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 […]
Valletta Cruise Port – MSC SEASIDE maiden call – 03.05.2021
On Monday 3rd May, 2021 the 2017 built Seaside Class cruise liner MSC SEASIDE entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 0810 hrs coming from Genoa, Italy with 853 passengers. She joined MSC GRANDIOSA last Saturday 1st May welcoming guests back on board for weekly 7 night cruises in the Western Mediterranean, featuring new destinations in Siracusa […]
ConRo News – Grimaldi’s Hybrid RoRo ECO LIVORNO at Malta – 30.04.2021
The third ship from a class of twelve hybrid vessels of the innovative Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class the ECO LIVORNO entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call on Friday 30th April at 0652 hrs. On Monday 26th April, 2021 the ECO LIVORNO joined the two current vessels EUROCARGO MALTA and EUROCARGO VENEZIA on […]
RoRo Vessels – JOLLY AMARANTO
One of the most interesting roro’s built in late 70’s was the Linea Messina vessel JOLLY AMARANTO. Entering Grand Harbour, Malta back to Monday 16th June 2008. Built at Kawasaki in Kobe, Japan in 1977 as the Swedish TAUBE for the Swedish Shipping Company SCANDINAVIA MOTORSHIP A/S as a Boro (from the English B ulk O il Ro Ro ) freighter that […]
Containers – Chinese containership XIN SHANGHAI
On Sunday 10th January, 2021 at 0857 hrs the 2008 built Chinese Shipping Line container ship XIN SHANGHAI entered Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta bound to Malta Freeport Terminal 1. She was built in South Korea by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries at Geoje and she’s homeported in Hong Kong (HKG). She’s 336.7 metres long with 13.8 […]
Yacht Transportation – FAGELGRACHT – 12.11.2020
On Thursday 12th November, 2020 the 2008 built NLD flag ship and owned general cargo ship FAGELGRACHT entered Grand Harbour, Malta securing at Magazine Wharf at 0755 hrs coming from Torre Annunziata, Italy. Once secured with berthing preparations were done for lifting 2 sailing yachts by shifting of hatches, pontoons and other materials. First to […]
Heavy Lifting – AMOENITAS discharging at Malta – 25.11.2020
On Tuesday 24th November, 2020 the 2010 built ship AMOENITAS entered Grand Harbour, Malta loaded with 3 maritime assets – tugboat and 2 motor yachts berthing at DWQ 1. Since it was windy discharging operation for the motor yacht STEPHANIE a Maiora 27 model , formerly MEDUSA that was in Dubai was left for Wednesday […]
Cruise Liner News – MSC GRANDIOSA suspected COVID-19 case – 16.10.2020
Today on Friday 16th October, 2020 the Maltese authorities did not let any passengers from disembarking to shore from the cruise liner MSC GRANDIOSA over a suspected case of COVID-19 according to Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli. Although she entered Grand Harbour at 0615 hrs with her last port of call was Palermo, berthing at […]
Valletta Cruise Port – MSC GRANDIOSA the first cruise liner with passengers at Malta – 21.08.2020
On Friday 21st August the 2019 built 332 metre long cruise liner MSC GRANDIOSA entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 0520 hrs coming from Palermo, Sicily marking her the first cruise liner berthing at Valletta Cruise Port with passengers since March after the Pandemic Disease COVID-19 shutdown and the second cruise liner to berth at Pinto […]
Casualties – CDRY BLUE salvage operation update – June 2020
The general cargo ship CDRY BLUE that ran aground on the rocks at Sant’Antioco, on the south west coast of Sardinia, Italy last 21st December 2018 will be cut in sections and removed from her current place. After her Italian owner declared and obtained from the insurer (Siat) the total construction loss of the ship, […]
