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 […]
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 […]
CMA CGM News – Third-Quarter 2023 Financial Results – November 2023
The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, met today under the chairmanship of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to review the financial statements for the third quarter of 2023. Commenting on the results for the period, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa from 01.08.2023
In a continued effort to provide our customers with reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM announces an increase on our Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates(*) ex Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa. Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates as follows: Effective from August 1st, 2023 (date of loading in the […]
CMA CGM News – Scanning Fee in Congo – 11.05.2023
CMA CGM informs its customers that for cargo bound for Congo, in accordance with Decree 7666 of April 2021, CMA CGM Shipping Lines will collect the Scanning fee from its customers as follows: Effective June 10th, 2023 (BL date): Port: Pointe Noire, Congo & final destinations on the Congolese territory Perimeter: Import Cargo: all cargo Amounts: EUR […]
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – Fairplay 33 towing Hull 890 – 30.12.2019
One of the towages that are bound to Norway from Romania was the towage of Cruise Liner HULL 890 towed by the anchor handling tug FAIRPLAY 33 and it was photographed from the air by Malta Ship Photos in the Mediterranean Sea . HULL 890 is one of the VARD 6 08 type new expedition […]
Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 07 – 13.06.2021.
Maltese aquaculture produce is almost entirely exported to European and Asian markets. Over 65 percent of annual landings originates from the tuna and dolphin fish fisheries, which contribute about 56 percent in value terms (about US$ 6 million). Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is on the way too. Here are some of Week 24/25 interesting movements – […]
Cable Laying News – ILE D’OUESSANT latest acquisition for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs in Malta – 21.10.2020
On Wednesday 21st October, 2020 at 0749 hrs the latest acquisition for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, France the 2011 built cable layer ILE D’OUESSANT entered Grand Harbour, Malta for the first time after coming from Dakar Anchorage, Senegal. She was built in China by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry at Wuhan in 2011 as the TOISA WARRIOR for […]
LNG News – Japanese NYK Line boosts LNG Carrier Management – 22.10.2020
The Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has now agreed with Total to buy the oil major’s 80% stake of the GAZOCEAN, a French ship management company based at Marseilles, France which handles operation of six LNG ships. Before Thursday 22nd October NYK Line held only 20% of the stock in Gazocean and Total held […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – CMA CGM TOSCA – Feb/March 2020
On Sunday 2nd February, 2020 the 334 metre long container ship CMA CGM TOSCA entered Grand Harbour bound for Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She was assisted by 4 tugs LIENI, PAWLINA, SPINOLA and ST. ELMO. She was assisted for Dock 6. She was built in South Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co Ltd at Mokpo […]
