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 – Norwegian Tug TRONDS LAX at Malta – 17.07.2023
On Monday 17th July, the 15 year old tug TRONDS LAX arrived at Valletta Roads, Malta to take Harbour Pilot to enter Valletta of which she passed breakwaters at 1029 hrs. Her last port of call was Cadiz, Spain but her track was that she came from Aliaga Roads, Turkey. She made fast at DWQ […]
Maiden Call – Multicat C-FENNA at Malta – 13.07.2023
On Thursday 13 th July, 2023 the 2013 built GBR flag Eurocarrier 2611 design multicat C-FENNA entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 1626hrs coming from Fairlie, Scotland meaning that we witnessed 2 Eurocarriers in a week and both as maiden calls. She was built in the Netherlands by Neptune Shipyard as yard number 423 for Stemat […]
Dredging – 2003 built VOLVOX OLYMPIA
One of the famous IHC Dredging designed vessels is the 2003 built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) – VOLVOX OLYMPIA for the 1868 founded Royal Van Oord, a Dutch maritime contracting company that specializes in dredging, land reclamation and constructing man made islands. She was built at Scheepswerf v/d Giessen de Noord as yard number […]
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 […]
Yacht Transport – SYMPHONY SPIRIT – 19.10.2021
The famous Rolex Middle Sea Race in Malta (RMSR) starting from Valletta has risen continuously since it was first held in 1968. After leaving the Grand Harbour , Malta, boats head to the Gulf of Messina (Sicily), then the Aeolian Islands (together with the active volcano Stromboli), then passing through the Aegadian Islands, Islands of […]
Accidents – 1911 barque EUROPA capsizes on Synchro Lift in South Africa – 20.05.2023
The 1911 steel hulled barque EUROPA listed on the synchro lift while she was being slipped in back into the sea after routine maintenance on Saturday 20th May. In a statement, the company said one sailor was injured and the rest of the crew were ashore. Built in 1911 in Germany by H.C. Stülcken & […]
Cargo News – Ship INDIAN DAWN auctioned at Malta – January 2017
Abis Shipping was founded on October 1st 2007 in the Netherlands. At the outset, Abis Shipping set a five year target to have more than 10 ships in service for short sea shipping, project cargos and river shipping. Due to the knowledge and experience of the Abis staff and input from local partners Abis Shipping […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – DUKE II towing High Speed Craft SPEED JET – 06.10.2022
One of the towages around the world operated by Dutch Marine Contractors (DMC) was the towage of the Austal 82 catamaran SPEED JET towed by the 34 metre tug DUKE II was photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos in the Mediterranean Sea . DUKE II was built by Scheepswerf Gebr. Kooiman BV, Zwijndrecht, […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – Polar Class Heavyload Carrier AUDAX
One of the first Polar Class (PC) 3 Vessel Heavy Load Carrier AUDAX was photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos in the Mediterranean Sea during her first cargo voyage. She was built in 2016 by Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd at Guangzhou, China with Hull Number as 14664001 with keel laid on 12th […]
