High Speed Craft – 2023 built catamaran KILIMANJARO VIII – April 2023

The 2023 newbuilt 53 metre catamaran based on Incat Crowther Design  IC20156 – KILIMANJARO VIII was handed over in Tanzania, East Africa during April, 2023 by her builders – Richardson Devine Marine (RDM) of Hobart, Australia. She is the eighth vessel built by RDM for the same customer – Azam Marine. Built as yard number […]

Local Shipping – Luzzu Cruises LADY SHELLEY

One of the 6 vessels operated by the Family run Luzzu Cruises is the 1997 built 24.7 metres long glass bottom (the ONLY one in the Maltese Islands) catamaran hull passenger boat LADY SHELLEY. She was acquired in 2019 bought from the family run ferry company Biosfera Express based on the Island of La Graciosa […]

Casualties – Sailing Catamaran NOMADE – 27th March 2002

On Sunday 7th April, 2002 the Civil Protection Department (CPD) fireboat GARIBALDI entered Grand Harbour, Malta towing a capsized 11 metre sailing catamaran NOMADE that capsized on Wednesday 27th March in rough weather around 37 miles offshore Malta with her French male solo crew that was rescued by the 1975 built Cypriot flag cargo ship […]

Casualties – Catamaran SAN GWANN refloated after running aground – 31.08.2021

On Saturday 28th August, 2021 evening the High Speed Craft SAN GWANN belonging to the German shipping company FRS was en route from Ibiza to Formentera when she ran aground on the islet of Es Malvins Pla , Ibiza. There were 35 passengers and 12 crew members on board and 25 personnel were injured including a 10 yo boy […]

Delivery – Gozo Fast Ferry Catamarans arrive in Malta – 13.05.2021

On Thursday 13th May the 2011 built MPP vessel ANGUS entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 2005hrs berthing at Magazine Wharf part of Valletta Gateway Terminals (VGT) coming from Singapore via Suez Canal. She was built in China by Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding at Jiujiang as MAERSK TEXAS trading until March 2014, renamed as THORCO ISABELLA with […]

Delivery – Austal Philippines built catamaran – FJORD FSTR – 03.04.2021

On Saturday 3rd April, 2021 at 0804 hrs the 109 metre High Speed Craft FJORD FSTR ( Hull 419 ) entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her delivery voyage which started on Friday 5th March, 2021. In fact on Friday 5th March, 2021 FJORD FSTR started her journey to Hirtshals, Denmark from the shipyard in Balamban, […]

Delivery – HSC ARTEMIS to Malta – 21.12.2020

In Middle October 2020 Fred Olsen Express announced that the first high speed craft acquired and also the first ever to sail in the waters surrounding the Canary Islands, the BONANZA EXPRESS was sold to a new company named Ponte Ferries with address located in Gozo (c/o Magro Brothers ). BONANZA EXPRESS was built by […]