Cargo News – Norwegian Ship BRUFJELL loading grit from Palumbo Malta Shipyard – August 2024.
Grit blasting is a common surface preparation method used in various industries, such as shipbuilding and maintenance. It involves using compressed air to propel abrasive grit particles onto a surface, which creates a roughened surface profile necessary for proper adhesion of a new coating. Grit blasting is effective in removing mill scale, rust, and old […]
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 […]
Ship Repair – Superyacht GIGIA ready from 204 days Drydocking at Malta – 14.05.2024
On Tuesday 14th May, 2024 the 85 metre Lurssen built superyacht GIGIA left Melita Marine Shipyard after spending nearly 7 months drydocked inside the 102 metres floating dock NAZLAB. Last Year on Monday 23rd October, 2023 when she shifted from MMH with Harbour Pilot aboard towards the dock an article was issued – https://maltashipphotos.com/ship-repair-superyacht-gigia-drydocked-inside-nazlab-23-10-2023/ Scaffolding […]
Local Shipping – Arrival of Floating Dock NAZLAB – 10.05.2014
On 28th April 2014 Melita Marine Group, Malta took over a Floating Dock with 5,000 tons lifting capacity from Western Ship Repair Yard, Klaipeda part of the BLRT Grupp to be renamed NAZLAB. With a length overall of 102 meters, inside width 20 meters and draft over keel blocks of 6 meters, the dock at […]
Tankers – MARIANGELA MONTANARI
The 1906 established Italian Shipping Company – Navigazione Montanari SpA operating in the maritime transport sector, in particular of liquid and gaseous materials has been always a regular caller to Malta. Today we are featuring the 1963 built tanker MARIANGELA MONTANARI built by Cantiere Navale Felszegi, Muggia in Italy with yard number 72 following the […]
Ship Repair – Bezzina Ship Repair Yard – October-December 2021
Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY) is a complete Ship and Yacht repair facility for vessels of steel, aluminium, CRP and wood. It is a privately family owned and situated at Coal Wharf, Grand Harbour inner side. With 2 former Admiralty reinforced concrete floating docks (RCFD) of which lately they were refurbished, repetitive and new clients […]
Ship Repair – Bezzina Ship Repair Yard – Aug-Sept 2021
Bezzina Ship Repair Yard (BSRY) is a complete Ship and Yacht repair facility for vessels of steel, aluminium, CRP and wood. It is a privately family owned and situated at Coal Wharf, Grand Harbour inner side. With 2 former Admiralty reinforced concrete floating docks (RCFD) of which lately they were refurbished, repetitive and new clients […]
Former Military – TREVOSE
A prototype General Service Launch built in UK for the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers of the British Army is still trading with her original name – TREVOSE. She was built in 1964 by Thornycroft, Southampton with 74 tons Displacement as a General Service Launch for the War Department Fleet, performing duties with the Royal […]
Palumbo Superyachts Refit – 55m yacht SAMAX – May to July 2021
A Dutch built lady – SAMAX which is not a newcomer to Malta recently was drydocked at Palumbo Superyachts. She entered Grand Harbour on Saturday 29th May at 0632 hrs coming from the Middle East via Suez berthing at Somerset Wharf. SAMAX was built by Feadship at the Royal Van Lent Shipyard as 775CLAIRE and […]
Heavy Load Carrier JUMBO KINETIC – Aerial Photography
One of the most interesting Heavy Load Carriers in the world, the 2014 built ship JUMBO KINETIC was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS around 40 nautical miles from Gozo last Tuesday 30th March, 2021. Her interesting cargo was 3 HHMC Dockyard Cranes for Fincantieri Trieste, Sestri & La Spezia Shipyards built in […]
