Renaming’s – MIRICA L to VECTRA – January 2008
One of the former Danish Shipping Company M.SMITS ship to be seen at Malta was the MIRICA L that entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Tuesday 15th January, 2008. She was built in the Netherlands by De Groot & Van Vliet at Slikkerveer, South Holland with yard number 406 as CHRISTINA SMITS delivered on 26th November […]
Cruise Liner News – 3 MSC cruise liners at Grand Harbour during October 2020
MSC Cruises or MSC Crociere is a global cruise line based in Genoa, Italy. Founded in 1989 at Naples, Italy it is part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC), the world’s second biggest container shipping operator. During the month of October 2020, we saw three ships at Grand Harbour, Malta – The 2019 built 332 metre long […]
Former Military – BASTION 2 and BASTION 3 – 30.10.2020
One of the fast patrol craft class in service with the Guardia Di Finanza (Italian Customs) was the Corrubia Class of which 26 units were launched. 11 units were built by the original project Cantieri Navali del Golfo di Gaeta in two lots with the rest 15 units, were built by the Intermarine shipyard in Sarzana , Italy. Lately at MMH Malta Facilities […]
Bankruptcy – RBD Armatori’s fleet bound for Reuben Brothers and Premuda – 17.01.2020
With the approval by the Court of Torre Annunziata of RBD Armatori’s bankruptcy plan arrived yesterday Thursday 16th January, 2020, the long story of the Naples based shipping firm has come to an end. The entire fleet of 7 bulk carriers including four post panamaxes and three capesize units, one aframax tanker and some real […]
