Kidnapped Tanker Crew Released

IMB Reports The Release Of Kidnapped Crew Members Pirates who kidnapped four crew members of a chemical tanker on 5th March 2016 has now freed...

Drone Inspections Safer With New Guidelines

Lloyd's Register Releases Guidance Notes For Inspection With UASMajor operators started adopting next generation drones and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology to significantly improve...

Freighter Ran Aground In Cuba, Later Abandoned

Dagan was a freighter, built by H.C. Stulchen Sohn at Hamburg, West Germany, and completed in November 1954.  It was registered at 5,099 gross...

NYK Vessel Rescues 14 People Off The Coast Of Chile

A Wood-chip carrier of NYK Line rescued 14 people in distress off the Coast of Chile on 17th March 2016.The vessel, Hokuetsu Ushaka, received...

Where Do You Think You Are Looking At?

Whenever we sit on the coast staring at the wide sea where do you think you are looking at?This question might sound silly and...

IMarEST Welcomes Its First Female President, Jane Smallman CSci CMarSci FIMarEST

  Jane Smallman CSci CMarSci FIMarEST was appointed 114th President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) at its 127th Annual General Meeting...

Crowley Reaches Milestone With Setting Of LNG Engine In New Ship

Crowley Maritime Corporation reached another critical milestone with the recent setting of the main engine onto El Coquí, the first of two new, Commitment Class...

[Watch] Disaster at Sea – Wrecked Cargo Ship

 Dear Mfame Readers,On monday, we read about the huge container vessel that broke into two.  Incase you have missed please click here for details.The...

Can A Laid Up Supply Vessel Be Converted Into A Profitable Container Feeder?

Yes! Damen to Offer A New Lease Of Life To Laid Up PSVsDue to the recent decrease in oil prices, stand-still exploration projects, reduced...

Tugboat Captain Dies While Trying To Dock In Hudson River

The 50-year-old captain of a tugboat suffered a medical emergency and died as he was trying to dock the vessel in Haverstraw on the...