Red Sea Crisis – Salvage Armada starts towing Delta Tankers SOUNION – September 2024
The 2006 built crude oil tanker SOUNION which was hit last 21stAugust by Iran-backed Houthis off the coast of Hodeida while carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil started being towed threatening environmental disaster. The 2010 Polish built anchor handling tug/supply ship AIGAION PELAGOS started towing the tanker escorted by military vessels after she left Kali […]
Maiden Call – Former Frigate rebuilt as superyacht YAS at Malta – 18.09.2024
One of the largest superyachts in the world and a former naval vessel is the 141 m long (loa) YAS called at Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call on Wednesday 18th September, 2024 passing breakwaters at 1810 hrs from Souda Bay. She was built at Schelde, Netherlands by NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (KMS) […]
Wrecks – 1958 built ship still idling at Augusta, Sicily – September 2024
Scrapping of ships is not too common in Italy, and secondly ships idling especially here at Porto Di Augusta like this one were involved in some irregularities and subsequently detained, due to unpaid port dues or involvement in an illegal act (e.g. smuggling). Various ships are idling at the inner part of the harbour further […]
Gaza-Israel War – Controversial tankers OVERSEAS SANTORINI and OVERSEAS SUN COAST – July to September 2024
Following the 2023 Yom Kippur attack by Hamas on Southern Israel on Saturday 7th October , 2 controversial Product Tankers OVERSEAS SANTORINI and OVERSEAS SUN COAST are in the Breaking News Developments. OVERSEAS SANTORINI cargo is US 300,000 barrels of military grade JP-8 aviation fuel destined for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), enough for 12,000 […]
Malta Naval Visits – August 2024
Contrary to the month of July, August was an interesting month indeed, starting with an interesting Russian Navy Replenishment tanker RFS AKADEMIK PASHIN that passed in the Malta/Sicily Channel on Friday 2nd August. Tuesday 6th August. The Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana) ocean ketch , a sail training yacht ITS ORSA MAGGIORE A 5323 anchored […]
Yachting – 2024 built catamaran yacht SEAWOLF X at Malta – August 2024.
On Sunday 18th August the 42.82metre hybrid electric catamaran yacht SEAWOLF X passed breakwaters at 0941 hrs, bound to Grand Harbour Marina (GHM) stern to St. Angelo Wharf. Delivered by the Italian shipyard Rossinavi and featuring interior styling by Meyer Davis she can accommodate up to 12 guests in 5 suites comprising a master suite, two […]
Wrecks – 1967 built ship still idling at Augusta, Sicily – July 2024
Scrapping of ships is not too common in Italy, and secondly ships idling especially here at Porto Di Augusta like this one were involved in some irregularities and subsequently detained, due to unpaid port dues or involvement in an illegal act (e.g. smuggling). Italian bureaucracy is extremely inflated and slow, and to get a ship […]
Malta Naval Visits – May 2024
Sunday 5th May. The Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera) Multipurpose vessel CP 920 BRUNO GREGORETTI called at Grand Harbour, Malta passing breakwaters at 1455 hrs berthing at Boiler Wharf using Mooring Services ONLY. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/cp-920-bruno-gregoretti-05-05-2024/ Nearly an hour later at 1540 hrs the Angeli Del Mare Class Patrol Craft […]
Valletta Cruise Port – Voyager of the Seas & Europa at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves in one day – 21.05.2024
The cruise industry is a major player in the global tourism industry, and it continues to grow year after year of which Valletta Cruise Port (VCP) looks forward to an excellent 2024. Valletta Cruise Port has announced an exceptional 2023, recording close to 900,000 passenger movements, an impressive increase of more than 65 percent over […]
Tanker News – Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) sells IZUMO PRINCESS – April 2024
Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has sold the 2007 Japanese built aframax tanker IZUMO PRINCESS for approximately $37 million, advancing its ongoing initiative to modernize her fleet. Although the buyer was not disclosed she is now owned by Seychelles-registered Noble Sphere Corp and has been renamed THORIN heading to Primorsk, Russia. Currently […]
