Anchor Weekly News – Week 17 of 2025.
Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 21st April. From 0040 to 1636 hrs the general cargo ship NS ARLECCHINO was at Valletta berthed at Magazine Wharf. From 0602 to 1316 hrs the ro/ro ship CAROLINE RUSS was at Valletta berthed at Flagstone Wharf bound to anchorage […]
Anchor Weekly News – Week 14 of 2025.
Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 31st March. (D) 0358 hrs the ropax EUROCARGO RAVENNA was at Valletta berthed at Laboratory Wharf coming and going to Catania, Sicily. Grimaldi Group, are handled in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd – www.sullivanmaritime.com From 0441 to 1937 hrs the ro/ro […]
Casualties – FUGRO MERCATOR salvage operation – 25 to 26.03.2025
On Tuesday 25th March, 2025 salvage operation was in effect to pull off the grounded 42m research vessel FUGRO MERCATOR that ran aground while sheltering from weather conditions last Saturday 22nd March – https://maltashipphotos.com/casualty-research-vessel-fugro-mercator-runs-aground-22-03-2025/ At 0823 hrs UTC the Fratelli Neri 16.76m Damen Stan Tug 1606 PACINI arrived in position from Darsena Calafati, Porto di […]
Anchor Weekly News – Week 12 of 2025.
Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 17th March. (D) – 0053 hrs the 1988 built BLZ flag general cargo ship NS PRIDE entered Valletta for Magazine Wharf. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/ns-pride-13-07-2021/ (D) – 0252 hrs the ropax EUROCARGO RAVENNA passed breakwaters outbound […]
Casualties – Research Vessel FUGRO MERCATOR runs aground – 22.03.2025
In the evening of Saturday 22nd March, 2025 the 2003 built BHS flag 42 m research vessel FUGRO MERCATOR ran aground on Saturday evening, March 22, on the reef of the Enfola promontory, near Portoferraio on the island of Elba (Livorno). She was sheltering from the current bad weather happening in the Mediterranean Sea, and would have […]
Anchor Weekly News – 1st to 9th March 2025.
Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Saturday 1st March. First shipping movement at Valletta was the arrival of the 2017 built tug ST ANGELO that passed breakwaters at 0559 hrs wearing fresh MedTug livery from Augusta, Sicily after she was drydocked. More images here – St. […]
Medserv – Diving Support Vessel VOLSTAD SURVEYOR Call during 2015
With Head office at Marsaxlokk Harbour and founded in 1974, originally at Manoel Island at Marsamxett Harbour (Until 2003) MEDSERV has become a trusted partner and provider of integrated oilfield support and services operating in and around the Mediterranean. Medserv provides integrated logistics support and services, including engineering services for plant and equipment used for the […]
Maiden Call – Research Vessel OCEAN VANGUARD at Malta – August to September 2024
The former Norwegian Government fishing support vessel DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN built in Norway was seen at Malta as the research vessel OCEAN VANGUARD homeported at Majuro, Marshall Islands (MHL Flag). Built in Norway by Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk as yard no 152 with keel laid on 18th November 1992, launched on 13th March 1993 and […]
Broken Up – Seismic Ship RAMFORM CHALLENGER – 20.10.2019
During 2019, the Norwegian built and owned seismic/research vessel RAMFORM CHALLENGER was sold to shipbreakers at Aliaga, Turkey and was beached on Sunday 20th October, 2019. She was built by Langsten Slip & Batbygg – Tomrefjord, Norway with yard no 169 though her hull was built by Tangen Verft A/S – Kragero, Norway with yard […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – Italian Coast Guard detains rescue ship HUMANITY 1 – 05.03.2024
The 1976 built rescue ship HUMANITY 1 operated by SOS Humanity has been detained at Crotone Port for allegedly breaching new rules on search and rescue (SAR) in the Central Mediterranean, the German NGO said last Tuesday 5th March, 2024. The ship has been placed under administrative detention for 20 days in relation to the […]
