Offshore – Discharging of 2024 built Jack Up Oil Rig VALI at Malta – 27-28.12.2024

The latest KFELS Super B Class Jack Up Rig for Borr Drilling delivered from Seatrium’s Pioneer Shipyard in Singapore rig roughly a year ahead of schedule – VALI arrived at Malta as a piggyback aboard the semi submersible heavy load carrier SEAWAY EAGLE on Friday 27th December, 2024. VALI was loaded from Singapore and the […]
Gaza-Israel War – Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship NAVAREN at Malta – August 2024

One of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Vessel – HANDALA calling all VTS worldwide as NAVAREN including on her AIS System called at Malta on Tuesday 13th August passing breakwaters at 1104 hrs. Built in 1968 at Hemnesberget, Norway as the 18 metre Norwegian fishing vessel NAVARN with radio call sign as LATQ she was […]
Gaza-Israel War – Controversial tankers OVERSEAS SANTORINI and OVERSEAS SUN COAST – July to September 2024

Following the 2023 Yom Kippur attack by Hamas on Southern Israel on Saturday 7th October , 2 controversial Product Tankers OVERSEAS SANTORINI and OVERSEAS SUN COAST are in the Breaking News Developments. OVERSEAS SANTORINI cargo is US 300,000 barrels of military grade JP-8 aviation fuel destined for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), enough for 12,000 […]
Opinion – Respect in Shipping Industry

Looking at certain ship photos caption it’s either you laugh or you cry. Most of the funniest shipping terms comes from the Media but when you see certain photographers that are involved in shipping industry you will say – Are you Serious ?? This subject is never ending especially here at the Maltese Islands …… […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tsakos tanker ALASKA from 26th May to 27th June 2024

After 24 days since the departure of Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) crude oil tanker ARCHANGEL, it was time to see another Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) build, this time the ALASKA homeported at Majuro (MHL Flag) too. She passed breakwaters at Grand Harbour on Sunday 26th May at 1248 hrs assisted by 4 tugs and berthed […]
Yachting – 2023 built 45.2 metre yacht MILELE at Malta – June 2023

One of the Dutch Built Yachts trading around is the 2023 built MILELE of which we saw her in Malta both berthed at Marina Di Valletta and local cruising within territorial waters (wtw). She was built by the Monnickendam based Royal Hakvoort Shipyard with Aluminium Hull and superstructure designed by the Naval Architects Van Oossanen […]
Opinion – Reporting Shipping Matters is a Big Joke

Looking at certain ship photos caption it’s either you laugh or you cry. Most of the funniest shipping terms comes from the Media but when you see certain photographers that are involved in shipping photography you will say – Are you Serious ?? 🙂 COURTESY FLAG – A nation’s courtesy flag should be flown by all […]
Destination Gozo – SEA CLOUD II off Gozo – 15.05.2017

One of the passenger ships that from time to time anchor off Mgarr Harbour, Gozo and transferring passengers to shore and back to the ship apart from Comino Charters etc is the 2001 built sailing passenger ship SEA CLOUD II. Unlike the SEA CLOUD , she is a newbuilding, built at the Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros […]
Opinion – Terms in Shipping at Malta – 25.11.2023

Looking at certain ship photos caption it’s either you laugh or you cry. Most of the funniest shipping terms comes from the Media but when you see certain photographers that are involved in shipping photography you will say – Are you Serious ?? 🙂 CHARTERING is the term used to name the renting of a […]
LPG News – Eitzen acquires shipowner B-Gas – August 2023

Norwegian Shipping Company EITZEN has added a fleet of LPG carriers to her expanding shipping empire, buying B-Gas from Bergshav Shipholding for an undisclosed sum. B GAS COMMANDER anchored off Naples, Italy back to 15th April, 2019 B-Gas owns and operates 10 LPG vessels ranging in size from 3,000 to 5,000 cu m, which mainly […]