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 […]
Yachting – 107 metre superyacht MAR maiden call at Malta – 01.07.2023
The 2020 built 107 metre superyacht MAR entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call on Saturday 1st July at 1621 hrs coming from Suez Canal. Built in Italy by Benetti Yachts at their Livorno shipyard, her interior is styled by Italian designer design house Benetti and she was delivered to her owner in June […]
Yachting – Converted cruise ship DREAM again at Malta – June 2023
After nearly 5 years, the megayacht DREAM was again at Grand Harbour, Malta of which she entered on Sunday 18th June,2023. She was built in 1997 by Halic Shipyard at Istanbul, Turkey for the Turkish Maritime Lines with yard number 303 trading as TDI KARADENIZ until May 2005 of which we use to see her […]
Yachting – Abandoned Russian Superyacht ALFA NERO To Be Auctioned After Sanctions Lifted – June 2023
The United States Department of the Treasury removed an abandoned $120 million Russian superyacht from its sanctions list, clearing the way for the vessel to be auctioned to the highest bidder. The 82 metre superyacht ALFA NERO was laid up in Antigua’s Falmouth Harbor in March 2022 after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Last year, the […]
Yachting – 2011 built AIFER at Malta
One of the yachts built at the renowned Italian yard CRN is the 2011 launched superyacht AIFER. She’s 59.8 metres long with 10.2 metres beam and maximum draught of 3 metres holding a GRT of 985 tons. She’s a steel hull yacht with an aluminium superstructure. She is powered by 2 Caterpillar Diesel engines, which […]
Yachting – Superyacht PURE at Malta – April 2023
The 82 metre superyacht PURE was seen at Malta moored at Grand Harbour Marina during April, 2023. In fact she entered Grand Harbour on Saturday 1st April at 1610 hrs during her maiden call coming from Monaco and moored stern to St. Angelo Wharf. […]
Palumbo Superyachts – ATLANTIS II – From 22.02 to 05.04.2023
The Greek built and owned classic yacht ATLANTIS II returned to Malta for her refit and been using Malta as a repetitive customer since the yard was known as Malta Drydocks (MDD). She entered Valletta on Wednesday 22nd February at 1715 hrs coming from Tunis, Tunisia bound to Bormla Wharf at French Creek. […]
Palumbo Superyachts – PEGASUS VIII – November 2022 to April 2023
One of the superyachts that uses various facilities at Malta , is the 2003 built 78.6 metres superyacht PEGASUS VIII. She was built by Royal Denship A/S, Denmark as the PRINCESS MARIANA and renamed to PEGASUS V in May 2011 as white hull of which she was seen entering Grand Harbour Marina (GHM) 2 months […]
Yachting – 2017 built 110.01m yacht KAOS at Malta – September 2022
The largest yacht ever built at Oceanco and the largest yacht ever built in the Netherlands , KAOS was spotted in the Maltese Territorial Waters during the first days of September, 2022. She was built in 2017 to the Passenger Yacht Code standard, which added extra layers of requirements and complexity. She was built for Sheikh […]
Yachting – GENE MACHINE and GENE CHASER at Malta – July 2022
On Tuesday 5th July the 55 metre superyacht GENE MACHINE and her 55 metre support yacht GENE CHASER entered within territorial waters coming from Ibiza, Spain bound to Grand Harbour Marina mooring stern to St. Angelo Wharf. First one to enter was GENE CHASER at 1107 hrs. Originally built as BLUE OCEAN in 2020 by […]
