Yachting – Chinese 2018 built superyacht ILLUSION PLUS at Malta – September 2023

The first Chinese built superyacht – ILLUSION PLUS called at Malta , of which entered Marsamxett Harbour on Saturday 9th September at 1632 hrs coming from Tarragona, Spain, berthing at Manoel Island Marina. She was built by Pride Mega Yachts that is the specialist megayacht brand of CIMC Raffles Yachts, based in China’s Yantai Peninsula […]
Naval News – Former seismic vessel VIKING VISION donated to Hellenic Navy – September 2023

The Hellenic Navy’s future multi-mission ship PERSEUS (for the voyage she was renamed as PERSEAS I ) arrived on Friday 1st September at Salamis Naval Base where she will receive the proper modifications in order to join the Navy soon. This is the fourth multi-purpose ship that joins the Navy as fleet support ship, all […]
Tanker News – Waste Oils Collected From Malta – August 2023

On Thursday 24th August the 20 year old lady ECOSTAR homeported at Gibraltar (GIB) entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 0714 hrs coming from Greece. Her purpose of call was to collect around 4,000 tons of Waste Oil from Falzon Bunkering at the Tank Cleaning Farm (TCF) Facilities at Ricasoli, Malta. She was built in Turkey […]
Naval News – Peruvian Navy bought 6 Helicopters for Euro 1 each – August 2023

The South Korean designed Makassar class Landing Platform Dock of the Peruvian Navy BAP PISCO AMP 156, a rarity in European waters was seen at Rota, Spain on Wednesday 9th August. She was built in Peru by by Shipyard Marine Industrial Services of Peru, known as SIMA. The design of the BAP PISCO was carried […]
Maiden Call – Norwegian Tug TRONDS LAX at Malta – 17.07.2023

On Monday 17th July, the 15 year old tug TRONDS LAX arrived at Valletta Roads, Malta to take Harbour Pilot to enter Valletta of which she passed breakwaters at 1029 hrs. Her last port of call was Cadiz, Spain but her track was that she came from Aliaga Roads, Turkey. She made fast at DWQ […]
CMA CGM News – PCS in Oran, Alger & Bejaia, Algeria from Indian Subcontinent, Middle East Gulf & Red Sea from 15.07.2023

We inform our customers that the operational situation in Oran, Alger and Bejaia, Algeria has been deteriorating for the past few weeks with no positive perspective in the weeks to come and we are experiencing huge delays in this port between congestion/waiting time plus berth time on the current vessels berthing sequences with following impacts: […]
Cruise Liner – JULES VERNE

One of more than 5 ships named in honour of the French science fiction writer JULES VERNE was a cruise liner built in Spain. She was built as yard no 185 at Union Naval de Levante in 1990 for Commodore Cruise Line as CROWN MONARCH trading 1994 then sold to Crown Cruise Line , operating […]
Delivery – Passenger Ship DANAT DUBAI – 20.10.2008

On Monday 20th October, 2008 around 1530 hrs the 1990 built UAE flag 34 metre passenger ship DANAT DUBAI was spotted entering Grand Harbour, Malta during her delivery voyage from Spain to United Arab Emirates. She was built in Australia by Austal Ships Pty Ltd with yard number 3 as BALI HAI in 1990 trading […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC SEAVIEW from 31.03 to 29.04.2023

The 4, 140 passenger capacity cruise liner MSC SEAVIEW entered Grand Harbour, Malta for her 5 year scheduled drydocking on Friday 31st March, 2023 which is a Public Holiday at Malta – Freedom Day. Coming from Barcelona, […]
Delivery – LADY CHANELLE arrive at Malta – 27.04.2023

The first acquisition for CSKC Co Ltd, Malta – LADY CHANELLE passed breakwaters on Thursday 27th April, 2023 at 1543 hrs during her delivery voyage from Mallaig, Scotland to Malta with GBR flag homeported at Stornoway covering 2,690 nautical miles. She was built in 2009 in Vigo, Spain as SANGRE AZUL for Spanish Interests with […]