Yachting – ESPADARTE leaving Malta from Bezzina Ship Repair Yard – May 2024
One of the classic yachts that is a repetitive client of Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY) since the year 2020 is the Portuguese built ESPADARTE. She was built by Arsenal do Alfeite in Portugal at their Alfeite shipyard in 1968 to military specifications and after 1974 she was sold to the Saudi based Sheikh Mouffak […]
Yachting – ESPADARTE leaving Malta from Bezzina Ship Repair Yard – 01.07.2023
On Saturday 1st July, 2023 the Portuguese built 49.8 metres yacht ESPADARTE was seen leaving Grand Harbour, Malta at 1141 hrs. She was built by Arsenal do Alfeite in Portugal at their Alfeite shipyard in 1968 and this classic yacht is a repetitive client of Bezzina Ship Repair Yard […]
Scrap Iron – Ukrainian Ship VIANA DO CASTELO at Malta – 10.08.2016
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. An interesting shipment was seen on Wednesday 10th August, 2016 with the 88 metre long Ukrainian Ship VIANO DO CASTELO. Once she was secured at […]
MBL News – WORLD EXPLORER Maiden Call at Malta – September 2020
On Thursday 10th September, 2020 the 2017 built expedition cruise ship WORLD EXPLORER entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call at 1438 hrs for first fly-cruise embarkation operation in the Mediterranean sea. She was built in Portugal by West Sea Estaleiros Navals LDA as yard number CO 10 and entered service in 2019 with […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – 57 rescued men transferred to short sea ferry boat EUROPA II at OPL Malta – 30.04.2020
The saga of the human trafficking continues – 57 immigrants all males and in good healthy conditions that were stranded in a dinghy in Malta’s SAR Area were rescued by the Libyan fishing vessel DAR AL SALAM 1 between Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29 th April. Following a rescue operation coordinated by the Maltese government […]
