Bunkering – Cruise Liner MARELLA DREAM – 02.06.2020
On Tuesday 2nd June the German built cruise liner MARELLA DREAM called at Bunkering Area 3 West, Malta for bunkering operation. At 1615 hrs she was cleared by Transport Malta via Valletta VTS since it’s the Authority that provide assistance to vessels navigating within territorial waters (WTW) and outside international waters (OTW) through the Ports […]
Bunkering – Offshore Tug/Supply Ship ASTRAEA at Area 4 – 08.12.2019
On Sunday 8th December, 2019 the Greek flag and owned,1987 built offshore tug/supply ship vessel ASTRAEA was anchored at Bunkering Area 4 for bunkering operations by Falzon Fuel Services tanker SPIRO F. She was built in Norway as EDDA FRAM trading for 20 years until March 2007 and renamed to EDDA FRAM for only 5 months […]
Local Shipping – SANTA TEREZA
One of the former bunkering tankers operating in the Maltese Waters/Outside Territorial Waters was the 1974 built chemical/oil products tanker SANTA TEREZA. She was built in Norway at Vaagen Verft Engineering at Kyrkesaeterora as BRAGD trading until 1987 and SARA THERESA until April 2004 where she was sold to Falzon Service Station Ltd (FSSL) and […]
OFFSHORE – MPSV ARIADNE at Malta – 11.04.2018. The 2009 built CYP flag multi purpose supply vessel ARIADNE entered Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta for bunkering operations by tanker SPIRO F on Wednesday 11th April 2018 while on passage from Elefsis, Greece to Pozzuoli, Italy due to heavy swell. Below are images of the vessel entering Valletta – Vessel […]
SALVAGE – Tanker SANTA LUCIA at Malta – 16.03.2018. The 2009 built MLT flag tugboat SPINOLA left Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta at 0851 hrs (0751 UTC) for a position at Hurd Bank Area to start towing the 2003 built MLT flag and owned tanker SANTA LUCIA on Friday 16th March 2018 after an engine failure. She […]