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 […]

Tanker News – Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) sells IZUMO PRINCESS – April 2024

Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has sold the 2007 Japanese built aframax tanker IZUMO PRINCESS for approximately $37 million, advancing its ongoing initiative to modernize her fleet.   Although the buyer was not disclosed she is now owned by Seychelles-registered Noble Sphere Corp and has been renamed THORIN heading to Primorsk, Russia. Currently […]

Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Ropax CRUISE BONARIA from 09.12 to 13.12.2021

The 21 year old lady CRUISE BONARIA called the third time in 2 years at Palumbo Malta Shipyard with this time entering Grand Harbour, Malta on Thursday 9th December at 1246 hrs coming from Livorno, Italy but she was anchored at Bunkering Area 3. There were several VHF Exchanges between Valletta VTS and the vessel’s […]

Naval News – Final Days of HMAS SIRIUS O 266 – 22.11.2021

HMAS SIRIUS O 266 the former Greek tanker DELOS built in 2004 and purchased by the Royal Australian Navy and converted into a fleet replenishment vessel is in her final days prior to decommissioning in December 2021. DELOS was built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea as one from 6 of her class being built for the Greek Shipping Company Tsakos. She […]

Palumbo Malta Shipyard – THOMAS ZAFIRAS from 14.08.2021 to 24.08.2021

The 5 year old 249.90 metre long Aframax type crude oil tanker THOMAS ZAFIRAS called at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She entered Grand Harbour on Saturday 14th August, 2021 passing breakwaters at 1603 hrs on completion of her sistership ELIAS TSAKOS. She was assisted by 4 tugs bound for drydocking at Dock 6 the same like […]

Palumbo Malta Shipyard – LEONTIOS H from 01.10.2021 to 13.10.2021

The 5 year old 249.90 metre long Aframax type crude oil tanker LEONTIOS H called at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She entered Grand Harbour on Friday 1st October, 2021 passing breakwaters at 1621 hrs. She was built in Romania by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries as yard number 5012, the third tanker in a series of 9. And […]

Palumbo Malta Shipyard – ELIAS TSAKOS from 02.08.2021 to 14.08.2021

The 5 year old 249.90 metre long Aframax type crude oil tanker ELIAS TSAKOS called at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She entered Grand Harbour on Monday 2nd August, 2021 passing breakwaters at 1558 hrs. She was assisted by 4 tugs bound for drydocking at Dock 6. She was built in Romania by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries […]