Delivery – 2024 newbuilt Hybrid Double Ended Ferry PIETRO MONDELLO at Malta – 14.12.2024
The 2024 newbuilt Hybrid double ended ferry PIETRO MONDELLO entered Valletta, Malta on Sunday 14th December at 1638 hrs from her builders – Sefine Shipyard in Turkey (Left Turkey on Wednesday 11th December) bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd, berthing at Factory Wharf. Designed by Norwegian naval architecture firm LMG Marin, the vessel was named […]
Valletta Cruise Port – Busy Thursday with 5 Passenger Ships – 10.10.2024
Like I call it Never Ending Thursday, last Thursday 10th October 5 passenger ships entered Grand Harbour with of them overnight/s scheduled calls on a foggy day with Southwest wind. The first lady to enter which calls weekly was the 2010 built cruise liner 288 metre long AZURA passing breakwaters at 0503 hrs. Berthing at […]
Cruise Liner – SEABOURN PURSUIT
At the end of July 2023 ,Seabourn took delivery of their second expedition ship – SEABOURN PURSUIT during an official handover maritime ceremony at the T. Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She is the company’s second purpose-built, ultra-luxury expedition ship and the newest expedition ship in the industry. The liner SEABOURN PURSUIT offers the best […]
Casualties – Cruise Liner MSC ARMONIA fire aboard – 10.06.2024
On Monday 10th June, 2024, a fire broke out aboard the cruise liner MSC ARMONIA while she was manoeuvring to berth at the Venice Intermodal Terminal for a scheduled port of call visit. Around 0630 hrs flames and smoke were coming out from the laundry room of which at no time guests were in danger, […]
High Speed Craft – HSC PONIENTE JET entering Gibdock Ltd for repairs – 11.06.2024
Early Afternoon of Tuesday 11th June, 2024 the 1999 Incat Built High Speed Craft PONIENTE JET was spotted entering Gibdock Ltd, at Gibraltar for repairs especially her port bow fin. The 640 Passenger with 180 vehicle capacity HSC collided with the wharf last May while she was manoeuvring in the port of Ceuta. She was […]
Maiden Call – Cruise Liner CARNIVAL LEGEND at Malta – 01.06.2024
The month of June started with another Cruise Liner Maiden Call – CARNIVAL LEGEND, one of 6 Spirit Class that were built in Finland by Kvaerner Masa-Yards at Helsinki. With yard number 501 she was launched on Monday 17th December, 2001, and christened by English actress and author Dame Judi Dench in Harwich, Essex, UK, on Wednesday 21st August, […]
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 […]
Valletta Cruise Port – Voyager of the Seas & Europa at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves in one day – 21.05.2024
The cruise industry is a major player in the global tourism industry, and it continues to grow year after year of which Valletta Cruise Port (VCP) looks forward to an excellent 2024. Valletta Cruise Port has announced an exceptional 2023, recording close to 900,000 passenger movements, an impressive increase of more than 65 percent over […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner LE BOUGAINVILLE – April 2024
One of the cruise liners trading around the world that calls at Palumbo Malta Shipyard is the 2019 built LE BOUGAINVILLE. On Saturday 13th April after she completed drydocking and all refit services with inspections etc, it was the time that she leaves the yard to go outside Grand Harbour for sea trials, compass adjustment, […]
Virtu Ferries – Schedule Changes for 19th and 20th April 2024 due to weather conditions
Due to weather conditions happening lately in a strange month since normally the month of May is associated with winds VIRTU FERRIES had to make the following changes for today Friday 19th and tomorrow Saturday 20th April, 2024 – M/V ‘Saint John Paul II’ & M/V ‘Jean de la Valette’ – Friday 19th April 2024: […]
