Offshore – Oil Rig MAERSK DISCOVERER at Malta for few hours – 27.07.2020
The 2009 built dynamically positioned semi submersible drilling rig (ssdr) MAERSK DISCOVERER was offshore Malta for few hours on Monday 27th July,2020. She was built in Singapore by KEPPEL FELS and is a Self-Propelled A1 Column Stabilized Drilling Unit. She was assisted by the 2013 built offshore support vessel EDT JANE which entered MMH Facilities […]
Breaking Up – Cruise Liner SOVEREIGN – 23.07.2020
On Wednesday 15th July, 2020 the cruise liner SOVEREIGN left Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta at 2014 hrs bound to the waiting area during her last voyage. She entered Marsaxlokk Harbour on Sunday 12th July morning after several days drifting outside territorial waters (otw) for stripping and discharging of 800 pallets full of all valuable items including […]
Breaking Up – Cruise Liner MONARCH – 22.07.2020
On Saturday 11th July, 2020 the cruise liner MONARCH left Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta at 1946 hrs during her last voyage bound to breakers at Aliaga, Turkey. She entered Marsaxlokk Harbour on Friday 10th July morning after several days drifting outside territorial waters (otw) for stripping and discharging of 400 pallets full of all valuable items […]
Cruise Liner News – Marella Cruises resuming service from 27th August – 05.07.2020
MARELLA CRUISES will resume service from Thursday 27th August, should it be safe to sail as a result of the global Pandemic disease coronavirus and the uncertainty about when international travel will resume. The cruise line also confirmed MARELLA DISCOVERY will no longer sail the summer season with all itineraries from Palma cancelled up to 31st October 2020. […]
Breaking Up – 1993 built vehicles carrier FIDES – July 2020
On Wednesday 10th June, 2020 around 1220 hrs the 1993 built vehicles carrier FIDES wearing the colours of Malta Motorways of the Sea colours entered Grand Harbour of what was her last port of call. She was assisted by Tug Malta tugboat LIENI to berth at Magazine Wharf for some works and debunkering. Built in […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – 4th ship Chartered by the Maltese Government – 28.05.2020
The Maltese Government has chartered the fourth passenger boat JADE from Supreme Cruises to hold further 75 illegal immigrants rescued by the Armed Forces of Malta on Wednesday night. Due that numbers might increase the Government had asked for a vessel that could accommodate up to 250 people which is a sign that busy season […]
Towage – GONDWANA towing tanker ALDERA – September 2001
One of the former environmental organisation, Greenpeace vessel was seen in Malta back in 2001 as GONDWANA. She was built in 1975 by Kremer Werft at Elmshorn in Germany as GORM VIKING with 1,137 GRT as an offshore Supply Ship trading until 1987 when renamed VIKING for only a year when acquired by Greenpeace renaming […]
Coronavirus – Elderly Maltese Couple disembarking from cruise liner COLUMBUS OPL Malta – 06.04.2020
An elderly Maltese couple on an aborted cruise was allowed to return to their home country at Malta after the intervention of the Prime Minister. The couple had appealed to the Public Health Superintendent Profs. Charmaine Gauci to reconsider her position after refusing them permission to disembark in Malta after they wrote an open letter. […]
Local Shipping – SANTA TEREZA
One of the former bunkering tankers operating in the Maltese Waters/Outside Territorial Waters was the 1974 built chemical/oil products tanker SANTA TEREZA. She was built in Norway at Vaagen Verft Engineering at Kyrkesaeterora as BRAGD trading until 1987 and SARA THERESA until April 2004 where she was sold to Falzon Service Station Ltd (FSSL) and […]
Local Shipping – MUMTAZ
During 2016 the 45m oil products tanker MUMTAZ formerly GAC MUMTAZ was seen operating inside Maltese Territorial Waters and OPL for the Maltese company – Mumtaz Maritime Co. Ltd. She was built at Dubai Drydock at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates in 2002, bearing IMO 9268514; 499 GRT and homeported at Valletta, Malta. She […]
