Virtu Ferries – High Speed Passenger Service Malta – Gozo – June 2021

After last March, 2021 the Hon Minister Ian Borg, and the Hon Minister Clint Camilleri announced the liberalisation of the High Speed Passenger Ferry Service between Gozo and Malta, Virtu Ferries welcomed the news and given the green light by Transport Malta to operate on the new route. Given the short notice between the announcement […]

Mgarr Harbour – BEKIR HACIBEKIROGLU – 02.05.2015

One of the ships that used to call at Mgarr Harbour, Gozo was the 83.5 metre long coaster BEKIR HACIBEKIROGLU . She was seen several times in our territorial waters uplifting bunkers and calling twice at Valletta (Grand Harbour) in 2008 and 2015. She was built in Spain in May 1986 by Astilleros Del Atlantico at […]

Mgarr Harbour – MURAT HACIBEKIROGLU II – 20.07.2004

One of the ships that used to call at Mgarr Harbour, Gozo was the 70 metre long coaster MURAT HACIBEKIROGLU II. She was seen several times in our territorial waters calling both Valletta (Grand Harbour) and Marsamxett Harbour ( Old Medserv Base). She was built in Turkey in 1984 by Dearsan Shipyard at Istanbul where […]

MBL News – NOORDAM calling at Gozo – 09.08.2010

The third Holland America Liner to call at Gozo was the 285 metre long NOORDAM anchoring off Mgarr Harbour on Monday 9th August, 2010. A Vista Class liner, she was built in 2006 by Fincantieri, Italy and the fourth Holland America Line (HAL) vessel to bear the name. The ship was christened on 22nd February, 2006, in New York […]

Mgarr Harbour – NATISSA – 29.12.2005

One of the ships that used to call at Mgarr Harbour, Gozo was the 82 metre long coaster NATISSA. She was seen several times in our territorial waters calling both Valletta (Grand Harbour) and Mgarr Harbour, Gozo. 1995 British built at Yorkshire Dry Dock in Kingston Upon Hull as SEA RHONE trading until 1998 where […]

Mgarr Harbour – Cargo Ship KLEDES MARY – 13.04.2020

The 82 metre long coaster KLEDES MARY is one of the few ships calling at Mgarr Harbour, Gozo discharging cargo mostly animal food. Been coming to our territorial waters including calling at Valletta and Mgarr Harbour since 2018. Leaving Valletta, Malta back to 9th May, 2019. She was built at Bijlsma & Zonen at Wartena […]