Casualties – FUGRO MERCATOR salvage operation – 25 to 26.03.2025

On Tuesday 25th March, 2025 salvage operation was in effect to pull off the grounded 42m research vessel FUGRO MERCATOR that ran aground while sheltering from weather conditions last Saturday 22nd March – https://maltashipphotos.com/casualty-research-vessel-fugro-mercator-runs-aground-22-03-2025/ At 0823 hrs UTC the Fratelli Neri 16.76m Damen Stan Tug 1606 PACINI arrived in position from Darsena Calafati, Porto di […]

Casualties – Research Vessel FUGRO MERCATOR runs aground – 22.03.2025

In the evening of Saturday 22nd March, 2025 the 2003 built BHS flag 42 m research vessel FUGRO MERCATOR ran aground on Saturday evening, March 22,  on the reef of the Enfola promontory, near Portoferraio on the island of Elba (Livorno). She was sheltering from the current bad weather happening in the Mediterranean Sea,  and would have […]

Cars Transhipment – HOEGH TRAVELLER, SEA PATRIS and SEA CARYATIS – February 2025

During Week 7 of the year 2025, another Cars Transhipment was in force. First to enter was the 2016 Chinese  built vehicle carrier HOEGH TRAVELLER with over 1,600 Car Equivalent Unit (CEU) discharging them at Valletta Gateway Terminal (VGT) Facilities that entered on Thursday 13th February at 0707 hrs and left on Friday 14th February at […]

Cars Transhipment – HOEGH TROTTER and SEA CARYATIS – January 2025.

The first Cars Transhipment for the year 2025 started on Week 4. First to enter was the 2016 Chinese  built vehicle carrier HOEGH TROTTER with over 2, 000 Car Equivalent Unit (CEU) discharging them at Valletta Gateway Terminal (VGT) Facilities that entered on Monday 20th January at 1955 hrs and left nearly 24 hours later […]

ConRo News – Danish built GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI joins STENA – January 2025

Stena RoRo has welcomed a new chartered ship to her fleet which is  the CLdN owned GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI, which was renamed as STENA SHIPPER and will fly under the Danish Flag. The ship has been the subject of a sale and purchase operation, in fact it was purchased by Tirrenia CIN and immediately resold to […]

Yachting – 107 metre superyacht MAR maiden call at Malta – 01.07.2023

The 2020 built 107 metre superyacht MAR entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call on Saturday 1st July at 1621 hrs coming from Suez Canal. Built in Italy by Benetti Yachts at their Livorno shipyard, her interior is styled by Italian designer  design house Benetti and she was delivered to her owner in June […]