Bunkering – Superyacht TRANQUILITY and her support vessel GAME CHANGER at Valletta Cruise Port – 27.11.2023
Due to the ongoing works on St. Angelo Wharf bridge linked to Grand Harbour Marina (GHM), no road tankers can pass through so all yachts moored at GHM have to shift to a commercial berth. This happened again last Monday 27th November when both the 92 m superyacht TRANQUILITY and her 72 m support vessel […]
Yachting – Damen Built Yacht Support Vessel GAME CHANGER at Malta – Q4 of 2023
The third largest yacht built by Damen Yachting, GAME CHANGER is recently spotted at Malta. She was seen first on Wednesday 4th October moored to St. Angelo Wharf at Grand Harbour Marina (GHM). She was built by Damen Yachting, Netherlands with 72.15 metres length (loa), a beam of 11.48 metres and a draught of 3.9 […]
Ship Repair – 10 year old tug MULTRATUG 27 drydocked at Malta – August 2023.
The 2013 Damen ASD 2810 built tug MULTRATUG 27 was seen again at Malta but this time drydocked inside Melita Marine Group Floating Dock NAZLAB. She entered on Wednesday 23rd August coming from Mellitah, Libya from where she’s been working there since June 2021. Like her sister – MULTRATUG 26 she joined Multraship Fleet during […]
Maiden Call – Damen built multicat BELLA – 30.06.2023
Damen’s built Multicat (MuC ) 3313 SD design BELLA entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 1101 hrs on Friday 30 th June, 2023 coming from Vlissingen, Netherlands during her maiden call. She’s the second vessel built to MuC 3313 SD design after the Damen Marine Services – DMS SNIPE. She is a versatile 32.80 metres workboat […]
Local Shipping – Jack Up Barge ALASTAIR IV
One of the few local owned jack up barge around was the 48 m ALASTAIR IV owned by Alastair Offshore Services Ltd part of Zammit Group of Companies. She was built in Malta by Malta Shipbuilding Co Ltd (MSCL), delivered during early September, 2001 as a drilling barge prototype. She was built in record time […]
Local Shipping – Damen built workboat MFC 1
One of the Damen built vessels trading at Malta was the 1974 built Damen Pushy-Cat 46 workboat HAM 774 for the Dutch dredging company HAM (Hollandsche Aannemings Maatschappij). During the 90’s she was seen at Malta with a HAM dredger and was lifted on her hard at Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY). She was 14.45 […]
Yachting – GENE MACHINE and GENE CHASER at Malta – July 2022
On Tuesday 5th July the 55 metre superyacht GENE MACHINE and her 55 metre support yacht GENE CHASER entered within territorial waters coming from Ibiza, Spain bound to Grand Harbour Marina mooring stern to St. Angelo Wharf. First one to enter was GENE CHASER at 1107 hrs. Originally built as BLUE OCEAN in 2020 by […]
Delivery – Tug OCEAN AQUA at Malta – 25.03.2022
On Friday 25th March, 2022 the 2003 built VCT flag 22.35 metre Shoalbuster 2208 tug OCEAN AQUA entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 0704 hrs coming from the Persian Gulf via Suez Canal for bunkers and stores/provisions on her maiden call while being delivered to new owners. She was launched by Stocznia Kozle Serwis Sp.Z o.o […]
Delivery – 2021 newbuilt tug RONDO at Malta – 14.02.2022
On Monday 14th February, 2022 the 2021 newbuilt ASD Tug 2609 ICE built by Damen – RONDO entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 1022 hrs coming from Vietnam (left Last December) via Suez Canal for few hours for uplifting bunkers with stores/provisions. She’s 26.45 metres long with 9.54 metres beam and maximum draft of 4.15 metres. […]
Delivery – 2021 newbuilt tug MED VEGA at Malta – December 2021
The Damen newbuilt tug MED VEGA that is owned by MedTug – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Towage Division was in Malta for uplifting bunkers and sheltering from Gale Force Winds/Weather. She entered Grand Harbour on Sunday 5th December, 2021 at 1506 hrs coming from Sri Lanka, via Suez Canal. She was built in Vietnam at […]
