Ship Orders – New hybrid PCTCs from China by UECC – October 2024

The 1990 founded, Norwegian roll on/roll off (roro) United European Car Carriers (UECC) has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing for two (+ two options) advanced multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) last October. The first two vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2028. These vessels will represent […]

Maiden Call – Liner AIDAcosma at Malta – 31.10.2022

The longest cruise ship to date that entered Grand Harbour, Malta and berthed at Valletta Cruise Port was the 2021 built AIDAcosma during her maiden call, on Monday 31st October, 2022. In March 2015, Carnival Corporation and Meyer Werft agreed on a letter of intent to build four new ships at the Papenburg and Turku sites […]

Maiden Call – Cruise Liner MSC WORLD EUROPA – 19.04.2023

On Wednesday 19th April, 2023 at 0638 hrs the 2022 built World Class ship MSC WORLD EUROPA entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call starting the Malta to Malta 7 Nights Cruise till October 2023.                                   She was […]

MBL News – Newbuilt cruise liner ENCHANTED PRINCESS at Malta – 11 to 19.01.2021

On Monday 11th January, 2021 the 2020 newbuilt cruise liner ENCHANTED PRINCESS entered Grand Harbour, Malta for the first time. She was calling at Palumbo Malta Shipyard to drydock at Dock 6. ENCHANTED PRINCESS is the fifth Royal Class cruise ship of Carnival Corporation & plc to be operated by Princess Cruises. She was ordered on 2nd April, 2016 […]

Cruise Liners – AIDACosma keel Laid – 29.10.2019

On Tuesday 29th October a keel laying ceremony was held at Neptun Werft for AIDAcosma, a new cruise ship ordered by Germany’s AIDA Cruises. Once completed, the vessel will have a length of 337 metres, a beam of 42 metres, and 2,600 staterooms. It will be AIDA Cruises’ second vessel to be powered by LNG after […]