Cable Layer – ATLANTIC GUARDIAN in Malta again after 12 years – May/June 2021
One of the Norwegian owned vessels around the world, the 2001 built cable layer ATLANTIC GUARDIAN entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Friday 28th May after an absence of 12 years. She was last here berthed in Valletta in July 2009. She was built in the Netherlands by Giessen-de Noord at Krimpen as yard no 986. […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) CONGO RIVER from 03.01 to 14.01.2021
On Sunday 3rd January, 2021 at 0920 hrs the 2011 built trailing suction hopper dredger (THSD) CONGO RIVER entered Grand Harbour, Malta coming from Salerno, Italy bound to Dock 4. She was built in the Netherlands by IHC Offshore & Marine at Krimpen Aan Den Ijssel with a 34,674 deadweight. She’s 166 metres long and […]
Livestock Ships – ELBEIK originally palletized carrier TYRO
Interesting converted livestock ship is the vessel ELBEIK. Built in 1967 by Giessen de Noord yard at Krimpen in Netherlands as the reefer cargo ship TYRO which also had 2 palletized ramps on both port and starboard side and 2 cargo cranes ( 1 ho/3 ha/3 tweendecks). At one time she was chartered for many […]
