Containers – MSC ship loses 46 containers overboard on South African storms – September 2024
The 2009 HHI built container ship MSC ANTONIA is the latest vessel to lose containers overboard in winter storms off South Africa due to Cape of Good Hope diversions. Archive photo of MSC ATHOS back to March, 2018. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) stated that the Liberian flagged (LBR) boxship MSC ANTONIA lost […]
Opinion – Respect in Shipping Industry
Looking at certain ship photos caption it’s either you laugh or you cry. Most of the funniest shipping terms comes from the Media but when you see certain photographers that are involved in shipping industry you will say – Are you Serious ?? This subject is never ending especially here at the Maltese Islands …… […]
Casualties – Cruise Liner MSC ARMONIA fire aboard – 10.06.2024
On Monday 10th June, 2024, a fire broke out aboard the cruise liner MSC ARMONIA while she was manoeuvring to berth at the Venice Intermodal Terminal for a scheduled port of call visit. Around 0630 hrs flames and smoke were coming out from the laundry room of which at no time guests were in danger, […]
Malta Naval Visits – May 2024
Sunday 5th May. The Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera) Multipurpose vessel CP 920 BRUNO GREGORETTI called at Grand Harbour, Malta passing breakwaters at 1455 hrs berthing at Boiler Wharf using Mooring Services ONLY. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/cp-920-bruno-gregoretti-05-05-2024/ Nearly an hour later at 1540 hrs the Angeli Del Mare Class Patrol Craft […]
Towage News – Rimorchiatori Sardi preparing to be sold to MSC – May 2024
After the transfer of the two ropax SHARDEN and MOBY VINCI to MSC, which both ships had collisions with Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) ropax ships another department of the Moby group is preparing to leave for Geneva, in settlement of the loan of 315 million euros which allowed the Onorato family group to emerge from […]
Cruise Liner News – MSC SINFONIA drydocking at Malta from 19.02 to 21.03.2024
The 2002 French built 275 m cruise liner MSC SINFONIA was seen again calling at Grand Harbour, bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard, She passed breakwaters on Monday 19th February at 0742 hrs bound to Dock 6 coming from Palermo. Last 6th January she had a mishap when strong whirlwinds broke her mooring lines of which […]
Maritime Accident – Cruise Liner MSC SINFONIA broke mooring ropes due to Whirlwind – 06.01.2024
In the afternoon of Saturday 6th January, 2024 the cruise liner MSC SINFONIA snapped her moorings due to a sudden whirlwind and finished ahead crashing into other boats moored at the Marina and one of the docks of the Foro Italico . The 2002 built 275 meter long liner was without passengers since she was […]
Broken Up – SS Cape Nome AK-1014 – December 2023
One of the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) Ship used by the Military Sealift Command in delivering ammunition, fuel, tanks, food, and other supplies to the US Navy in 1990-91 Persian Gulf war was the C5 class breakbulk ship SS CAPE NOME AK 1014 She was laid down on 26th September 1969, as SS MORMACSTAR, a […]
Cruise Liner News – MSC Crociere adds 2 more ‘World Class’ to its orderbook – November 2023
Chantiers de l’Atlantique will deliver these LNG newbuildings , evolutions of the first two ships in the MSC WORLD EUROPA and MSC WORLD AMERICA Class , in 2026 and 2027. With the two new units ordered by the Aponte family company, the number of ships in the ‘World Class’ series, powered by LNG, that Chantiers […]
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 […]
