Aerial Photography – IONION PELAGOS towing bulker ADAMASTOS – 24.07.2015

On Friday 24th July, 2015 the Norwegian built tug IONION PELAGOS towing the 224.07 metre bulker ADAMASTOS was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to Aliaga, Turkey from Cadiz, Spain to be broken up. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/ionion-pelagos-24-07-2015/ The 224.07 metre bulker ADAMASTOS was built by Hyundai Heavy […]
Casualties – 1952 built self discharging bulk carrier MICHIPICOTEN taking water – 08.06.2024

On Saturday 8th June, 2024, at 0653 hrs Canada Time the US Coast Guard (USCG) received a distress call from the 1952 built self discharging bulk carrier MICHIPICOTEN with 22 crew onboard that she collided with something underwater on Lake Superior and is taking on water. The bulker is approximately 35 miles southwest of Isle […]
Casualties – Cargo Ship HAYRIYE ANA and container ship EF OLIVIA collide off Sicily – 22.04.2024

On Monday 22nd April, 2024 around 1130 hrs MRCC Rome issued a distress warning following a collision between the 118m long general cargo ship HAYRIYE ANA and the 220 metre container ship EF OLIVIA about 14 miles from Capo Passero, at the coordinates of Area of Latitude 36° 27′ North and Longitude 15° 15′ East. […]
Yacht Transport – Symphony Star discharging Sunseeker yacht at Malta – 22.04.2023

The 2015 German built Ecobox Multi-Purpose Vessel SYMPHONY STAR called to Valletta, Malta on the late morning of Saturday 22nd April, 2023. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/symphony-star-22-04-2023/ On Completion of berthing including tug assistance from tug SEA SALVOR, preparations started to discharge the Sunseeker 100 Yacht More images can be found here […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to North Europe from 15th April, 2024

Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows as from April 15th, 2024 (loading date) until further notice: 20’GP 40’GP/40’HC/40’REEFER Asia to North Europe USD 2,200 USD 4,000 Base port to base port rates. Out-ports are subject to usual TAO/TAD. These new FAK rates will apply as follows: […]
Maiden Call – Dutch Built general cargo ship LHOTSE C – 02.02.2024

One of the Ferus Smit Shipyard built vessels trading around is the 1985 built general cargo ship LHOTSE C homeported at Moroni with Comoros flag (COM). She was built in 1985 as the WATUM and 10 years later she was sold and renamed as DIAMANT of which both at Malta & Gozo use to be […]
Broken Up – SS Cape Nome AK-1014 – December 2023

One of the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) Ship used by the Military Sealift Command in delivering ammunition, fuel, tanks, food, and other supplies to the US Navy in 1990-91 Persian Gulf war was the C5 class breakbulk ship SS CAPE NOME AK 1014 She was laid down on 26th September 1969, as SS MORMACSTAR, a […]
Cargo News – C. CAPELLA discharging cargo at Kordin Grain Terminal – 26.12.2023

The Slovakia built 87.75 m long (loa) general cargo ship C. CAPELLA was seen again in Malta discharging her cargo at Kordin Grain Terminal (KGT). She entered Valletta on Tuesday 26th December, passing breakwaters at 0743 hrs originally coming from Split, Croatia. Berthing at Magazine Wharf, she was seen with the latest Buhler HL-SKT Type […]
CMA CGM News – Operations in the Red Sea | RED SEA Charge Announcement from 20th December, 2023

In continued efforts to ensure the safety of our crew, vessels, and your cargo amid the ongoing developments in the Red Sea region, we would like to provide you with important information regarding the re-routing of several vessels from their intended route through the Cape of Good Hope. As highlighted in our previous Customer Advisory, the […]
Cargo News – Turkish Ship KAFKAMETLER Missing In Black Sea – November 2023

Amid a storm in the weekend of Week 46, the Turkish 1988 built cargo ship KAFKAMETLER with 12 crew members on board went missing off the country’s Black Sea coast of which authorities have been unable to make contact with them since. The captain had reported during the morning that the ship was drifting towards […]