Anchor Weekly News – Week 15 of 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 7th April. (A) 0002 hrs – the general ship NS SABINA entered Valletta bound to Magazine Wharf. (D) 0335 hrs – the ropax EUROCARGO RAVENNA left Valletta from Laboratory Wharf. Grimaldi Group, are handled in Malta by Sullivan Maritime […]
Ship Repair – Superyacht YALLA drydocked at Melita Shipyard Ltd – January to April 2025

Increasing its capacity every year following numerous accomplishments, the Italian built Superyacht YALLA called for the first time at Malta and at Melita Shipyard. Built by CRN Yacht with yard number 70 she was delivered during 2014 for the Egyptian Billionaire Naquib Sawiris, born in 1954. Until 2011 he was Chairman at Wind Telecom, then known […]
Anchor Weekly News – Week 13 of 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 24th March. From 0034 hrs to 0432 hrs the ropax EUROCARGO RAVENNA was at Valletta berthed at Laboratory Wharf coming and going to Catania, Sicily. Grimaldi Group, are handled in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd – www.sullivanmaritime.com From 0506 to […]
Palumbo Superyachts – 130 m Yacht Support Vessel M2 from 28.11.2024 to 27.03.2025

On Thursday 28th November, 2024 the former French Polynesia passenger/cargo ship ARANUI 3 converted into a yacht support vessel M2 entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call bound to Palumbo Superyachts (PSY). She was built by Severnav Shipyard at Severin, Romania as yard no 130 launched on 9th March 2002 and completed on 24th […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tanker PROPONTIS from 15.02 to 05.03.2025

After ship to ship (sts) operation with sludge tanker ECOMATE at Bunkering Area 3 on Friday 14th February, the 2006 built crude oil tanker PROPONTIS entered Grand Harbour on Saturday 15th February at 0934 hrs bound for Dock 6 assisted by tugs. More images can be found here – Propontis – 16.02.2025 – Malta Ship Photos […]
Ship Repair – Repetitive Yacht SEAGULL II at Bezzina Ship Repair Yard, Malta from 2024 to 2025 – 27.02.2025

Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY) is a complete Ship and Yacht repair facility for vessels of steel, aluminium, CRP and wood. It is a privately family owned and situated at Coal Wharf, Grand Harbour inner side. With 2 former Admiralty reinforced concrete floating docks (RCFD) of which lately they were refurbished, repetitive and new clients […]
Casualty – Floating Dock GO 53 sunk during July 2024

One of 3 floating docks operated by the Italian Navy or Marina Militare Italiana (MMI) – GO 53 sank in her place sitting on the seabed without injuries at Arsenale Militare, Augusta, Sicily during July 2024. The Marina Militare Arsenale of Augusta is located in the north-eastern area of the Augusta harbour and is divided […]
Malta Naval Visits – December 2024

Tuesday 3rd December . The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Dock Landing Ship RFA MOUNTS BAY L 3008 left Valletta passed breakwaters at 1422 hrs assisted by 2 tugs from her berth at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves. (On another note she arrived home on Wednesday 18th December after she stopped at HMNB Gibraltar for few days) […]
Tanker News – Tanker ECOMATE chartered to avoid Environmental Disaster at Malta – 21 to 22 nd October, 2024

On Monday 21 st October, 2024 the Japanese built tanker ECOMATE entered Valletta at 2054 hrs berthing alongside Palumbo Malta Shipyard Dock 6 gate after she she was chartered to avoid a potential environmental disaster. An officer of the watch (oow) aboard a drydocked cruise liner reported to Valletta VTS that he was seeing fuel […]
Ship Repair – Superyachts GIGIA and PROJECT X again drydocked at Melita Shipyard Ltd – Q3 and Q4 of 2024

Increasing its capacity with repetitive clients number every year following numerous accomplishments, the Superyachts GIGIA and PROJECT X called once again at Melita Shipyard. After spending 204 days drydocked from Monday 23rd October, 2023 to Tuesday 14th May, 2024 the 85 metre Lurssen built superyacht GIGIA called once again to the 102 metres floating dock NAZLAB. […]