CMA CGM News – PSS – From Indian Subcontinent (except Bangladesh), Middle East Gulf, Red Sea & Egypt to US East Coast & US Gulf from 15th June, 2024
In a continued effort to provide reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM informs its customers of the following Peak Season Surcharge: From June 15th, 2024 (loading date) until further notice: – Origin range: From Indian Subcontinent (except Bangladesh), Middle East Gulf, Red Sea & Egypt – Destination range: To US East Coast & US Gulf – Cargo: all […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Egyptian tanker ETC ISIS from 03.04 to 16.04.2011
One of the Egyptian ships that called inside French Creek at Grand Harbour, Malta was the 1999 built 247 m long crude oil tanker ETC ISIS homeported at Monrovia (LBR Flag) calling at Palumbo Malta Shipyard on Monday 3rd April, 2011. With a length overall (loa) of 246.80 m, beam of 42 m, she was […]
Renaming – ANWAAR LIBYA to SIYA RAM – February, 2024
One of the Chinese built tankers trading around – ANWAAR LIBYA was sold during February, 2024 and renamed as SIYA RAM. Her last Paris MOU inspection was made at Zyyi, Cyprus last 30th August, 2023 with 1 found deficiencies and her last Mediterranean MOU last 10th March at Port Said, Egypt without any deficiencies. She […]
Maiden Call – Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) VOX AMALIA at Malta – 25.03.2024
On Monday 25th March, 2024 the Spanish built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) VOX AMALIA entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call passing breakwaters at 0650 hrs coming from Rotterdam, Netherlands. With a length overall (loa) of 158 meters, a beam of 36 meters, limiting the maximum draft to 10.54 m with a load […]
Malta Naval Visits – February 2024
Friday 2nd February. Year 2024 was started with an interesting naval movement and the maiden call of the French Navy Mistral Class Amphibious Assault & Command Ship (Bâtiment de Projection et de Commandement / BPC) FS DIXMUDE L 9015. She passed breakwaters at 0817 hrs coming from Egypt after she was being used as a […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – Crossing in the Mediterranean Sea finish as a tragedy – 23.02.2024
On Friday 23rd February, 2024 the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) Operations Centre based at Luqa Barracks received a phone call around 1045 hrs stating that around 3-5 miles east of Malta there was a boat with immigrants heading to shore. Immediately AFM notified the aircraft that was airborne to go to the area and […]
Maiden Call – 2024 built Eurocarrier 2611 multicat SEA OLOUS – 09.02.2024
The latest addition to the Dutch Maritime Services Provider – Seacontractor, the Eurocarrier 2611 multicat SEA OLOUS made her maiden call while she’s enroute to Egypt last Friday 9th February, 2024 passing breakwaters at 0804 hrs with her last port of call was Le Havre, France. The robust, efficient and flexible design of the […]
Yacht Transport – MITIQ at Malta during her maiden call and first operation for 2024 – 06-09.01.2024
The first Yacht Transport Operation made at Grand Harbour, Malta was done by the 1995 built MPP ship MITIQ which was also her maiden call. Normally she’s seen in Canadian waters since she’s managed by Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping (NEAS) based at Montreal, Canada and owned by the Dutch Shipping company Spliethoff that was established […]
Naval News – RFA LYME BAY L 3007 delivers humanitarian aid to Gaza – 02.01.2024
A Significant Milestone done by the Bay Class Landing Ship RFA LYME BAY L 3007 was done after she delivered 87 tonnes of humanitarian aid supplies including thermal blankets, shelter packs and medical supplies, that were provided by the UK and Cyprus in Egypt. The Egyptian Red Crescent is receiving the shipment from Port Said, […]
Dredging – Cutter Suction Dredger D’ARTAGNAN
One of the dredgers operated by the Belgian company Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV (DEME) that was founded in 1991 with the merger of 3 Belgian companies – Baggerwerken Decloedt & Zoon, Ackermans & van Haaren and Société Générale de Dragage is the 2005 built Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) D’ARTAGNAN. She was built in the […]