Yachting – Australian Built Superyacht WANDERLUST at Malta again – 27.05.2025
The Australian Built 85m superyacht WANDERLUST was seen at Malta during April and May 2025. She’s the largest yacht, built by her shipyard – Silver Yachts based at Henderson, West Australia that has built to date, together with her sister ship, BOLD. Designed by Espen Oeino, who is also a design partner at Silver Yachts, […]
Maiden Call – Cruise Ship SYLVIA EARLE at Malta – 23.05.2025
Launched on Wednesday 9th November, 2022 the second Infinity Ulstein CX103 cruise expedition ship SYLVIA EARLE called at Grand Harbour during her maiden call passing breakwaters at 0641 hrs on Friday 23 rd May, 2025. Designed to accommodate an average of 132 passengers with 74 crew members in 80 staterooms in a relaxed and informal […]
Virtu Ferries – Marine Evacuation System Drill – 18.01.2025
Around 1030 hrs of Saturday 18th January, 2025 the Virtu Ferries Incat built High Speed Craft (HSC) SAINT JOHN PAUL II started a Marine Evacuation System (MES) emergency drill that was due to be done on Friday 17th but due to ESE Force 7 wind, it had to be postponed. The marine evacuation system (MES) is […]
Coastguard – USCGC Polar Star WAGB 10 leave Sydney on Antarctic Resupply Mission – 27.12.2024
The U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) only heavy icebreaker – USCGC POLAR STAR WAGB 10, left Sydney, Australia on Friday 27th December, 2024 to begin her Antarctic mission supporting Operation Deep Freeze 2025. The departure marks the vessel’s 28th voyage to Antarctica, where she will play a crucial role in resupplying U.S. research stations. Before leaving […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From North Europe & the Mediterranean to Australia & New Zealand from 1st July, 2024.
Please find the new CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) applicable from July 1st, 2024 (date of loading in the origin ports) until further notice: 20’ST 40’ST/HC 20’RF 40’RF/RH North Europe to Australia* USD 1,873 USD 3,746 USD 3,255 USD 4,950 North Europe to New Zealand** USD 1,735 USD 3,250 USD 2,975 USD 4,550 […]
Icebreaker – German Research Icebreaker POLARSTERN
One of the German Government Ships is the 1982 built German research icebreaker POLARSTERN (meaning Pole Star) of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany. She was built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel and Nobiskrug in Rendsburg as yard 707 with keel laid down on 22nd September 1981, launched on 6th January, […]
AFM – 4 newbuilt Patrol Craft arrive from Australia to Malta – 11.02.2010
Last week 14 years ago the latest 4 Inshore Patrol Craft (IPC) arrived to Malta after a long voyage from Australia as a deck cargo aboard the 1990 Dutch built and owned Multi Purpose Carrier (MPP) – ARCHANGELGRACHT of which she arrived at Malta last 11th February, 2010 and was assisted by local tug MARI. […]
Broken Up – Heavy Load Carrier JUMBO SPIRIT – 29.04.2015
One of the famous Jumbo heavy load carriers that used to call at Malta was the 1995 built Heavy Load Carrier JUMBO SPIRIT. She was built by Bolnes Shipyard BV Capella /d Ijssel in Netherlands as JUMBO SPIRIT for Jumbo Spirit BV ( Kahn Scheepvaart BV Rotterdam as manager ) Rotterdam ,Netherlands with 95.69 m […]
Livestock Ships – Australia recalls livestock carrier BAHIJAH – January 2024
The 2010 Indonesian built livestock carrier BAHIYAH that departed Fremantle, last Friday 5th January, 2024 for Aqaba, Jordan, has been instructed to return to Australia by the country’s federal government.Formerly known as the OCEAN OUTBACK she has a capacity for approximately 8,000 animals. On Tuesday 16th January she diverted from her route due to concerns […]
Delivery – High Speed Craft EXPRESS 5 – 08.04.2023
On Saturday 8th April, 2023 the 115 metre newbuilt high speed craft EXPRESS 5 entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her delivery voyage at 1825 hrs coming from her builders in Philippines via Suez Canal. She was built by Austal Philippines as yard number 423 with Austal Australia as designer. She’s a follow-up order to the […]
