Local Shipping – Bezzina’s former Scottish Ferries ABERCRAIG and SCOTSCRAIG at Malta

Salvatore Bezzina, the founder of BEZZINA GROUP, began offering commercial services to the British Admiralty in the early 1940s. His company, Salv. Bezzina & Sons Ltd, was established in May 1966 and provided various services in the heavy engineering industry, including civil marine engineering, heavy haulage, dredging, steel fabrication, and erection of steel structures. Over the […]

Towage – CMS Sealion towing tug AIAS and crane barge LESVOS I – 29.05.2012

After another towage was done (Flat top barge SANTORINI III)  during May, 2012 from Tripoli, Libya , the 1974 built MLT flag and owned tug CMS SEALION arrived at Grand Harbour, Malta with 2 more maritime assets for drydocking at Palumbo Malta Shipyard on Tuesday 29th May, 2012. CMS SEALION was built in 1973 by Richards […]

Palumbo Superyachts – 33.8m yacht EVERGREEN at PSY – April- May 2024

The Italian Built 33.8 metres motor yacht EVERGREEN was spotted on her hull hard at Palumbo Superyachts Facilities (PSY during April, 2024. Early afternoon of Monday 7th May preparations were done to lift the yacht from her hard back to the sea by using the 420 ts travelift that features eight groups of lift belt […]

Maiden Call – Greek Refrigerated Ship AVRAMAR FRY at Malta – 08.04.2024

On Monday 8th April, 2024 the former Maltese owned refrigerated vessel SANTINA passed breakwaters at 13o5 hrs as the Greek flag and owned boat AVRAMAR FRY. She was built in Spain by Rodman Polyships at Vigo, Spain as the PUNTA LA GAVIOTA homeported at Santa Cruz De Tenerife (ESP Flag) in March 1999 with fishing […]

Casualty – Maltese Fishing Vessel MIKELE ROSARIA towed to Linosa – 13.06.2012

On Wednesday 13th June, 2012 the Armed Forces of Malta’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Malta) at Luqa Barracks received a distress call from a Maltese fishing vessel, whilst she was in a position some 40 nautical miles north of the Italian island of Linosa. The 22 metre fishing trawler MFA 0009 MIKELE ROSARIA, distress was […]