriate - “Tough times...

In May 2016, MFAME published about a billion dollar savings acclaimed by container shipping giant Maersk which was mainly attributed to low fuel costs.  Here...

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has agreed mandatory requirements for vessels to record and report their fuel consumption. Requirement summary: Vessels with gross tonnage...

The Emmert International barge saved four survivors of a sunken fishing vessel on Sunday.  The crew were found stranded on a lifeboat 200 miles...