Malta Naval Visits – USS BULKEREY DDG 84 from 04.02.2004 to 08.02.2004
On Wednesday 4 the February, 2004 the United States Navy Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS BULKERLEY DDG 84 called to Valletta during her maiden call. The same day two US Navy Grumman C2A Greyhound aircraft from the Fleet Logistics Support(VRC) Squadron 40 embarked on the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN […]
Yachting – 1990 built 105 metre superyacht LADY MOURA seen in Malta after absence of years – 2023
The German built 104.85 metres long (loa) superyacht LADY MOURA was spotted again last year at Malta. She was the ninth largest private yacht when she was launched in 1990, originally owned by Saudi billionaire Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid, born in 1939 which reportedly costed over US$200M to build her. In March 1987 Al-Rashid was one […]
Valletta Cruise Port – Voyager of the Seas & Europa at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves in one day – 21.05.2024
The cruise industry is a major player in the global tourism industry, and it continues to grow year after year of which Valletta Cruise Port (VCP) looks forward to an excellent 2024. Valletta Cruise Port has announced an exceptional 2023, recording close to 900,000 passenger movements, an impressive increase of more than 65 percent over […]
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 […]
Naval News – Indonesia Navy Corvette ready to serve peace mission on Lebanese Border – December 2023
The Indonesian Navy Dutch built Diponegoro class guided-missile corvette of SIGMA 9113 design KRI DIPONEGORO 365 named after Indonesian Prince Diponegoro is ready to conduct a peace mission on the Lebanese border that will last for a year, or throughout 2024. KRI DIPONEGORO Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Wirastyo Haprabu, stated last Saturday 16th December that the warship, with […]
Tanker News – DOMINIA’s crew standoff OPL Malta – 28.09.2023
An international legal battle has erupted around the 2009 built tanker DOMINIA that used to be owned by the Bari, Italy based shipping company Morfini. Originally the tanker was arrested by Transport Malta via court order with CW 870/2023 on 23rd May, 2023 following the action of the Irish fund Nassau Maritime Holdings, which in […]
Former Military – Yacht PLAN B at Malta
One of the former naval vessels that was given a second life, converted as the luxury yacht PLAN B is the former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Hydrographic Ship HMAS FLINDERS A 312. She was built by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. HMAS FLINDERS was commissioned into the RAN in 1973, and was used […]
Naval News – Aircraft Carrier ITS CAVOUR C 550 at Catania – May 2018
The Italian Navy 2008 commissioned aircraft carrier (Portaaerei in Italian) ITS CAVOUR C 550 entered Catania Port on Friday 11th May 2018. Upon her arrival 2 tractor tugs BELGIO (95) and FINLANDIA (96) left breakwater to assist her with maneuvering though hardly they push on her. She was laid down by Fincantieri in June 2001, and […]
Malta Naval Visits – FS JEANNE D’ARC R 97 – 19-23.04.2002
On Friday 19th April 2002 the French Navy Helicopter Carrier FS JEANNE D’ARC 97 together with the Georges Leygues Class Frigate FS GEORGES LEYGUES D 640 entered Grand Harbour for a diplomatic visit berthing at Pinto 4 and 5 wharves alongside each other with the helicopter carrier alongside berth. R 97 had 6 Helicopters Embarked […]
Yachting – 2019 built ELEMENTS at Malta – 12.07.2021 to 14.07.2021
On Monday 12th July, 2021 at 1544 hrs the 2019 built MLT flag 80 metre superyacht ELEMENTS entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call coming from Faliro, Greece after embarking harbour pilot at pilot station, 1 nm off GH at 1535 hrs. She was built in Izmit, Turkey by Yachtley Gemi Yapim San. ve […]
