Casualties – CHEM P salvage update – 13.04.2022

While the tanker CHEM P is anchored Within Territorial Waters of Malta awaiting various permissions to complete her voyage here are the latest movements – Monday 28th March, 2022 1630 hrs – CHEM P received a court warrant – 425/2022 from Enemalta plc with the claimed amount of € 30,000,000. Friday 1st April, 2022 1226 […]

Casualties – CHEM P salvage update – 26.03.2022

A week after the saga of the tanker CHEM P that happened last Saturday 19th March (Public Holiday in Malta) on Saturday 26th March, 2022 (Election Day at Malta) it was the turn that the 59.25 metre offshore tug/supply ship OPAL take over. She arrived at OPL Malta on Wednesday 23rd March around 0647 hrs. […]

Breaking Up – 1965 built Cruise Liner PORTO – 2018

On Tuesday 30th October, 2018 the 1965 built cruise liner PORTO towed by the 2009 built MLT flag offshore tug/supply ship OPAL passed 40 nautical miles NNW off Valletta, Malta enroute to Breakers to Aliaga, Turkey. Towage left Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday 21st October, 2018. Cruise liner carried the current names – ISTRA until 1991; […]

DRYDOCKING – Disabled container ship SEASPAN LONCOMILLA – 05.02.2018. The 2009 built HKG flag container ship SEASPAN LONCOMILLA towed by the 2009 built offshore tugboat OPAL entered Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta for Palumbo Malta Shipyard on Monday 5th February 2018. The containership formerly CSAV LONCOMILLA with imo 9437385 infact still with CSAV funnel colours is owned by Seaspan Shipmanagement, Canada. […]