Anchor Weekly News – 1st to 9th March 2025.
Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Saturday 1st March. First shipping movement at Valletta was the arrival of the 2017 built tug ST ANGELO that passed breakwaters at 0559 hrs wearing fresh MedTug livery from Augusta, Sicily after she was drydocked. More images here – St. […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – LPG Gas Carrier LEKVAR from 17.12 to 26.12.2024
One of the Chinese built gas carriers trading worldwide is the LPG Gas Carrier LEKVAR that entered Grand Harbour, Malta for the first time on Tuesday 17th December, 2024 at 1521 hrs. Assisted by a tug she proceeded to Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd berthing at Parlatorio Wharf. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/lekvar-17-12-2024/ […]
Delivery – 2024 newbuilt Hybrid Double Ended Ferry PIETRO MONDELLO at Malta – 14.12.2024
The 2024 newbuilt Hybrid double ended ferry PIETRO MONDELLO entered Valletta, Malta on Sunday 14th December at 1638 hrs from her builders – Sefine Shipyard in Turkey (Left Turkey on Wednesday 11th December) bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd, berthing at Factory Wharf. Designed by Norwegian naval architecture firm LMG Marin, the vessel was named […]
Towage – MSC DRAGON towed container ship MSC LENA F to Malta – 01.10.2024
October 2024 started with various maiden and interesting port calls with an interesting towage too. The Polish built offshore tug/supply ship MSC DRAGON towed the Chinese built container ship MSC LENA F towards Valletta, Malta on Tuesday 1st October, 2024. While towage was approaching Valletta, the tugboat ST.ELMO left Valletta proceeding to the container ship […]
Bunkering – 3 Offshore Units of the same Greek Company uplifting bunkers inside Grand Harbour, Malta – December 2023
With the 2011 built offshore support vessel ARGO which called inside Grand Harbour for the first time since she was acquired 3 years ago, this ship movement was the third vessel of the Greek Company Asso Subsea calling at Valletta for uplifting bunkers and other services. First ones to saw was the 2008 China built […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – LPG Tanker NAVIGATOR VIRGO from 04 to 27.04.2022
Another South Korean built ship, the British owned LPG tanker NAVIGATOR VIRGO was spotted at Palumbo Malta Shipyard during the month of April. In fact she entered Grand Harbour on Monday 4th April at 0852 hrs coming from Arzew, Algeria bound for berthing at Factory Wharf. On Friday 8th April she was shifted from Factory Wharf towards […]
Towage – Cargo Ship EVALUNA towed to Malta for repairs – January 2022
On Saturday 1st January 2022 the 2011 built General Cargo Ship EVALUNA reported to VTS that she was in restricted manoeuvrability due to gearbox problems around 38 nautical miles offshore Malta coming from Bizerte, Tunisia. After towage arrangements were done the 38 metre tug SPINOLA let Grand Harbour at 1204 hrs and reaching the ship […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Offshore Tug/Supply Ship GOOD WIND from 13.10 to 10.11.2021
On Wednesday 13th October at 1706 hrs on completion of the departure of an aframax tanker the offshore tug/supply ship GOOD WIND entered Grand Harbour coming from Crotone, Italy. She entered French Creek bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard and berthed at Factory Wharf. On Thursday 21st October around 1530 hrs she shifted from Factory Wharf […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Seismic Vessel BGP PROSPECTOR – 17.04.2021 -18.05.2021
On Saturday 17th April, 2021 the 2011 built seismic research ship BGP PROSPECTOR entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 1349 hrs coming from Recalada, Argentina embarking pilot inside breakwaters due to swell. She was built in South Korea at Sekwang Heavy Industries at Ulsan and homeported at Nassau (BHS Flag). She was assisted by 2 local […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – ATLANTIC NORTH – 17.02 – 22.03.2021
On Wednesday 17th February, 2021 the 2002 built container ship ATLANTIC NORTH entered Grand Harbour, Malta bound to Factory Wharf at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. On Saturday 20th February she was spotted afloat in Dock 4 with bow afloat repairs. She was involved in an accident in Bejaia, Algeria back to last 5th December 2020 when […]
