Casualties – Ferry COSSYRA on fire after leaving Lampedusa – 29.09.2023
On Friday 29th September, 2023 around 2340 hrs a fire broke out in the engine room on the 1980 built ITA flag and owned ferry COSSYRA, off Linosa Island whilst sailing from Lampedusa to Porto Empedocle, with 177 souls on board, including 150 passengers (83 of them were migrants) and 27 crew members. After the […]
CMA CGM News – Enhance ASEA KENYA service connecting Far East & Kenya from 9th October, 2023
In a continued effort to provide reliable and best quality of service, CMA CGM is pleased to announce an update on our ASEA KENYA service. Starting with container ship EMMANUEL P with imo 9290127 voy. 04IFVW1MA, ETA Qingdao on October 9th, 2023, ASEA KENYA will offer a direct weekly call at Qingdao and a faster transit time from North China […]
CMA CGM News – BAF update – Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco Roro services effective from 01.10.2023
On Wednesday 13th September, 2023 CMA CGM issued the following Bunker Recovery Adjustment Factor (BAF) Update – Following bunker prices evolution since the last surcharge adjustment, CMA CGM SSL Intra Europe will revise its BAF as follows on its Roro South services connecting France with Algeria, Tunisia & Morocco (import & export): Effective October 1st, 2023: […]
RoRo Vessels – MSC BRIDGE
One of the Italian built ships that had an interesting shipping history so far is the 1998 built roll on roll off (RoRo) vessel MSC BRIDGE. She was built in Italy by Esercizio Cantieri at Viareggio as STENA AUSONIA. Between 1998 and 2002 she was chartered to Britain’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary renamed RFA SEA CENTURION A 98 […]
Drug Bust – 97 kilos of cocaine found hidden on containership MSC SHREYA B – 06.08.2023 at Malta Freeport –
97 kilos of cocaine with a street value of over €11 million were found hidden in the 2017 built , 330 metre mother container ship MSC SHREYA B that entered Marsaxlokk Harbour on Saturday 5th August at 2314 hrs. A random inspection on Sunday 6th August morning by divers of a security company engaged by […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa from 01.08.2023
In a continued effort to provide our customers with reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM announces an increase on our Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates(*) ex Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa. Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates as follows: Effective from August 1st, 2023 (date of loading in the […]
CMA CGM News – Launching TURAF EXPRESS service connecting Turkey, Malta and Algeria – July 2023
As there are always better ways to address a market, CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division is pleased to announce the launch of the TURAF EXPRESS service as from WEEK 29 between TURKEY | MALTA | ALGERIA. This new weekly service (starting ex Aliaga on July 17th, 2023) – on top of proposing additional weekly service to serve […]
Different Ships Bearing Same Name – Tarros Line VENTO DI GRECALE at Malta
The Italian Shipping Line TARROS , founded in 1828 involved in transportation including logistics, containers and related services in the Mediterranean Sea is one of the shipping companies that when a vessel is chartered she’s given a predecessor name. The first known VENTO DI GRECALE at Malta was the Italian built 119 metres long ro/ro […]
Fishing Vessel – Spanish Gill Netter NUESTRA MADRE LORETO
One of the Spanish Fishing Vessels that from time to time she’s seen in our waters is the 1997 built gill netter NUESTRA MADRE LORETO. She was built in Spain by Astilleros Cardama in Vigo with yard number 403 as NUESTRA MADRE LORETO homeported at Santa Pola since July 1997 with fishing matricola as 3ª […]
Maltese Fishing Vessels – MFA 283 SAN NIKOLA
One of the Danish built vessels that used to trade around the Maltese Islands was the 1963 built 25.03 metre fishing vessel SAN NIKOLA. She was built in Denmark by Marstal Traeskibsverft at Marstal as the SLEIPNIR VE 62 for scampi fishing at Iceland. In 1996 she was bought to Maltese owners and brought to […]
