Virtu Ferries – High Speed Passenger Service Malta – Gozo – June 2021
After last March, 2021 the Hon Minister Ian Borg, and the Hon Minister Clint Camilleri announced the liberalisation of the High Speed Passenger Ferry Service between Gozo and Malta, Virtu Ferries welcomed the news and given the green light by Transport Malta to operate on the new route. Given the short notice between the announcement […]
Ferry Service – Grandi Navi Veloci calling to Malta with different ships – 15.03.2021 to 14.05.2021
Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) started a connection of ferry service linking Malta with Palermo with first ship calling on Saturday 16th January, 2021 – Read our article – https://maltashipnews.com/2021/03/15/ferry-service-grandi-navi-veloci-calling-to-malta-with-different-ships-16-01-2021-to-15-03-2021/ On Monday 15th March the 2003 Italian built and owned ropax LA SUPREMA called at Grand Harbour, Malta berthing at DWQ 4. On Friday 19th and Wednesday 24th March […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Gozo Channel Line Ropax GAUDOS – 04.01.2021 – 11.02.2021
On Monday 4th January, 2021 the 2001 built MLT flag ropax GAUDOS entered Grand Harbour, Malta bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd Dock 5 for drydocking. She was built at Malta Shipbuilding Co Ltd in 2001 homeported at Valletta (MLT Flag) and since then she always entered French Creek for repairs/refit. Early in February she […]
Local Shipping – HANINI
One of the ships that was used as a ferry between Malta and Gozo was the 1926 twin screw steel built yacht HANINI. She was completed by George Brown & Co at Greenock, UK for Sir Richard A. Cooper as ALICE. In 1933 she was sold to Teodoro Morisini at Naples, Italy and in 1937 […]
