Time To Merge The Big Three South Korean Shipbuilders?

Yes! Says South Korea’s former strategy and finance minister Yoon Jeung-Hyun; the Big Three shipbuilders should consider merging. Last week a Mfame article discussed on...

[Watch] Impact Of Titanic Still Felt In Halifax 104 Years Later

It was a maiden voyage that turned out to be its last.  When the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic ocean in 1912, Halifax became...

Cargo Vessel Runs Aground In Greece

Accident Cargo ship ran aground Date 4th April 2016 Vessel Type General cargo ship Location Aegean sea off Kos island, Greece Casualties/Pollution Nil A Syrian owned general cargo ship ran aground in the afternoon...

BSM Offers Two More New Services

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement is expanding its scope of ship management services by offering two more new services - Lay up services and Green Cycling. In...

This Is No Oil Leak But A Giant Tax Leak!

A Panamanian law firm called Mossack Fonseca leaked  2.6 terabytes of confidential documents now known as the Panama Papers.  The documents  offers a deep...

Top 3 Keys For Handling BIG Ships

 Collaboration is a key for big ship success.   How do you engage your shipping lines and container terminal? Reports prove that many ports and terminals...

Maersk’s Starfish Ready for Assembly In Norway

Barge Carrying Parts Of Maersk’s New Build Reach Norway An Ugland barge carrying the parts of Maersk’s new build was towed by the Svitzer tug...

Focus On System Of Integration By CIMAC World Congress

AIM To develop regulations and standards in system integration (e.g. EEDI definitions and implementation rules). Participants  The Working Group will ideally consist of engine builders, engineering companies,...

U.S. Navy Intercepts A Massive Arms Shipment

U.S. Navy ship seized thousands of weapons, AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers that likely were headed to Yemen. Dear Mfame reader, Recently we have encountered...

Port Watch – Ships Docked At The Sea Port Of Rotterdam

  Ships - the monstrous marvels moving around in the calm waters is the passion for most people in the marine fraternity.  Watching these...