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. […]
ConRo News – Danish built GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI joins STENA – January 2025

Stena RoRo has welcomed a new chartered ship to her fleet which is the CLdN owned GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI, which was renamed as STENA SHIPPER and will fly under the Danish Flag. The ship has been the subject of a sale and purchase operation, in fact it was purchased by Tirrenia CIN and immediately resold to […]
Yacht Transport – Maiden Call for TRENT NAVIGATOR at Malta – 03.10.2024

Last Thursday 3rd October 2024, the 2013 built Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPP) TRENT NAVIGATOR called to Valletta, Malta passing breakwaters in the dark morning at 0609 hrs. She was assisted by tug ST.ELMO that was ordered on Wednesday evening and was secured at DWQ 2 Wharf. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/trent-navigator-no-1-03-10-2024/ She was […]
Medserv – Offshore Supply Ship MEGA ONE during February, 2010

With Head office at Marsaxlokk Harbour and founded in 1974, originally at Manoel Island at Marsamxett Harbour (Until 2003) MEDSERV has become a trusted partner and provider of integrated oilfield support and services operating in and around the Mediterranean. Medserv provides integrated logistics support and services, including engineering services for plant and equipment used for the […]
Cruise Liner – SEABOURN PURSUIT

At the end of July 2023 ,Seabourn took delivery of their second expedition ship – SEABOURN PURSUIT during an official handover maritime ceremony at the T. Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She is the company’s second purpose-built, ultra-luxury expedition ship and the newest expedition ship in the industry. The liner SEABOURN PURSUIT offers the best […]
CMA CGM News – Suspending Rio SB call on its SIRIUS service connecting East Coast South America with the Mediterranean from 14th March 2024

CMA CGM wish to advise you of changes to our Mediterranean to/from East Coast South America service, SIRIUS. This service will suspend its call in Rio de Janeiro SB (BRRIO) with effect from the 300 Metres container ship MAERSK LEON with Voyage no – 0NSH3S1MA, ETA Rio de Janeiro on Thursday 14th March until July […]
Yacht Transport – MITIQ at Malta during her maiden call and first operation for 2024 – 06-09.01.2024

The first Yacht Transport Operation made at Grand Harbour, Malta was done by the 1995 built MPP ship MITIQ which was also her maiden call. Normally she’s seen in Canadian waters since she’s managed by Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping (NEAS) based at Montreal, Canada and owned by the Dutch Shipping company Spliethoff that was established […]
Containers – Linea Messina container ship JOLLY ROSA in full livery at Malta – 20.01.2024

The first Linea Messina containership to be at Malta wearing full livery was the 2010 built ship JOLLY ROSA which left Palumbo Malta Shipyard, last Saturday 20th January, 2024. She entered on Thursday 11th January passing breakwaters at 0837 hrs wearing black hull and straight into Dock 6 of which she was drydocked. She was […]
RoRo Vessels – Linea Messina ship JOLLY INDACO

One of the Soviet Union (USSR) built vessels that used to call at Malta was the 1989 built ro/ro vessel JOLLY INDACO owned by Linea Messina, Italy. She was built at Severnaya Verf Shipbuilding Yard at Saint Petersburg as yard number 843 as the Project 16071 ro/ro ship for Baltic Sea Shipping, USSR as S.KIROV […]
Yachting – 2003 built 46m sailing yacht WELLENREITER again at Malta – August 2023

The 2003 built and the largest yacht ever to be launched by the Dutch Yachtbuilder Jongert – WELLENREITER entered the Maltese Islands once again on Thursday 24th August around noon, this time mooring at Grand Harbour Marina (GHM) while her last port of call was at Genoa, Italy. She was designed by André Hoek. […]