High Speed Craft – World’s Largest Catamaran involved in Humanitarian Aid – 2023
The largest catamaran in the world, the TUR flag and owned KARADENIZ LIFESHIP RAUF BEY owned since October 2015 by Karadeniz Holding, has been converted into an accommodation center with capacity for a minimum of 1,500 people and since April of this year, she has been docked in Iskenderun,Turkey temporarily housing some two thousand victims […]
Maiden Call – Cruise Liner MSC WORLD EUROPA – 19.04.2023
On Wednesday 19th April, 2023 at 0638 hrs the 2022 built World Class ship MSC WORLD EUROPA entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call starting the Malta to Malta 7 Nights Cruise till October 2023. She was […]
Offshore News – Chevalier Hotels conversion of 2 Supply Vessels
Last year the Dutch based Chevalier Hotels purchased the laid up Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) HAVILA AURORA and HAVILA FORTUNE for conversion into a walk to work units. HAVILA AURORA renamed as CF AURORA was built in 2009 in Portugal as OCEAN ATLANTIC trading for few months. She was last seen at Malta back to […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – Tugs FAIRPLAY 90 and 91
On Saturday 25th March, 2023 the Damen Song Cam (Vietnam) newbuilt RSD 2513 design tugs FAIRPLAY 90 and FAIRPLAY 91 were photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos around 45 nautical miles offshore Malta whilst on delivery as deck cargo aboard the SAL Type 183 Heavy Lift vessel LONE. With Polish Flag (POL) homeported […]
Cruise Liner News – Fred Olsen Cruise Lines to sell BRAEMAR – November 2022.
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines (FOCL) announced the sale of one of the cruise liners, BRAEMAR since its is rationalizing its fleet to concentrate on modern tonnage. “While BRAEMAR’s smaller size brings many benefits, her size also brings constraints that are not aligned with where we now want to be as a business,” the company said in a […]
Fishing Vessels – Maltese Fishing Support Workboat GANG PIL LEE
One of the Spanish built vessels trading in Malta is the 2002 built 25.23 metres long fishing support workboat GANG PIL LEE. She was built at Astilleros Nodosa at Marin Shipyard, Spain as yard number 247 and named as AJD 1 for the Maltese Blue Fin Tuna farming Venture AJD Tuna that was established in […]
Passer By – Accomodation Ship EDDA FIDES – 19.02.2022
On Saturday 19th February, 2022 the 2011 built Accommodation Ship EDDA FIDES passed by the Maltese Islands while underway to Dampier, Australia. She was built in Spain by Estaleiro Barreras at Vigo with yard number 1664 with 130 metres length overall and 27 metres beam while her accommodation capacity is 600 people. EDDA FIDES while […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – 265 rescued souls brought to Porto Empedocle, Sicily by OPEN ARMS – 04.01.2021
On Monday 4th January, 2021 the converted tugboat now a rescue ship OPEN ARMS with 265 rescued souls arrived off Porto Empedocle, Sicily after Italy assigned the landing port as safe. They were rescued by the 1974 built vessel OPEN ARMS in international waters on December 31st, 2020 and last Saturday 2nd January, 2021 are […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – MOBY ZAZA accomodation ship for immigrants – 18.05.2020
The 1982 built ropax MOBY ZAZA owned by Moby Lines SpA was awarded the tender of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transports to face the accommodation emergency related to sea rescue with illegal immigration. On Sunday 10th May around 0200 hrs she arrived at Porto Empedocle with checks and controls followed by the Harbour […]
Former Military – CORMORANO II
One of the former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Equity Class Patrol Craft was spotted on her hull hard at Mazara Del Vallo, Sicily back to 10th April, 2014 now called as CORMORANO II. She was built in 1970 at New Orleans, USA by Equitable Construction for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as NOAA 1256 […]
