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 […]
Cruise Liner News – 4 New Cruise Liners to be built for NCL from Fincantieri – February 2025
During Week 6 of February, 2025 Fincantieri announced that the letter of intent that it signed with Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings (NCLH) on 8th April, 2024 has been transformed into a firm order for the construction of four new cruise ships, destined for the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) brand. The value of this agreement, subject […]
Cable Layer – CERTAMEN
The world’s first icebreaking cable repair ship built was the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) ship CCGS JOHN CABOT named after John Cabot, a Venetian explorer from the Age of Exploration of which was built in Montreal, Canada and commissioned on 31st May 1965. During 1996 she was decommissioned, refitted for more service and acquired by the […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Chemical/Oil Tanker LUCA IEVOLI from 11.10 to 14.10.2024
In the afternoon of Friday 11th October the 2002 Italian built and owned chemical/oil tanker LUCA IEVOLI was seen passing Grand Harbour breakwaters at 1539 hrs assisted by 1 tug WENZINA. She was built by Cantiere Navale Morini at Ancora with yard no 275 as the double hull tanker LUCA IEVOLI with 1 x Wartsila […]
Cruise Liner News – Royal Caribbean Cancels Bookings Due to Lifeboat Damage on RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS – September 2024
Guests that were booked for the September 15 sailing of the 1997 built liner RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS received an email from the cruise line informing them their cruise has been cancelled. Royal Caribbean International stated that the cancellation was due to damage to one of the vessel’s lifeboats, lowering the ship’s lifesaving capacity. She was […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tsakos tanker ALASKA from 26th May to 27th June 2024
After 24 days since the departure of Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) crude oil tanker ARCHANGEL, it was time to see another Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) build, this time the ALASKA homeported at Majuro (MHL Flag) too. She passed breakwaters at Grand Harbour on Sunday 26th May at 1248 hrs assisted by 4 tugs and berthed […]
Valletta Cruise Port – Voyager of the Seas & Europa at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves in one day – 21.05.2024
The cruise industry is a major player in the global tourism industry, and it continues to grow year after year of which Valletta Cruise Port (VCP) looks forward to an excellent 2024. Valletta Cruise Port has announced an exceptional 2023, recording close to 900,000 passenger movements, an impressive increase of more than 65 percent over […]
Delivery – 2024 newbuilt Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessel HST PADSTOW at Malta – 13.04.2024
A Damen 2710 Hybrid designed Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) – HST PADSTOW entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Saturday 13th April, 2024 at 1332 hrs bound for Deep Water Quay (DWQ) 2 Wharf for uplifting bunkers coming from Souda Bay, Crete. At 1354 hrs she was secured at her berth and 20 minutes later she started […]
