High Speed Craft – SPEED JET

Last 17th May, 2023 we issued an article regarding the towage of SPEED JET by tug DUKE II in the Mediterranean Sea last October – https://maltashipphotos.com/aerial-photography-duke-ii-towing-high-speed-craft-speed-jet-06-10-2022/ And today we have for you readers the history of this lovely Austal Built AUTO EXPRESS 82… Built in 1996 as FELIX I for the Danish Ferry Operator Scandlines […]
Interview by Ship2Shore, Italy

During October 2016, MALTA SHIP PHOTOS & ACTION PHOTOS (MSPAP) was interviewed by the Founder and Editor in Chief of Ship2Shore – Dr. Angelo Scorza who is a professional maritime journalist while he was in Malta invited for the Malta Maritime Summit. The interview was even published on the site Ship2Shore – 10 Years Ago […]
Cargo News – Ship INDIAN DAWN auctioned at Malta – January 2017

Abis Shipping was founded on October 1st 2007 in the Netherlands. At the outset, Abis Shipping set a five year target to have more than 10 ships in service for short sea shipping, project cargos and river shipping. Due to the knowledge and experience of the Abis staff and input from local partners Abis Shipping […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – DUKE II towing High Speed Craft SPEED JET – 06.10.2022

One of the towages around the world operated by Dutch Marine Contractors (DMC) was the towage of the Austal 82 catamaran SPEED JET towed by the 34 metre tug DUKE II was photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos in the Mediterranean Sea . DUKE II was built by Scheepswerf Gebr. Kooiman BV, Zwijndrecht, […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – Fairplay 33 towing Hull 890 – 30.12.2019

One of the towages that are bound to Norway from Romania was the towage of Cruise Liner HULL 890 towed by the anchor handling tug FAIRPLAY 33 and it was photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos in the Mediterranean Sea . HULL 890 is one of the VARD 6 08 type new expedition […]
Cruise Liner – LE JACQUES CARTIER

The sixth ship of the Ponant Explorers class of cruise ships operated by the French line Compagnie du Ponant is LE JACQUES CARTIER. In March 2018, Ponant announced the order of two additional 180-passenger expedition ships including LE JACQUES CARTIER of which MALTA SHIP PHOTOS had the opportunity to photograph from the air the towage […]
Renaiming’s – TRIPLE A to KAPONTE – 2022

The South Korean built Chemical/Oil Products Tanker TRIPLE A entered Grand Harbour, Malta bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyards last September, 2022 berthing at Parlatorio Wharf. She was built at the 21st Century Shipbuilding Co Ltd at Tongyeong in 2006 as the TRIPLE A with NGM Energy SA, Greece as managers. She’s 129 metres long (loa) […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – Polar Class Heavyload Carrier AUDAX

One of the first Polar Class (PC) 3 Vessel Heavy Load Carrier AUDAX was photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos in the Mediterranean Sea during her first cargo voyage. She was built in 2016 by Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd at Guangzhou, China with Hull Number as 14664001 with keel laid on 12th […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tanker VALTAMED from 26.09 to 09.10.2022

One of the Italian crude oil double hull tankers owned by Navigazione Montanari SpA, the 2004 built VALTAMED called at Palumbo Malta Shipyards for drydocking on Monday 26th September, 2022. She was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – Greek Bulker GEORGIA M

On Friday 30th May, 2014 the 2012 built MHL flag bulker GEORGIA M was photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos in the Mediterranean Sea. She was built in China by Cosco Nantong Shipyard at Nantong with yard number NE122 with MHL flag homeported at Majuro . She was delivered on 24th February, 2012 […]