Haifa Port – May 2022 Movements
The Port of Haifa is the largest of Israel’s three major international seaports, the others being the Port of Ashdod, and the Port of Eilat. It has a natural deep water harbor, which operates all year long, and serves both passenger and merchant ships. It is one of the largest ports in the eastern Mediterranean in terms of freight volume and […]
Offshore News – 7 Solstad Vessels Sold For Scrapping – 05.10.2021
Solstad Offshore has sold seven older vessels for green recycling in Norway (Green Yard Feda and Green Yard Kleven) as part of the company’s rescue plan, which involves a divestment of 37 ships. The seven vessels are – FAR SOVEREIGN built by Langsten Slip & Batbyggeri, Norway as yard number 122 in 1999. Homeport is […]
Cement Carriers – DANAVIK
One of the beautiful ships calling at Grand Harbour, Malta is the 38 year old lady DANAVIK. Built in 1983 in Japan by Higaki Shipbuilding at Imabari as KUROHIME MARU trading until 2003, then CEM JIN for only a year, sold to Klaveness Maritime Logistics AS, Norway and renamed KCL BANSHEE still with red hull trading […]
Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 07 – 13.06.2021.
Maltese aquaculture produce is almost entirely exported to European and Asian markets. Over 65 percent of annual landings originates from the tuna and dolphin fish fisheries, which contribute about 56 percent in value terms (about US$ 6 million). Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is on the way too. Here are some of Week 24/25 interesting movements – […]
Bunkering – Tanker ADELIA
One of the bunkering tankers operating around the Maltese Islands is the 2010 built tanker ADELIA. She was built in China by Sopo Shipyard at Zhenjiang as MARILENA II for Pearl Prosperity with Marshall Islands Flag (MHL) and renamed to ADELIA in November 2013. She was first seen in Malta in 2019 of which during […]
Delivery – 2 Tugs from Oman to UK – August 2016
In August 2016 2 Chinese built tugs HAIMA and HAMRA stopped at Malta during their delivery voyage from Oman to UK where they were acquired by SMS Towage Ltd. In fact for the voyage their flag was changed from Oman (OMN) to Cyprus flag (CYP). HAIMA was built in 2005 by Guangdong Hope Yue Shipbuilding […]
Towage – PILEAS I towing hopper barge RAS TANNURAH I – 19.09.2012
On Wednesday 19th September 2012 the 1981 built tug PILEAS I towing the 1977 built hopper barge RAS TANNURAH I left Valletta, Malta from Palumbo Malta Shipyards. PILEAS I was built in Romania at Santierul Naval Severnav in Severin as the ALEXANDRIA 3 trading until 2000 when renamed ELPIDA until January 2003; THALASOPOROS from 2003 […]
Local Shipping – Sea Malta’s – ZEJTUN
Sea Malta Company Limited was the Maltese National Shipping Line. Established on 10th November 1973 during the tenure of the Labour Government led by Dominic Mintoff, which had the majority of the shares in the new company. The quest of this company was to provide maritime services company as well as to the need of the nation in general, and to […]
Bunkering – MSC BRIDGE – 12.01.2020
On Sunday 12th January 2020 the 1998 built ro/ro ship MSC BRIDGE completed bunkering at Area 3 East by Go Fuels bunkering tanker LEYONA at 1136 hrs. She was built in Italy by Esercizio Cantieri at Viareggio as STENA AUSONIA. Between 1998 and 2002 she was chartered to Britain’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary renamed RFA SEA CENTURION A […]
LEVIATHAN Field Movements Reports till 15.02.2019.
The LEVIATHAN FIELD is a large natural gas field located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. Saturday 26th January,2019. The 1988 built BLZ flag crewboat TOSCA 1 was spotted operating with the semi-submersible crane vessel THIALF of which she has a lifting capacity of 14,200 metric tons (one of the biggest of her […]
