Aerial Photography – UNISTREAM loaded with Wind Turbine Blades – 05.08.2023
On Saturday 5th August, 2023 the Chinese built MPP UNISTREAM loaded with wind turbines, the giants of renewable energy was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to her next port after she uplifted bunkers. UNISTREAM was built in China by Heshun Shipyard at Qingdao in 2010 as the DUTCH KATJA trading until […]
Casualties – Rescue Operations from capsized tanker PRESTIGE FALCON off Oman – 17.07.2024
Omani authorities say nine members of 16 crew comprising of 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans have been rescued, after going missing when their tanker capsized off the coast of Oman last Monday 15th July, 2024. One other has been found dead. The Indian Navy announced that 8 Indians and 1 Sri Lankan from the […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa from 15th to 31st May 2024
Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows from May 15th to 31st, 2024 (date of loading in the origin ports) until further notice: 20′ 40’/40’HC WEST MEDITERRANEAN (in USD) 4,200 6,000 ADRIATIC (in USD) 4,300 6,100 EAST MEDITERRANEAN (in USD) 4,400 6,300 BLACK SEA (in USD) 4,500 6,400 […]
CMA CGM News – BAF update – Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco Roro services from 1st May, 2024
Following bunker prices evolution since the last surcharge adjustment, CMA CGM SSL Intra Europe will revise its BAF as follows on its Roro South services connecting France with Algeria, Tunisia & Morocco (import & export): Effective May 1st, 2024: Cargo Algeria service Tunisia service Morocco service Roll, full EUR 1,196/unit EUR 502/unit EUR 646/unit Roll, empty […]
Renaming – ANWAAR LIBYA to SIYA RAM – February, 2024
One of the Chinese built tankers trading around – ANWAAR LIBYA was sold during February, 2024 and renamed as SIYA RAM. Her last Paris MOU inspection was made at Zyyi, Cyprus last 30th August, 2023 with 1 found deficiencies and her last Mediterranean MOU last 10th March at Port Said, Egypt without any deficiencies. She […]
Cruise Liner News – SunStone Confirms Plans for Former Vantage Cruise Ships – January, 2024
During January, 2024 SunStone announced the reactivation of two Infinity Class Expedition vessels with multi-year charters signed for the OCEAN EXPLORER and the OCEAN ODYSSEY. Both sister ships previously operated for Vantage Travel. Last Wednesday 31st January, the 2022 Chinese built liner OCEAN ODYSSEY entered Grand Harbour, Malta bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd at 1807 […]
Opinion – Are We Responsible for what we Post ????
Unfortunately when something happen around us being locally or in a foreign country you will always find Fake/Wrong News with photos and videos attached. One of the lately transportation issue was the anti-ship ballistic missile fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on the 2015 built bulker GIBRALTAR EAGLE owned by Eagle Shipping International (USA) LLC […]
CMA CGM News – CMA CGM to reshuffle its services linking East Med countries, Malta & Libya from January 2024
As there are always BETTER WAYS to address Intramed market, CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division is pleased to announce the reshuffling of our TULYB and GTL services as from WEEK 2&3 between TURKEY | GREECE | CYPRUS | LEBANON | MALTA | LIBYA. New TULYB set up will address the North Turkey – Egypt – Libya markets with very fast and direct […]
ConRo News – Grimaldi’s Hybrid RoRo ECO BARCELONA at Malta – 02.01.2024
The second ship from a class of twelve hybrid vessels of the innovative Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class the ECO BARCELONA entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call on Tuesday 2nd January, 2024 passing breakwaters at 0804 coming from Genoa, Italy. She’s replacing the 2011 built ropax EUROCARGO VENEZIA which at the moment is at […]
Bunkering – 3 Offshore Units of the same Greek Company uplifting bunkers inside Grand Harbour, Malta – December 2023
With the 2011 built offshore support vessel ARGO which called inside Grand Harbour for the first time since she was acquired 3 years ago, this ship movement was the third vessel of the Greek Company Asso Subsea calling at Valletta for uplifting bunkers and other services. First ones to saw was the 2008 China built […]
