Drug Bust – 97 kilos of cocaine found hidden on containership MSC SHREYA B – 06.08.2023 at Malta Freeport –
97 kilos of cocaine with a street value of over €11 million were found hidden in the 2017 built , 330 metre mother container ship MSC SHREYA B that entered Marsaxlokk Harbour on Saturday 5th August at 2314 hrs. A random inspection on Sunday 6th August morning by divers of a security company engaged by […]
Cargo Vessel WILSON FLEX I – Aerial Photography – 23.03.2022
On Wednesday 23rd March the 2022 built ship WILSON FLEX I was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS around 25 nautical miles offshore Malta on her maiden voyage. She’s the first ship in a new series of 5 coastal vessels ordered by German joint venture shipping company Rhenus-Arkon Shipinvest GmbH & Co.KG, Germany (RHAS) and designed […]
Local Shipping – Bunkering Tanker VANNA (1980 built)
One of the Go Fuels tanker that was used for bunkering purposes was the 1980 built VANNA. She was built in Germany by Busumer Schiffsweerft at Busum as the chemical/oil products tanker HELGA ESSBERGER built for John T. Essberger, the pioneer of purpose-built parcel tankers and today is one of Europe’s leading operators of such tankers, […]
Cruise Liners – PRINCESS DANAE
One of the converted ships to a passenger ship was the 1955 built PRINCESS DANAE. She was built in Northern Ireland by Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd at Belfast as a fast cargo liner named PORT MELBOURNE for Port Line’s UK-Australia express service from 1955 to 1972. In 1972 she was converted as a […]
Valletta (Grand Harbour) Commercial Shipping Movements – Week 2 of 2019.
Monday 7th January, 2019. From 0003 to 0415 hrs the 1995 built ITA flag ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA was at Valletta berthed at Laboratory Wharf. Former Name – TRANSEUROPA until December 2013. IMO : 9010175; 183m; 32,553 GRT. Vessel was represented in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd – www.sullivanmaritime.com From 0525 to 1127 hrs the 1999 built PRT flag ro/ro ship PAULINE RUSS was at Valletta […]
Fishing – Portuguese Gill netter AGRIAO
Yesterday Monday 20th August, 2018 at 1020 hrs the Gill Netter AGRIAO with fishing registration as PD (Ponta Delgada, Azores) 561C was seen entering Valletta, Malta berthing at Dwq 2 Wharf. She was built at Gestinaval in Cudillero, Spain in 2000 with a length overall of 30 metres and 8 metres width and holding 224 […]
