Broken Up – Heavy Load Carrier HAPPY BUCCANEER – October 2024
One of the Japanese built ships trading around the world , the 145.89 metres long heavy load carrier HAPPY BUCCANEER was beached last Wednesday 16th October, 2024 at Aliaga, Turkey to be broken up after 40 years of sterling service. Built by Hitachi Zosen at Innoshima, Japan with yard number 4755 she was completed during […]
Malta Naval Visits – October 2024
Tuesday 1st October. The Hellenic Navy Elli Class ( Kortenaer Class) Frigate HS NIKIFOROS FOKAS F 466 ( Φ/Γ Νικηφόρος Φωκάς ) left Valletta after passing breakwaters at 0906 hrs. She was due to leave before but due to strong wing her diplomatic clearance was extended. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/f-466-hs-nikoforos-fokas-01-10-2024/ Thursday 3rd […]
Ship Repair – Polish bulker KARPATY involved in collision repaired at Malta – 2023
On Saturday 17th June, 2023 the 2010 built 225 metre long bulk carrier ELENA VE struck berthed 2013 built bulk carrier KARPATY at Port of Tarragona in Spain around 1230 UTC while proceeding to berth with tugs assistance after a 14-day voyage carrying wheat from Chornomorsk port in Ukraine. Both ships have been seriously damaged, […]
Towage – MSC DRAGON towed container ship MSC LENA F to Malta – 01.10.2024
October 2024 started with various maiden and interesting port calls with an interesting towage too. The Polish built offshore tug/supply ship MSC DRAGON towed the Chinese built container ship MSC LENA F towards Valletta, Malta on Tuesday 1st October, 2024. While towage was approaching Valletta, the tugboat ST.ELMO left Valletta proceeding to the container ship […]
Bollard Pull Call – Anchor Handling Tug CENTAURUS at Valletta – 27-28 th September, 2024.
Another maiden call was done during the month of September 2024 of which the 2009 built Anchor Handling Tug (AHT) CENTAURUS of which she passed breakwaters at 1204 hrs on Friday 27th September. She was built in Germany under the same name by Mutzelfeldtwerft Nord at Cuxhaven with yard number 259 for the German owners […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – HHI built LNG tanker COOL RIDER from 22nd August – 24th September, 2024
On Thursday 22nd August the 2007 built LNG gas carrier COOL RIDER was seen approaching Malta when ONLY the workboat SEA EXPRESS II with chemist aboard notified Valletta VTS that she has a conveyance with her and VTS responded that they had nothing on her since she didn’t communicate though she had entered Territorial Waters. […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tsakos tanker ALASKA from 26th May to 27th June 2024
After 24 days since the departure of Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) crude oil tanker ARCHANGEL, it was time to see another Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) build, this time the ALASKA homeported at Majuro (MHL Flag) too. She passed breakwaters at Grand Harbour on Sunday 26th May at 1248 hrs assisted by 4 tugs and berthed […]
Malta Naval Visits – June 2024
Monday 3rd June. The operated Military Sealift Command of the US Navy Pathfinder Class Oceanographic Ship USNS MARIE THARP T-AGS 66 left Valletta, Malta from DWQ 2 wharf passing breakwaters at 1515 hrs. Tuesday 4th June. The Marine Nationale (French Navy) Vulcain Class MCM Diving Tender FS ACHERON A 613 left Valletta passing breakwaters at 0919 hrs from […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – LPG carrier NAVIGATOR LEO from 21st May to 16th June 2024
One of the South Korean built ships trading around the world is the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) carrier NAVIGATOR LEO called at Palumbo Malta Shipyard for essential repairs and upgrades on Tuesday 21st May, 2024 passing breakwaters at 0947 hrs and berthing at Parlatorio Wharf. She was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd as […]
Ferry – 2009 built ropax GNV SEALAND seen again at Malta – May 2024
The Bari homeported ropax GNV SEALAND was seen again in 2024 for few calls replacing a chartered roro while she was drydocked on the route Palermo-Malta-Palermo. She was last here last year (2023) at Palumbo Malta Shipyard to install the scrubber system and drydocking. Below are images while she was berthed at Parlatorio Wharf. More […]
