Wrecks – Chinese Ship suspected of looting WWII wrecks – May 2023
Malaysia’s maritime authorities on Monday 29th May, 2023 said cannon shells believed to be from World War Two have been found on the 2014 built Chinese dredger CHUAN HONG 68 detained at the weekend for anchoring in its territorial waters without permission. The discovery came amid reports that scavengers have targeted two British World War […]
Maiden Call – Damen built multicat BELLA – 30.06.2023
Damen’s built Multicat (MuC ) 3313 SD design BELLA entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 1101 hrs on Friday 30 th June, 2023 coming from Vlissingen, Netherlands during her maiden call. She’s the second vessel built to MuC 3313 SD design after the Damen Marine Services – DMS SNIPE. She is a versatile 32.80 metres workboat […]
Maiden Call – Oceania Cruises liner VISTA – 08.05.2023
On Monday 8th May , 2023 the Oceania Cruises Allura Class cruise liner VISTA entered Grand Harbour, Malta coming from Fincantieri Shipyard after she was delivered on Tuesday 2nd May. Oceania Cruises, a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings prepared for this day since vessel was due for […]
Special Purpose Vessels – Convenience Boat at Malta – Summer 2023
Are you planning to go out for local cruising and drop your anchors ? In case you chose Malta for your holiday and would like to spend time sailing around and need daily needs with fresh items, Convenience Store Malta came up with a brilliant idea that apart from road delivery, now we have a […]
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 […]
Libyan Shipping – Dredger BENGHAZI changing ownership at Malta – 2013
One of the Italian built vessels for the Arab countries is the 2002 built trailing suction hopper dredger BENGHAZI. She was built by Costruzioni Navali SpA, Cremona, Italy as JARIF for the National Authority for Maritime Investment, Libya Her dimensions are 82 metres length (loa), beam of 12 metres and maximum draft of 5.10 metre […]
Casualties – OceanGate submersible TITAN – June 2023
The RMS TITANIC bound submersible that went missing on Sunday 18th June, 2023 with five souls on board suffered a catastrophic implosion killing everyone on board, US Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said on Thursday 22nd. A remotely operated vehicle found the tail cone of the Titan about 1,600 feet away from the bow […]
Tugboat News – Ocean Going Tug SA AMANDLA to retire in Q4 of 2023
Having delivered nearly five decades of service to the regional and international maritime industry since she was built in Durban in 1976 the iconic ocean-going Emergency Towing Vessel SA AMANDLA is to be retired for recycling. Almost 48 years old, she was brought into service as the JOHN ROSS built by Elgin Brown & Hamer […]
Local Shipping – Passenger Ship LA VALETTE
One of the first from 3 German Customs Patrol Craft donated to Malta to be part of the 1st Maritime Battery of the Armed Forces of Malta, now known as Maritime Squadron was the 1952 built 29 metre craft BRUNSBUTTEL who arrived in Malta as deck cargo with 2 others (nowadays both broken up) aboard […]
High Speed Craft – I SEE ONE loaded as deck cargo on ABB ELKE – 18.10.2022
A large variety of goods, because of their inherent properties (length, height, weight, etc.) may be carried on deck as Deck Cargo. Goods often carried on deck include: Dangerous Goods (e.g. compressed gases, flammable liquids, substances giving off inflammable vapours, corrosive substances) for which on deck stowage is prescribed in the IMDG Code; heavy logs, […]
