No Piracy Off Somalia Coast From 2012

The Coast of Somalia, a piracy hot spot, has remained calm for the past three years from 2012.  With the pirate activity coming down,...

World Maritime Day Theme Chosen For 2016

IMO Council, at its 28th Extraordinary Session at IMO Headquarters in London, has endorsed a proposal by Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to adopt “Shipping: indispensable...

How Long Should you Wait for a Panama Canal Transit?

The wait time to pass through the Panama Canal was more than 10 days last month due to a large number of vessels coming...

A.P. Møller-Mærsk Issues Eurobonds

A.P. Møller-Mærsk made the most of cheap financing, issuing its first Eurobonds in three years.  The Danish shipping giant issued Eurobonds worth EUR600m due...

Cruise Vessels Powered By ABB’s Azipod Propulsion

Electrical power plants and Azipod® XO fuel-saving electric propulsion systems will be supplied for Carnival Corporation´s two new cruise vessels by ABB, the leading...

Eco Wave Power Installs Generation Systems In Gibraltar

Eco Wave Power (EWP), an Israeli company, has developed a unique form of electricity generation using wave power.  The EWP system utilises existing land...

Drones Replace Ropes in Oil Tank Inspection

Vehicle inspection of a cargo oil tank is tough.  It is usually conducted by rope access technicians who are suspended on ropes to inspect...

Profitability of Container Shipping Hinges on Low Cost Bunker Fuel  

Bunker prices take a nosedive and the profit curve of containers looks North.  The continuous steep fall of bunker prices saved a lot of...

[USCG Alert] Main Engine May Not Attain The Expected Speed When Using ULSFO.

Main Engine May Not Attain The Expected Speed When Using ULSFO. The US Coast Guard has revised its list of recommendations regarding MARPOL Annex...

The Russian Bunker Fuel Saga Continues.

Last Month, Viswa Lab had published a technical update on Problem Fuels Supplied in Russian Ports.  In order to update MFAME readers on this...