Malta Naval Visits – December 2024

Tuesday 3rd December . The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Dock Landing Ship RFA MOUNTS BAY L 3008 left Valletta passed breakwaters at 1422 hrs assisted by 2 tugs from her berth at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves. (On another note she arrived home on Wednesday 18th December after she stopped at HMNB Gibraltar for few days) […]
Tanker News – Tanker ECOMATE chartered to avoid Environmental Disaster at Malta – 21 to 22 nd October, 2024

On Monday 21 st October, 2024 the Japanese built tanker ECOMATE entered Valletta at 2054 hrs berthing alongside Palumbo Malta Shipyard Dock 6 gate after she she was chartered to avoid a potential environmental disaster. An officer of the watch (oow) aboard a drydocked cruise liner reported to Valletta VTS that he was seeing fuel […]
Malta Naval Visits – October 2024

Tuesday 1st October. The Hellenic Navy Elli Class ( Kortenaer Class) Frigate HS NIKIFOROS FOKAS F 466 ( Φ/Γ Νικηφόρος Φωκάς ) left Valletta after passing breakwaters at 0906 hrs. She was due to leave before but due to strong wing her diplomatic clearance was extended. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/f-466-hs-nikoforos-fokas-01-10-2024/ Thursday 3rd […]
Ship Repair – Polish bulker KARPATY involved in collision repaired at Malta – 2023

On Saturday 17th June, 2023 the 2010 built 225 metre long bulk carrier ELENA VE struck berthed 2013 built bulk carrier KARPATY at Port of Tarragona in Spain around 1230 UTC while proceeding to berth with tugs assistance after a 14-day voyage carrying wheat from Chornomorsk port in Ukraine. Both ships have been seriously damaged, […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – HHI built LNG tanker COOL RIDER from 22nd August – 24th September, 2024

On Thursday 22nd August the 2007 built LNG gas carrier COOL RIDER was seen approaching Malta when ONLY the workboat SEA EXPRESS II with chemist aboard notified Valletta VTS that she has a conveyance with her and VTS responded that they had nothing on her since she didn’t communicate though she had entered Territorial Waters. […]
Malta Shipyards – Newbuilding Tanker NOVOGRADNJA 320 as SITEAM RANGER in Oct/Nov 2009

One of the newbuilding tankers that used to call at Malta Shipyards for completing works etc was the 2010 built SITEAM RANGER which called at Grand Harbour, Malta bound to Dock 4 named with her yard number – NOVOGRADNJA 320. On her arrival back to Wednesday 28th October, 2009 she was assisted by local tugs […]
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 […]
CMA CGM News – Reshuffling TYRREX 2, its service linking Turkey, Malta, Italy, France & Algeria from Week 3 of 2024

On Tuesday 16th January, 2024 this news release was out – As there are always BETTER WAYS to address a market, CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division is pleased to announce the reshuffling of our TYRREX 2 service as from WEEK 3 between Malta-Western Italy-Sicily-Malta-Algeria. This revised weekly service (starting ex Malta on 24/01/24) will enable to maintain a […]
RoRo Vessels – MSC BRIDGE

One of the Italian built ships that had an interesting shipping history so far is the 1998 built roll on roll off (RoRo) vessel MSC BRIDGE. She was built in Italy by Esercizio Cantieri at Viareggio as STENA AUSONIA. Between 1998 and 2002 she was chartered to Britain’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary renamed RFA SEA CENTURION A 98 […]