Malta Drydocks – 237 m Ore Bulk Oil (OBO) MARINE STAR – April 1991
On Friday 19th April the 1973 built ore bulk oil (obo) carrier MARINE STAR entered Grand Harbour, Malta berthing at the Tank Cleaning Farm (TCF) Facilities. She was built in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at Yokohama as yard no 934 named as ETERNAL LIGHT with Sanko Line, Japan. She was 237.70 metres as length […]
Cruise Liner News – Viking Cruises will relaunch Mediterranean cruise with two ships operating from Malta starting from July 2021
The 2021 built VIKING VENUS and the 2016 built VIKING SEA will both homeport at Valletta, Malta and offer two different 11-day itineraries between July and early October. Delivered in April, 2021 the VIKING VENUS is Viking’s newest ocean ship and will be christened in England on 17th May . In fact first time to see her […]
Cruise Liners – EMERALD PRINCESS
One of the Princess Cruises liners built in Italy is the EMERALD PRINCESS. EMERALD PRINCESS berthed at Pinto 4 and 5 wharves, Valletta Cruise Port at Grand Harbour, Malta back to 6th June 2015. She was launched from the Italian shipyard Fincantieri Monfalcone on 1st June, 2006 after she was ordered on 23rd September 2004 […]
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 […]
MBL News – Cruise Liner VIKING SUN at Valletta Cruise Port – 31.01.2021
On Sunday 31st January, 2021 the 228 metres long cruise liner VIKING SUN entered Grand Harbour, Malta around 0700 hrs assisted by 2 local tugs for uplifting bunkers by BALLUTA BAY and technical stop. She was built in 2017 by Fincantieri at Ancona, Italy of which she was delivered to Viking Ocean Cruises on 25th […]
MBL News – Newbuilt cruise liner ENCHANTED PRINCESS at Malta – 11 to 19.01.2021
On Monday 11th January, 2021 the 2020 newbuilt cruise liner ENCHANTED PRINCESS entered Grand Harbour, Malta for the first time. She was calling at Palumbo Malta Shipyard to drydock at Dock 6. ENCHANTED PRINCESS is the fifth Royal Class cruise ship of Carnival Corporation & plc to be operated by Princess Cruises. She was ordered on 2nd April, 2016 […]
MBL News – Norwegian built lady SERENISSIMA at Malta – 24.09.2019
One of the Classic Ladies built in Norway back to the 1960 around is the SERENISSIMA. SERENISSIMA was built in Norway at Aker Trondelag AS in Trondheim for Hurtigruten as HARALD JARL sailing on itineraries along the Norwegian fjords and coastline. Extensively refurbished in 2003, the 100 passenger vessel was renamed ANDREA and chartered exclusively […]
Yacht Transportation – BBC RUSSIA – 10 to 14th November 2019
On Sunday 10th November, 2019 at 1344 hrs the 2016 built ATG flag multi purpose ship (MPP) BBC RUSSIA entered Valletta berthing at Magazine Wharf in order to load yachts. Shortly after entering she loaded 2 small yachts – A Cookson 50 sailing yacht and a Serenity 64 Catamaran which was moored at Roland Marina […]
Cruise Liners – SAGA ROSE
One of the elegant Ocean Liners we had around was undoubtedly the SAGAFJORD. She was built in 1965 as yard number 1366 by Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Meditarranee, France for Norwegian America Line costing around $30 million as a combined ocean liner/cruise ship trading until 1980. in 1983 she was sold to Cunard […]
MBL News – Holland America Line Cruise Liner ZUIDERDAM at Palumbo Malta Shipyard from 02.12 to 05.12.2020
On Wednesday 2nd December, 2020 at 1109 hrs the 2002 built cruise liner ZUIDERDAM entered Grand Harbour, Malta coming from Augusta, Sicily bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard. This was her second time at Valletta and the second Holland America Line liner to use Dock no 6. ZUIDERDAM was built in Italy by Fincantieri Marghera at […]
