Renaming – ANWAAR LIBYA to SIYA RAM – February, 2024
One of the Chinese built tankers trading around – ANWAAR LIBYA was sold during February, 2024 and renamed as SIYA RAM. Her last Paris MOU inspection was made at Zyyi, Cyprus last 30th August, 2023 with 1 found deficiencies and her last Mediterranean MOU last 10th March at Port Said, Egypt without any deficiencies. She […]
Broken Up – Ferry TOR HOLLANDIA (1966-2010) – 11.09.2010
One of the West German built ships that was built for the Scandinavian Area was the 1966 built ferry TOR HOLLANDIA. She was built as yard number 559 by Lübecker Flender Werke at Lubeck in West Germany. for Tor Line service from Immingham to Amsterdam and Gothenburg. She was built launched and christened by Godother […]
Towage – MUSTANG towing tanker ANWAAR AL KHALIJ to Malta for repairs – 30.07.2022
On Saturday 30th July the 2009 built 30.80 metres anchor handling tug MUSTANG towing the 2005 built LBY flag and owned 164.45 metre Double Hull chemical/oil products tanker ANWAAR AL KHALIJ approached Grand Harbour to hand over the latter to local tugs so she can enter Valletta towed for rudder repairs at Palumbo Malta Shipyard […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC PREZIOSA from 10.08 to 09.09.2021
The former late Muammar Gaddafi owned cruise liner MSC PREZIOSA entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Tuesday 10th August, 2021 at 0813 hrs coming from Naples, Italy bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard berthing starboard side alongside Parlatorio Wharf. On 1st July, 2008 she was ordered with her keel laid on 5th December 2008 at the STX […]
Towage – VINCENZO ONORATO towing HANAA from Valletta – 17.12.1999
On Thursday 16th December, 1999 the 1976 built and owned tug VINCENZO ONORATO entered Grand Harbour, Malta bound to Malta Drydocks. Built as yard 24 at Cantieri Navali A Giorgetti in Viareggio, Italy in 1976 for Rimorchiatori Sardi SpA (Moby Lines Tug Division) she was homeported at Cagliari (ITA Flag), Italy. In the afternoon of […]
Libyan Shipping – Crude Oil Tanker SAMRAA ALKHALEEJ.
One of the Aframax crude oil tanker around is the 2006 built tanker SAMRAA ALKHALEEJ. She was acquired from Geden Lines, Turkey as SPIKE and was renamed to her current name as of 16th January, 2009. She was built in South Korea by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries at Geoje with 114,858 deadweight tons. She’s […]
Libyan Shipping – Ferry GARYOUNIS
The Libyan state owned company General National Maritime Transport Company, more known as GNMTC founded in 1975 based in Tripoli used to operate 4 ferries amongst other ships including the ferry GARYOUNIS. She was built by Naikai Zosen Corporation, Setoda Shiyard, at Onimichi in Japan launched on 3rd April 1973 and completed on 30th June 1973 […]
Shipping Lines – GNMTC announces its 2020-2023 modernization plan, ship auction – 26.12.2019
Libya’s state sea transport company, the General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC), on Thursday 26th December, 2019 announced her 2020-2023 development plan. The company said the plan involves modernising her maritime fleet, which is constituted of 22 vessels, over the next four years. It reported that the first phase of this plan is the sale […]
23 Years Ago – 9 Dockyard Workers Killed in UM EL FAROUD Tragedy 23 years ago, 3rd February 1995 around 2215/2225 hrs an explosion on board the Libyan tanker UM EL FAROUD drydocked at Malta Drydocks Dock no 3 tragically claiming the lives of nine workers ripped the midships section. She entered drydocking on 30th January after 1400 hrs. […]
