Bunkering – 2023 built MPP ship JSP TORNO at Malta – 22.12.2024
One of the Chinese built ships trading around the world is the 2023 built ship JSP TORNO who called at Grand Harbour, Malta on Sunday 22nd December, 2024 passing breakwaters at 0930 hrs and berthed at Magazine Wharf. She was built at Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry Co. Ltd with Hull no as DJHC 6057 and […]
Maiden Call – 2024 built general cargo ship ALMA at Malta – 30.11.2024
End of November completed with maiden calls and one of them was the 2024 built multi purpose vessel ALMA, that passed breakwaters at 1135 hrs last Saturday 30th November, 2024. Delivered last 13th February she was built at Waterhuizen by Gs Yard BV in the Netherlands as the 3,636 deadweight (dwt) multi purpose vessel with […]
Maiden Call – Former Frigate rebuilt as superyacht YAS at Malta – 18.09.2024
One of the largest superyachts in the world and a former naval vessel is the 141 m long (loa) YAS called at Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call on Wednesday 18th September, 2024 passing breakwaters at 1810 hrs from Souda Bay. She was built at Schelde, Netherlands by NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (KMS) […]
Yachting – Converted cruise ship DREAM again at Malta – June 2023
After nearly 5 years, the megayacht DREAM was again at Grand Harbour, Malta of which she entered on Sunday 18th June,2023. She was built in 1997 by Halic Shipyard at Istanbul, Turkey for the Turkish Maritime Lines with yard number 303 trading as TDI KARADENIZ until May 2005 of which we use to see her […]
Delivery – 2022 built EcoBulk Carrier MISJE VITA at Malta – 10.11.2022
On Thursday 10th November, 2022 the 2022 built EcoBulk Carrier MISJE VITA entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her delivery voyage from the builders. In fact she passed breakwaters at 1824 hrs. She was built in Sri Lanka by Colombo Dockyard (Pte) Ltd as hull no 250 for Misje Rederi A/S, Norway of which will be […]
Dredging – Jan De Nul Vessels at Malta – Week 14 of 2020 – 05.04.2020
During Week 14 of 2020 , 3 split hopper barges of Jan De Nul shifted from OPL Malta towards off Bunkering Area 6 for sheltering due to weather conditions and receiving stores. In fact today Sunday 5th April they are shifting back to OPL Malta. There were the 2006 built split hopper barge L’ETOILE built […]
Bunkering – Damen built ship MARAS -08.01.2020
On Wednesday 8th January, 2020 around 0800 hrs the 2007 Dutch built vessel MARAS entered Grand Harbour berthing at Pinto 2 Wharf, Valletta Cruise Port for bunkering operations by Cassar Fuels road tankers. She arrived from Trieste, Italy and departed to Newport, Wales. MARAS was built by Damen Shipyard Bergum at Bergum in Netherlands as the KARINA […]
Breaking Up – 1974 built bunkering tanker SACRO CUOR I – 2018
The Polish built tanker SACRO CUOR I was seen in pieces at the breakers at Aliaga, Turkey early October 2018. She was built in 1974 by Odratans Shipyard at Wroclaw, at Poland as SMEREK when she was sold and renamed BORGTANK until March 1995, sold again during March 1996 and renamed SIDDISEN of which until […]
