CMA CGM News – BAF update – Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco Roro services from 1st June 2024
Following bunker prices evolution since the last surcharge adjustment, CMA CGM SSL Intra Europe will revise its BAF as follows on its Roro South services connecting France with Algeria, Tunisia & Morocco (import & export): Effective June 1st, 2024: Cargo Algeria service Tunisia service Morocco service Roll, full EUR 1,212/unit EUR 509/unit EUR 655/unit Roll, empty […]
BFT Season 2024 – French & Libyan Purse Seiners at Malta – 18-21.04.2024
The eastern bluefin (BFT) migration has supported valuable fisheries in the Mediterranean since antiquity. Initially based on hand lines and beach seines, these fisheries were dominated after the 16th century by tuna cages placed in the path of migrating tuna. After the expansion of purse seines and longlines in the Atlantic (in the 1950s) and […]
Containers – Containership CMA CGM JULES VERNE escorted by French Navy – February 2024
Last month in coordination with French naval forces, the Explorer Class 396 m container ship CMA CGM JULES VERNE transited the Red Sea without incident, escorted by the French Navy Aquitaine Class (FREMM) frigate FS ALSACE D 656. The French shipping and transport company CMA CGM stated that Tuesday 20th February her container ship CMA […]
Broken Up – Cable Ship RAYMOND CROZE – 28.12.2023
During Q 4 of 2023, the French built and French owned cable layer RAYMOND CROZE was sold to Shipbreakers at Aliaga, Turkey and was beached on Thursday 28th December, 2023. She was built by Soc Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers de La Rochelle-Pallice – La Rochelle, France with yard no 1235 in 1983 with 107.02 […]
Cruise Liner – LA BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE
One of the Belgian ships built in the world is the sleek Passenger Ship Designed LA BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE which currently is seen in the Mediterranean Sea. Built in 2007 by Meuse & Sambre Beez at Beez, Belgium she is a comfortable vessel upon which to enjoy your vacation and accommodating 198 passengers in just […]
Cargo News – First Cargo Sail Ship at Malta – Oct/Nov 2023
On Tuesday 15th February, 2022 the French shipping company Grain de Sail ordered a second cargo sailboat for Transatlantic Shipments and on Tuesday 31st October, 2023 the newly built vessel GRAIN DE SAIL II passed Grand Harbour, Malta breakwaters at 0927 hrs coming from Piriou’s shipyard at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam via Suez Canal […]
Ship Repair – Conservation Ship SEA EAGLE at Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY) – 2023
Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY) is a complete Ship and Yacht repair facility for vessels of steel, aluminium, CRP and wood. It is a privately family owned and situated at Coal Wharf, Grand Harbour inner side. An interesting vessel calling at the yard during March 2023 was the 1986 built vessel SEA EAGLE homeported at […]
