Anchor Weekly News – Week 17 of 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 21st April. From 0040 to 1636 hrs the general cargo ship NS ARLECCHINO was at Valletta berthed at Magazine Wharf. From 0602 to 1316 hrs the ro/ro ship CAROLINE RUSS was at Valletta berthed at Flagstone Wharf bound to anchorage […]

Anchor Weekly News – Week 16 of 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 14th April. (D) 0356 hrs – the ropax EUROCARGO RAVENNA left Valletta from Laboratory Wharf. Grimaldi Group, are handled in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd – www.sullivanmaritime.com  From 0507 to 1747  hrs the ro/ro ship ELISABETH RUSS was at Valletta berthed at […]

Anchor Weekly News – Week 14 of 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 31st March. (D) 0358 hrs the ropax EUROCARGO RAVENNA was at Valletta berthed at Laboratory Wharf coming and going to Catania, Sicily. Grimaldi Group, are handled in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd – www.sullivanmaritime.com  From 0441 to 1937 hrs the ro/ro […]

Casualties – FUGRO MERCATOR salvage operation – 25 to 26.03.2025

On Tuesday 25th March, 2025 salvage operation was in effect to pull off the grounded 42m research vessel FUGRO MERCATOR that ran aground while sheltering from weather conditions last Saturday 22nd March – https://maltashipphotos.com/casualty-research-vessel-fugro-mercator-runs-aground-22-03-2025/ At 0823 hrs UTC the Fratelli Neri 16.76m Damen Stan Tug 1606 PACINI arrived in position from Darsena Calafati, Porto di […]

Anchor Weekly News – Week 11 of 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 10th March. At 0344 hrs the ropax EUROCARGO RAVENNA passed breakwaters outbound to Catania, Sicily. Grimaldi Group, are handled in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd – www.sullivanmaritime.com  From 0509 to 1725 hrs the 1999 built ro/ro ship ELISABETH RUSS was […]

Anchor Weekly News – 1st to 9th March 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Saturday 1st March. First shipping movement at Valletta was the arrival of the 2017 built tug ST ANGELO that passed breakwaters at 0559 hrs wearing fresh MedTug livery from Augusta, Sicily after she was drydocked. More images here – St. […]

Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tanker PROPONTIS from 15.02 to 05.03.2025

After ship to ship (sts) operation with sludge tanker ECOMATE at Bunkering Area 3 on Friday 14th February, the 2006 built crude oil tanker PROPONTIS entered Grand Harbour on Saturday 15th February at 0934 hrs bound for Dock 6 assisted by tugs. More images can be found here – Propontis – 16.02.2025 – Malta Ship Photos […]

Renaming – EUROCARGO ISTANBUL to MERNA 2 – February, 2025

One of the Italian built ro/ro ships trading around – EUROCARGO ISTANBUL was sold during February 2025 and renamed as MERNA 2. She entered Grand Harbour on Thursday 13th February at 1516 hrs. She was built at Cantieri Navali Visentini, Italy as FRANZ in 1998 with yard number 184 for Levantina Trasporti Srl with sister […]

Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tanker JAY 2 from 05.02 to 16.02.2025

On Thursday 29th February 2024 the Turkish built 170 m long chemical/oil tanker JAY 2 arrived OPL Malta and immediately 2 court warrants were issued – 368/2024 and 378/2024. Month later on Thursday 21st March another court warrant was issued – 499/2024 and on Wednesday 24th July, 2024 another court warrant was issued (1237/2024) by […]

Tugboat – Cory Towage OAKGARTH

One of the McTay Marine Limited built vessels that was built was the tugboat OAKGARTH. With yard number 55 and delivered to ICB (Leasing) Ltd she was managed by Cory Towage Ltd, London, UK . During 1992 she was sold to MCI Leasing and managed by Cory Towage Ltd. In 1998 she was fitted with […]