Local Shipping – Tugboat MED ALDEBARAN christened at Malta – 04.12.2024

Today Wednesday 4th December Tug Malta held a naming ceremony for her latest tugboat MED ALDEBARAN , a Damen RSD Tug 2513 at Pinto 3 Wharf, part of Valletta Cruise Port (VCP). Damen and Tug Malta signed the contract for the vessel in March this year. Following completion of construction at Damen Song Cam Shipyard […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – Tugs FAIRPLAY 90 and 91

On Saturday 25th March, 2023 the Damen Song Cam (Vietnam) newbuilt RSD 2513 design tugs FAIRPLAY 90 and FAIRPLAY 91 were photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos around 45 nautical miles offshore Malta whilst on delivery as deck cargo aboard the SAL Type 183 Heavy Lift vessel LONE. With Polish Flag (POL) homeported […]
Delivery – Damen RSD 2513 tugboat SENGLEA to Tug Malta – January 2021.
On Friday 15th January, 2021 Damen Shipyards Group handed over a new, next-generation, Damen RSD Tug 2513 SENGLEA to Tug Malta, Malta’s leading tug operator. Tug Malta, which is owned by Rimorchiatori Mediterranei Spa (Rimorchiatori Riuniti Group), placed the order for the vessel in November 2019. First introduced on 26th April 2018 by the tug INNOVATION the […]
Heavy Lift – BBC ONYX entering Marsaxlokk Harbour to deliver Tugboat SENGLEA – 12.01.2021
On Tuesday 12th January, 2021 at 1013 hrs the 2011 built Multipurpose Heavy Lifter BBC ONYX entered Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta bound to Medserv Base for discharging a Damen RSD 2513 tug SENGLEA for Tug Malta. BBC ONYX was built in China by Sainty Jiangdu Shipbuilding at Jiangdu as RAN J for the German Ship Owner […]