Aerial Photography – STS operation between CYAN NOVA and RAVA – March 2024.
On Friday 15th March 2024, another ship to ship (STS) operation was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS offshore Malta. The ships were the 2017 built crude oil tanker RAVA and the 2011 built crude oil tanker CYAN NOVA. RAVA was built in South Korea by Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Eng Co Ltd at […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa from 15th to 31st May 2024
Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows from May 15th to 31st, 2024 (date of loading in the origin ports) until further notice: 20′ 40’/40’HC WEST MEDITERRANEAN (in USD) 4,200 6,000 ADRIATIC (in USD) 4,300 6,100 EAST MEDITERRANEAN (in USD) 4,400 6,300 BLACK SEA (in USD) 4,500 6,400 […]
CMA CGM News – BAF update – Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco Roro services from 1st May, 2024
Following bunker prices evolution since the last surcharge adjustment, CMA CGM SSL Intra Europe will revise its BAF as follows on its Roro South services connecting France with Algeria, Tunisia & Morocco (import & export): Effective May 1st, 2024: Cargo Algeria service Tunisia service Morocco service Roll, full EUR 1,196/unit EUR 502/unit EUR 646/unit Roll, empty […]
Maiden Call – Montenegro owned bulker KOTOR – 22.04.2013
One of the rare countries that ships come from at Malta is the Balkan Country – Montenegro. In the afternoon of Monday 22nd April, 2013 the 2012 built bulker KOTOR entered Grand Harbour for the first time. She was built in China by Shanghai Shipyard at Shanghai with 179.98 metres as length overall (loa) and […]
Tall Ships – Replica GOTEBORG at Malta – October 2022
The world’s largest ocean-going wooden hull tall ship , built as a replica of an 18th Century vessel , GOTEBORG entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Friday 14th October during a 2 year voyage from Sweden to Shanghai. While she was entering a gun salute was done from the ship and answered from Valletta’s Saluting Battery. […]
Broken Up – Salvage Tug SALVAGE TITAN – December 2022
One of the famous Dutch built ocean going salvage tug SALVAGE TITAN was broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan last December 2022. She was built by Verolme Shipyard – Heusen; Netherlands with yard number 934 for Smit International Rotterdam as SMIT NEW YORK. Below image is while she was berthed at the old Medserv Base at […]
CMA CGM News – Shanghai Reefer Imports Updates – 08.04.2022
In consequence of the pandemic control management measures undertaken by the local authorities in Shanghai, we observe massive impact on both trucking movements velocity and available trucking capacities. These factors have a major impact on import cargo that suffer drastically slower pick up time and therefore excessively stretched dwell time which results in high stress […]
Yachting – 65 m yacht LADY M seized in Italy – 04.03.2022
On Friday 4th March, 2022 the 65 metre yacht LADY M owned by Alexei Mordashov, the richest man in Russia was detained at Imperia Port, Italy by the militarized Police Force Guardia Di Finanza. The move followed similar seizures in France and Germany belonging to other Russian oligarchs, as Western states implement massive sanctions, including […]
Bulkers – 225 metre YONG JIA at Malta – September 2007
During September 2007 an unusual 225 metre bulker in Ballast Condition – YONG JIA was seen berthed starboard side alongside to DWQ 4 on Friday 14th. She was built in China by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group of Shanghai with Yard no as H1283A ordered on 21st July 1999, keel laid on 18th October 2000, launched […]
Yacht Transportation – PLANTIJNGRACHT – 15-18th March 2021.
On Monday 15th March, 2021 around 0740 hrs the 2010 built multi purpose (MPP) ship PLANTIJNGRACHT entered Grand Harbour, Malta on her maiden call bound to berth starboard side alongside at MMH Facilities for yacht discharging/loading operation coming from Palma Di Majorca. She was built in China by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group at Shanghai for […]
