Maiden Call – Belgian offshore tug/supply ship MANTA at Malta – July 2025
One of the Danish offshore built vessels trading around is the Belgian flag (BEL) anchor handling tug supply vessel MANTA which called for the first time at Grand Harbour, Malta on Saturday 5th July passing breakwaters at 1236 hrs coming from OPL Malta after she towed the accommodation vessel TELFORD 28 from the offshore terminal […]
Offshore News – 42 year old Dutch Built Lady SEAMEC III Chartered – June 2025
During Week 24 of 2025 Indian offshore vessel operator Seamec signed a BIMCO Charter Party with the Dubai Based Mubarak Bridge Maritime FZCO for a a 20 day firm charter of the Diving Support Vessel (DSV) SEAMEC III at a dayrate of $70,000. The charterer also has an option to extend the contract. The vessel […]
Offshore – Utility Vessel ZWERVER III at Malta – January 2025
Nearly after 7 years that ZWERVER II was seen in Malta for the Dutch Operator HvS Dredging Support BV, owned by Hans van Stee and Arjan van Stee, that has served over 30 years many offshore and dredging contractors on their projects worldwide it was time to see ZWERVER III. More photos can be found […]
Offshore – Crane Vessel SAIPEM 3000
The self-propelled dynamically positioned crane vessel SAIPEM 3000 is operated by the largest Italian offshore service provider Saipem , a former subsidiary of the energy company Eni . Built in 1984 by the Japanese shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as SNIMOS KING , she’s homeported at Nassau with a Bahamas flag. (BHS Flag). SAIPEM S.p.A. (Società Anonima Italiana Perforazioni E […]
Haifa Port – April 2022 Movements
The Port of Haifa is the largest of Israel’s three major international seaports, the others being the Port of Ashdod, and the Port of Eilat. It has a natural deep water harbor, which operates all year long, and serves both passenger and merchant ships. It is one of the largest ports in the eastern Mediterranean in terms of freight volume and […]
Offshore News – 7 Solstad Vessels Sold For Scrapping – 05.10.2021
Solstad Offshore has sold seven older vessels for green recycling in Norway (Green Yard Feda and Green Yard Kleven) as part of the company’s rescue plan, which involves a divestment of 37 ships. The seven vessels are – FAR SOVEREIGN built by Langsten Slip & Batbyggeri, Norway as yard number 122 in 1999. Homeport is […]
Offshore – Drillship TUNGSTEN EXPLORER at Malta – April 2019
One of the Ultra-Deepwater Drillships operated by the Houston-based offshore driller Vantage Drilling was the 2013 built BHS flag TUNGSTEN EXPLORER with a total length overall of 235 meters and could accommodate up to 200 people. The drillship could drill wells at depths up to 12,000 meters. During April 2019 she was spotted anchored at […]
Offshore – Vantage Drilling to manage Oil Exploration Units for Seadrill Partners – 22.03.2021
Vantage Drilling International has entered into an agreement with Seadrill Partners which will see Vantage will provide management , operating and marketing services to Seadrill Partners. The agreement relates to drill ships WEST CAPELLA and WEST POLARIS and the semi-submersible drilling rigs (ssdr) WEST LEO and WEST SIRIUS. Seadrill Partners is currently being reorganised after filing […]
Malta Shipyards – Oil Rig ATWOOD HUNTER – 04.01 – 22.01.2008
On Friday 4th January, 2008 at 1022 hrs the semi-submersible drilling rig (ssdr) ATWOOD HUNTER towed by the Chinese built offshore supply vessel ALDEN J LABORDE and assisted by 4 Tug Malta tugs entered Grand Harbour. The Deepwater Floater drilling rig was built in USA by Alabama Shipyard in 1981 as DIAMOND M HUNTER for […]
Offshore – OOC JAGUAR at Malta – 20.12.2020
One of the offshore units of Opielok Offshore Carriers (OOC) frequently using Malta is the 2011 built offshore supply ship OOC JAGUAR. She was spotted back to February 2015 using both Medserv Base at Marsaxlokk Harbour and MMH Facilities at Grand Harbour, Malta. She was built in Thailand by Italthai Marine at Samut Prakan in […]
