Delivery – Monohull SUPERRUNNER JET II – 12.04.2023

The second high speed craft calling at Malta within few days during her delivery voyage and maiden call was the 1999 built 112.5 metres monohull SUPERRUNNERJET II homeported at Limassol (CYP Flag). She was built in France by Alstom Leroux Naval with yard number 822 as GOTLAND for Gotland Rederi AB, Sweden trading until 2003 where […]

Delivery – 96 metre High Speed Craft INCAT 050 at Malta – July 2008

On Friday 11th July,2008 afternoon the 96 metre High Speed Craft INCAT 050 entered Grand Harbour, Malta after finishing her charter to the United States Navy as JOINT VENTURE HSV-XI.  INCAT 050 was one of six 96 metre (WPC 96) catamarans built by Incat, Australia in 1998. Under the name DEVIL CAT, she operated for a […]

Casualties – Monohull ISOLA DI CAPRAIA aground – 24.05.2020

On Sunday 24th May 2020, the 1999 built monohull high speed craft ISOLA DI CAPRAIA ran aground in the Adriatic Sea at San Nicola Port, the Isole Tremiti archipelago near eastern Italy’s Apulia region.  As soon as she was entering, technical failure happened with the result that vessel lost control.  Both anchors were used, but the HSC […]

Ro/Ro Ships at Valletta, Malta – Week 44 of 2018

Monday 29th October, 2018. From 0001 to 0342 hrs the 1995 built ITA flag ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA was at Valletta berthed at Laboratory Wharf.      From 0454 to 1756 hrs the 2011 built ITA flag ropax EUROCARGO VENEZIA was at Valletta berthed at Laboratory Wharf.       Both vessels were represented in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd – www.sullivanmaritime.com      At 0707 hrs the 1999 built PRT flag ro/ro PAULINE […]

MDV 1200 Class Fast Ferry at Malta – 27.07.2018

The 1997 Fincantieri built JOR (Jordan) flag MDV 1200 Class Fast Ferry QUEEN NEFERTITI has called at Anchorage Area 3 ,OPL Malta for bunkering operations coming from Alexandria, Egypt dropping her anchor at 1604 hrs local time (1404 UTC). She was built as PEGASUS TWO of which we saw here inside Valletta while on delivery built for […]