Scrap Iron – Vessel ASLI ELIF loading at Malta – December 2024
Metal waste is exported in Malta and from time to time, ships call at Grand Harbour, Malta berthing at Laboratory Wharf South 2 for loading scrap iron bound to Turkey. Last Thursday 19th December the 89 metre long (loa) general cargo ship ASLI ELIF entered Valletta to load scrap iron for the third time since […]
Medserv – Diving Support Vessel VOLSTAD SURVEYOR Call during 2015
With Head office at Marsaxlokk Harbour and founded in 1974, originally at Manoel Island at Marsamxett Harbour (Until 2003) MEDSERV has become a trusted partner and provider of integrated oilfield support and services operating in and around the Mediterranean. Medserv provides integrated logistics support and services, including engineering services for plant and equipment used for the […]
Research Vessel – OCEANXPLORER
One of the world’s most advanced research vessel is the Spanish built OCEANXPLORER of which a year ago she was spotted at Grand Harbour, Malta berthed after her maiden call was done during January, 2022. She was built at Yildirim Shipyard at Istanbul, Turkey as a hull and completed in Spain by Freire Shipyard in […]
Cargo News – Steel Sheet Piles for Ras Hanzir Area Quay Extension Project – June 2024
On Tuesday 18th June, 2024 the 2011 Turkish built and owned general cargo ship AMISOS entered Grand Harbour bound to Laboratory Wharf South 1, passing breakwaters at 0621 hrs. Her call was to discharge Steel Sheet Piles to be used at Ras Hanzir Jetty Extension Project. The segments with indented profiles interlock to form a […]
Cargo News – Over 5,000 metric tons of Sand for 2 beaches discharged at Malta – June 2024
The second time that sand was imported from Aqaba, Jordan took place this month of June 2024. This time it was brought over by the Japanese built ship GREENWAY homeported at Panama (PAN Flag) of which she entered Grand Harbour on Tuesday 11th June at 2336 hrs. She was built in 2000 by Watanabe Shipbuilding […]
Maritime Accident – Harbour Pilot dead following ship boarding mishap in Turkey – 04.02.2024
On Sunday 4 th February the Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed that a local maritime pilot identified as Oguz Kok died as a result of a vessel boarding accident that occurred in the Bosphorus Strait. He was attempting to board the Cook Islands-registered bulker NEW SIHAM at the southern entrance of the […]
Maiden Call – Turkish owned ship MY ARMONY – 24.10.2022
One of the Damen built cargo ships trading around, MY ARMONY entered Grand Harbour, Malta for the first time on Monday 24th October, 2022 since she was acquired (2019). She was built by Damen Shipyard at Hoogezand, Netherlands in 1999 as the ALESSIA C trading until June 2008 where she was sold and renamed ALESSIA […]
CMA CGM News – Launching TURAF EXPRESS service connecting Turkey, Malta and Algeria – July 2023
As there are always better ways to address a market, CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division is pleased to announce the launch of the TURAF EXPRESS service as from WEEK 29 between TURKEY | MALTA | ALGERIA. This new weekly service (starting ex Aliaga on July 17th, 2023) – on top of proposing additional weekly service to serve […]
Yachting – Converted cruise ship DREAM again at Malta – June 2023
After nearly 5 years, the megayacht DREAM was again at Grand Harbour, Malta of which she entered on Sunday 18th June,2023. She was built in 1997 by Halic Shipyard at Istanbul, Turkey for the Turkish Maritime Lines with yard number 303 trading as TDI KARADENIZ until May 2005 of which we use to see her […]
Yachting – 2006 built TALISMAN MAITON at Malta
The former TALISMAN C (I) now named as TALISMAN MAITON was spotted today Monday 8th May, 2023 performing sea trials off Grand Harbour (OGH). She was built in Turkey by Proteksan Turquoise Shipyard at Istanbul in 2006 as TALISMAN C which was seen at Malta Drydocks (MDD) back to March 2006 as per image below […]
