Mergers & Acquisitions Push Shipbuilding Industry into Recession

The shipbuilding companies are facing the burden of recession since there are no new orders being placed for building shipping vessels.  The industry is...

The World Beat Somali Pirates. Can it Stop West African Piracy?

The pirates of Somalia, equipped with little more than skiffs, ladders, and Kalashnikovs, once hijacked giant cargo ships, extracted millions of dollars in ransom....

IMO Maritime Ambassador​: Do You Want to be One?

The multi-faceted maritime world offers a series of rich and fulfilling career opportunities for young people, both at sea and ashore. Seafaring can provide young...

World Maritime Day 2016: Shipping: Indispensable to the World

Shipping is indispensable to the world.  That is the message being shared around the world today (29 September), as IMO and the global maritime...

[Watch] World Maritime Day 2016

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior IMO Secretary-General video message on this year's theme "Shipping: Indispensable to the world". Also read our earlier Mfame article: World...

$4.9 Million Penalty for Oil Spill Off Houston Ship Channel

Kirby to pay $4.9 million in Ship Channel spill settlement The Department of Justice and the Coast Guard announced that Kirby Inland Marine L.P. has...

506 Passengers Stranded in Mid-sea for 24 Hours Off Vizag Coast

On September 27, the passenger ship MV Harshavardhan developed a generator fault and as many as 506 passengers including 150 women and 50 crew...

42,000 Jobs and $4.78 Billion in GDP From Shipyard Jobs in Northeast

Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen highlighted the more than 42,700 jobs, $3.6 billion in labor income and $4.78 billion in GDP associated with employment...

Competence-related Training by a Classification Society

As maritime technology increases, there is an immense requirement for people who satisfy particular requirements and demands.  Trained personnel are required to have the...

Who is Responsible for Solidity of Bulk Cargoes?

The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) has warned that cargo liquefaction  is also an issue which bulk terminals need to pay attention to....