Piracy – 2 Fishing Vessels freed following Somali pirate hijackings – January 2024

2 fishing vessels, a Sri Lankan and an Iranian one are reported to have been freed following hijackings by Somali pirates. Seychelles forces rescued a Sri Lankan fishing boat on Monday, according to President Wavel Ramkalawan’s office. Meanwhile, the Indian Navy said it had freed an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel. The attacks on the vessels by […]
CMA CGM News – Meet CMA CGM at the upcoming Fruit Logistica exhibition from 7 to 9th February, 2024

Fruit Logistica is the world’s leading exhibition for fresh products and attracts more than 40,000 visitors representing the entire supply chain, from over 130 countries. At FRUIT LOGISTICA you can find the complete range of products, services and technical solutions from every part of the value chain – whether in seed, fruit and vegetable development or packaging […]
Yacht Transport – MITIQ at Malta during her maiden call and first operation for 2024 – 06-09.01.2024

The first Yacht Transport Operation made at Grand Harbour, Malta was done by the 1995 built MPP ship MITIQ which was also her maiden call. Normally she’s seen in Canadian waters since she’s managed by Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping (NEAS) based at Montreal, Canada and owned by the Dutch Shipping company Spliethoff that was established […]
Local Shipping – Anchor Handling Tug/Supply (AHTS) SEA SERV 501

One of the 8 ships in the fleet of the local company Sea Services Ltd was the 1974 built SEA SERV 501. She was built by Burton Construction & Shipbuilding Corporation at Port Arthur , Texas , USA to Aquamarine Associates based at Houston, Texas as AQUAMARINE 501 with yard number 504 and delivered in […]
Passer By – Towage of Cable Laying Barge ULISSE by aht EDT AEOLUS – 20.01.2024

On Saturday 20th January , morning the towage of the 2011 built 120.11 m long (loa) cable laying barge ULISSE towed by the anchor handling tug (aht) EDT AEOLUS passed by within territorial waters of Malta underway to her next port of call – Limassol, Cyprus from Rotterdam, Netherlands. ULISSE was built in China by […]
Naval News – Iran Converts Containership into Drone Carrier

To add to merchant shipping’s long list of concerns surrounding the security situation in the Middle East, Iran is readying to launch the first drone carrier – SHAHID BAGHERI a former containership. She was built in South Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in 2000 as the 3,280 TEU container ship IRAN ASFAHAN. Trading until […]
Broken Up – Heavy Load Carrier JUMBO SPIRIT – 29.04.2015

One of the famous Jumbo heavy load carriers that used to call at Malta was the 1995 built Heavy Load Carrier JUMBO SPIRIT. She was built by Bolnes Shipyard BV Capella /d Ijssel in Netherlands as JUMBO SPIRIT for Jumbo Spirit BV ( Kahn Scheepvaart BV Rotterdam as manager ) Rotterdam ,Netherlands with 95.69 m […]
Maritime Accident – MSC Sinfonia faces challenges after damages in Syracuse, Italy – January 2024

Last 6th January, 2024 MSC Cruises liner MSC SINFONIA faced challenges during sudden whirlwind and finished ahead crashing into other boats moored at the Marina and one of the docks of the Foro Italico breaking free from her mooring lines. The incident happened while the ship was undergoing maintenance at Porto Grande, Syracuse, Sicily with […]
Casualties – 2 Royal Navy Ships Collide at Bahrain – 19.01.2024

On Friday 19th January, 2024 two Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessels (MCMV) were involved in a collision in Bahrain Harbour, the Royal Navy said. No one was injured in the accident and an investigation into the incident has been opened. The Royal Navy is liasing with the U.S. Navy in the Gulf region in an […]
Aerial Photography – Heavy Load Carrier DONGBANG GIANT No 3

One of the ships that was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) in 2019 was the South Korean built and owned Heavy Load Carrier DONGBANG GIANT No 3. She was built in South Korea by Oriental Heavy Industries at Gwangyang with dimensions as 155 metres length overall (loa) and 38 metres beam. […]