Offshore – Crane Vessel SAIPEM 3000
The self-propelled dynamically positioned crane vessel SAIPEM 3000 is operated by the largest Italian offshore service provider Saipem , a former subsidiary of the energy company Eni . Built in 1984 by the Japanese shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as SNIMOS KING , she’s homeported at Nassau with a Bahamas flag. (BHS Flag). SAIPEM S.p.A. (Società Anonima Italiana Perforazioni E […]
Bunkering – Chinese Heavy Load Carrier ZHEN HUA 36 – November, 2024
During the last days of November, 2024 the 2003 built heavy load carrier (converted) ZHEN HUA 36 called OPL Malta for Uplifting Bunkers. She was built in Japan by Tsuneishi Tshipbuilding Co Ltd in Tadotsu as yard no 1246 (from January 2001 to August 2003) as the crude oil tanker PETROZAVODSK for Russian Owners SCF […]
Passer By – Offshore Heavy Lift Vessel SAIPEM 3000 – 13.11.2024
On Wednesday 13th November night around 2330 hrs the 1984 Japanese built offshore DP Heavy Lift vessel SAIPEM 3000 passed 32.7 nautical miles from Malta underway to her assignment. She’s not a new face to us at Malta and always called at Medserv Base, Marsaxlokk Harbour who happens to appreciate our maritime related work. She […]
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 […]
Broken Up – Heavy Load Carrier HAPPY BUCCANEER – October 2024
One of the Japanese built ships trading around the world , the 145.89 metres long heavy load carrier HAPPY BUCCANEER was beached last Wednesday 16th October, 2024 at Aliaga, Turkey to be broken up after 40 years of sterling service. Built by Hitachi Zosen at Innoshima, Japan with yard number 4755 she was completed during […]
Casualty – Pusher tug SHOEI MARU capsized after collision – 23.11.2024
Last Saturday 23rd November around 1800 hrs local time the pusher tug SHOEI MARU and the 229 metre bulk carrier YIANNIS NG that had just departed the Port of Kobe collided with each other. None of the 21 crew members of the bulker were injured, but the pusher tug capsized due to the force of […]
Cars Transhipment – Vessels HOEGH BERLIN, SEA CARYATIS and SEA PATRIS – Q3 of 2024
Transhipment refer to logistics and transportation to facilitate the transfer of cargo or goods from one mode of transportation to another and is a fundamental component of intermodal transportation, where cargo is transferred between of which Valletta Gateway Terminals (VGT) boosts exceptional car compound facilities located at Laboratory Wharf The second Car Equivalent Unit (CEU) transhipment […]
STS Operation – EAGLE TUCSON and EDITH KIRK – 04.09.2010
On Saturday 4th September, 2010 a ship to ship (STS) Operation between the 247 m aframax crude oil tanker EAGLE TUCSON and the 182.55 m chemical/oil product tanker EDITH KIRK was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS offshore Malta. EAGLE TUCSON was built in Japan by Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd at Imabari in […]
Aerial Photography – RED EAGLE towing Oil Rig ENSCO 6000 – 04.10.2016
On Tuesday 4th October, 2016 the towage of the semi submersible drilling rig (ssdr) ENSCO 6000 by the Japanese built tug RED EAGLE was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to breakers at Aliaga in Turkey. ENSCO 6000 was built in Netherlands by Scheepswerf De Hoop Lobith at Tolkamer as the […]
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 […]
