Reefers – 2021 built Chinese owned OCEAN STAR at Malta – 03.08 – 14.09.2022
A rare refrigerated cargo ship seen at Valletta, Malta was the 2021 built 118 metre long Chinese state owned ship OCEAN STAR. She entered Grand Harbour on Wednesday 3rd August at 0623 hrs berthing at MMH Facilities, coming from Scheveningen, The Netherlands. Said to be China’s first ultra-low temperature reefer ship she was built in […]
Cargo News – Cargo Ship WINSEN – 10.05.2022
One of the German built ships that was built for a Russian Federation company still cruising around is the 29 years old 81 metre lady WINSEN. She entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Wednesday 10th May, 2022 at 0640 hrs coming from Barcelona, Spain. This was her second time here inside Valletta with the last one […]
Cement Carriers – NACC POROS
One of the Chinese built ships calling at the Grand Harbour, Malta is the 2012 built cement carrier NACC POROS. She was built in 2012 by Xinle Shipbuilding at Ningbo with yard number XL129 as general cargo ship SIDER POROS for Navigazione Due Golfi SpA, Italy with 119 metres long and 16 metres beam powered […]
Cargo News – Cargo Ships at Valletta – November 2021.
A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world’s seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usually specially designed for the task, often being equipped with cranes and other mechanisms to load and unload, and come in all sizes. Below we […]
Malta Drydocks – 237 m Ore Bulk Oil (OBO) MARINE STAR – April 1991
On Friday 19th April the 1973 built ore bulk oil (obo) carrier MARINE STAR entered Grand Harbour, Malta berthing at the Tank Cleaning Farm (TCF) Facilities. She was built in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at Yokohama as yard no 934 named as ETERNAL LIGHT with Sanko Line, Japan. She was 237.70 metres as length […]
Bunkering – Standby Safety Vessel BLUE SHARK at Malta – 01.11.2021
On Monday 1st November, 2021 the 1979 built standby safety vessel BLUE SHARK entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 1608 hrs for uplifting bunkers since that she couldn’t receive bunkers within territorial waters (wtw) due to high swell cause of weather conditions. She left Esbjerg, Danmark last Saturday 9th October where she was laid up for […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC LIRICA from 10.09 to 19.10.21
The second call at Palumbo Malta Shipyard for the cruise liner MSC LIRICA during 2021 was done in September. She entered Grand Harbour on Thursday 9th September at 1803 hrs on completion of 2 cruise liner departures. She berthed at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves part of Valletta Cruise Port On Friday 10th September she […]
Breaking Up -1999 built Seismic Vessel WESTERN TRIDENT – June 2021
Shearwater GeoServices completed the sale of the seismic vessel WESTERN TRIDENT for recycling as part of the company’s fleet renewal strategy in early June, 2021. She was built in Norway by Ulstein Verft AS at Ulsteinvik in 1999 with Yard no 241 for Western Geophysical a division of Baker Hughes, USA to the design of […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC PREZIOSA from 10.08 to 09.09.2021
The former late Muammar Gaddafi owned cruise liner MSC PREZIOSA entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Tuesday 10th August, 2021 at 0813 hrs coming from Naples, Italy bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard berthing starboard side alongside Parlatorio Wharf. On 1st July, 2008 she was ordered with her keel laid on 5th December 2008 at the STX […]
Scrap Iron – SALIX at Malta – August 2021.
Metal waste is exported in Malta and from time to time, ships call at Grand Harbour, Malta berthing at Laboratory Wharf South 2 for loading scrap iron bound to Turkey. Another shipment was seen in August 2021 when on Monday 16th August, 2021 the 92 metre long Panama Flag (PAN) SALIX entered Grand Harbour at 0552 […]
