Offshore News – DP 2 Support Vessel BOURBON TRIESTE in action again – March 2023
The 16 year old DP 2 Multipurpose Subsea Services Support Vessel BOURBON TRIESTE finally left Malta for her next assignment. She entered in 2021 for cold stack at MMH Facilities as per below image – In the afternoon of Friday 25th November, 2022 she was shifted to Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd by 2 tugs and […]
Livestock Ships – GANADO EXPRESS and SHORTHORN EXPRESS at Malta – 08.08.2022
On Monday 8th August , the 135 metre livestock carrier GANADO EXPRESS and the 117 metres SHORTHORN EXPRESS entered Grand Harbour berthing alongside each other at MMH. First to enter was the 2013 built GANADO EXPRESS at 0859 hrs with 2 tugs assisting. She was built at China by COSCO Guangdong Shipyard at Dongguan with […]
Yachting – MLT Flag Yachts LEGACY V and STARBURST III at Marina Di Valletta, Malta – May/June 2021.
Two Maltese Flag (MLT) 48 metre motor yacht LEGACY V and 47 metre motor yacht STARBURST III were seen berthed at Marina di Valletta, Marsamxett Harbour during May/June 2021. First to arrive was the 48 metre yacht LEGACY V that entered on Sunday 9th May, 2021 at 1434 hrs as MQ2. She was built by […]
Scrap Iron – WILSON AVILES at Malta – June 2021.
Metal waste is exported in Malta and from time to time, ships call at Grand Harbour, Malta berthing at Laboratory Wharf South 2 for loading scrap iron bound to Turkey. Another interesting shipment was seen in June 2021 when on Monday 7th June, 2021 the 88 metre long Luxembourg Flag (LUX) but Norwegian owned ship […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Pipe Burying Vessel TIGER – 29.10.2018
From Monday 29th October at 1504 hrs to Wednesday 31st October at 1209 hrs the 2012 built LUX flag pipe burying vessel TIGER was berthed at Parlatorio Wharf at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She was built at Xinhe Shipbuilding Heavy Industry at Tianjin, China as Motor Hopper and converted at Reimerswaal Shipyard at Hansweert at The […]
