Cargo ship at anchor, awaiting scrapping, collided with another vessel at the Caribbean entrance to the interoceanic waterway.The seafarers reported to have abandoned...

A bad weather on Monday afternoon caused a general cargo ship to collide with a product tanker off Myanmar.  The cargo ship sank whereas...

Fitters and welders onboard ships are experts in creating “Make-shift” tools or equipment. When such things are being fabricated, a careful risk assessment has...

China’s slowing growth has crushed shipping rates to such an extent that hiring a 1,100-foot merchant vessel would set you back less than the...

    A 164-meter-long Roll-on/Roll-off vessel lost stability in heavy weather and was drifting fast towards the French coast in the Bay of Biscay. A...

The World Health Organisation estimated that more than 800,000 people had committed suicides worldwide in 2012.  Paul Farmer, of mental health charity Mind, said...

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued Marine Safety Alert 01-16 to warn mariners of the potential detrimental impact to navigation caused by GPS interference...

A team from MIT has developed a transparent polymer film which stores solar energy when it's in abundance, and release it as heat later...

There has been reports of considerable reduction in pollution levels after the successful implementation of ECAs after 1st January 2015.  MFAME reported earlier about...

IBIA, the International Bunker Industry Association has appointed a new Regional Manager to manage its office in Singapore, covering the Asia region.Mr Simon Neo,...