ConRo News – Danish built GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI joins STENA – January 2025
Stena RoRo has welcomed a new chartered ship to her fleet which is the CLdN owned GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI, which was renamed as STENA SHIPPER and will fly under the Danish Flag. The ship has been the subject of a sale and purchase operation, in fact it was purchased by Tirrenia CIN and immediately resold to […]
Broken Up – Ferry TOR HOLLANDIA (1966-2010) – 11.09.2010
One of the West German built ships that was built for the Scandinavian Area was the 1966 built ferry TOR HOLLANDIA. She was built as yard number 559 by Lübecker Flender Werke at Lubeck in West Germany. for Tor Line service from Immingham to Amsterdam and Gothenburg. She was built launched and christened by Godother […]
Passer By – Ropax BLUE STAR 1 – 04.06.2023
On Sunday 4th June, 2023 at 0009 hrs the 2000 built ropax BLUE STAR 1 was seen passing 28.8 nautical miles off Mgarr Harbour, Gozo while underway to home at Greece after she finished her charter with Irish Ferries and left Rosslare Harbour, Ireland 4 days ago last Wednesday 31st May. She was built by […]
Casualties – 4th body recovered from Ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA update no 1 – 24.02.2022
On Thursday 24th February, 2022 rescue crews have recovered a fourth body from the ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA that caught fire while sailing from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi, Italy last Friday 18th February. The body was found in the ship third garage, Greek Authorities said, bringing the total number of unaccounted passengers to seven. Earlier authorities […]
Casualties – Fire breaks out on ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA with 290 souls on board – 18.02.2022
On Friday 18th February, 2022 around 0224 UTC the 1995 built ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA with 239 passengers and 51 crew members while she was on her way to Brindisi Port from the Greek city of Igoumenitsa fire broke out near the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea. near the island of Corfu in the […]
Palumbo Superyachts Refit – Superyacht TALISMAN C back again with engine failure – 04.08.2021
On Wednesday 4th August morning the 70 metres superyacht TALISMAN C was spotted approaching Grand Harbour, Malta escorted by tug ST. ANGELO coming from Brindisi, Italy. At 1145 hrs the tug GOZZO left her berth at Timber Wharf to assist the superyacht with 1 engine and no bow thruster propulsion and was on standby at […]
Yachting – 2020 built yacht BLUE II at Malta – June 2021
One of the most interesting classic yachts around is the 2020 built 55.99 metre long yacht BLUE II based on sixties design. She was built by Turqoise Yachts at Tuzla, Turkey with steel hull and aluminium structure. This MLT flag beauty was seen moored at Manoel Island Marina at Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. With 2 C32 […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC ORCHESTRA 18.05.2021 – 26.05.2021.
Since MSC Cruises bought 50 % stake in Palumbo Malta Shipyards back to July 2020 , more MSC Crociere liners are calling to the yard. On Tuesday 18th May, 2021 the 2007 built 294 metres long liner MSC ORCHESTRA coming from Brindisi, Italy entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 0819 hrs bound to Dock 4. At […]
Casualties – Tugboat MACISTONE lost deck barge AMT MARINER in a storm – 06.02.2020
On Wednesday 5th February, 2020 the Italian tugboat MACISTONE lost her tow – the deck cargo barge AMT MARINER and finished aground 5 nautical miles South of Bari near San Giorgio beach. MACISTONE left Augusta, Sicily on Thursday 30th January (Above images are on mentioned day) towing the 91 metre long deck cargo barge AMT […]
Ferry Service – Grimaldi boosts its Italy-Greece connections – 05.06.2020
The Grimaldi Group announced the enhancement of its maritime connections between Italy and Greece. Starting from the 11th June, the ropax vessel VENEZIA will be deployed on the Venice-Igoumenitsa-Patras line, guaranteeing an increased transport capacity for both freight and passengers between the two countries. VENEZIA flying the Italian flag (ITA), has a carrying capacity of […]
