Tanker News – 2 Turkish Tankers performing STS’s at Malta – December 2024

During the end of December 2024 two Turkish tankers were seen at Grand Harbour, Malta performing ship to ship (sts) operations at the Tank Cleaning Farm (TCF), Ricasoli jetty. The first one was the Turkish built and owned 130 m chemical/oil tanker SARAJEVO that berthed starboard side alongside with Falzon Marine tanker SANTA LUCIA alongside […]

Casualty – Turkish Gulet PASA PRVI storm battered at Malta – 18.01.2025

During Week 3 of the year 2025, the Central Mediterranean including the Maltese Islands experienced severe weather including SE Force 7 winds happening on Friday 17th January battering the exposed areas. Storm caused disruption throughout the country especially in the exposed areas with ships sheltering to the West Coast and other ships dragging anchor  like […]

Local Shipping – Tugboat MED ALDEBARAN christened at Malta – 04.12.2024

Today Wednesday 4th December Tug Malta held a naming ceremony for her latest tugboat MED ALDEBARAN , a Damen RSD Tug 2513 at Pinto 3 Wharf, part of Valletta Cruise Port (VCP). Damen and Tug Malta signed the contract for the vessel in March this year. Following completion of construction at Damen Song Cam Shipyard […]

Maiden Call – Tugboat IRAKLIS Z at Malta – 28.11.2024

On Thursday 28th November, 2024 the Turkish built and Greek owned ASD tugboat IRAKLIS Z passed breakwaters at 1508 hrs with a harbour pilot aboard during her maiden call. Built by Sanmar Shipyards, Turkey with technical cooperation with the Canadian naval architects, Robert Allan Limited, she was built and delivered in 2015 as CIVITAVECCHIA of […]

Medserv – Diving Support Vessel VOLSTAD SURVEYOR Call during 2015

With Head office at Marsaxlokk Harbour  and founded in 1974, originally at Manoel Island at Marsamxett Harbour (Until 2003) MEDSERV has become a trusted partner and provider of integrated oilfield support and services operating in and around the Mediterranean. Medserv provides integrated logistics support and services, including engineering services for plant and equipment used for the […]

Research Vessel – OCEANXPLORER

One of the world’s most advanced research vessel is the Spanish built OCEANXPLORER of which a year ago she was spotted at Grand Harbour, Malta berthed after her maiden call was done during January, 2022. She was built at Yildirim Shipyard at Istanbul, Turkey as a hull and completed in Spain by Freire Shipyard in […]

Delivery – 2024 newbuilding tug BB ELECTRA at Malta – 15.03.2024

On Friday 15th March, 2024, the Turkish built ElectRA 2200 SX design 22.2 m tug BB ELECTRA passed breakwaters at Grand Harbour, Malta at 0615 hrs berthing at DWQ 4 Wharf. With a length (loa) of 22.2 m excluding fenders, molded breadth of 10.84 meters and least molded depth of 4.4 meters, BB ELECTRA has […]

Delivery – 2024 newbuilding tug BO – February, 2024

Last Friday 2nd February the voyage of the newbuild Sanmar Traktor Z-2500 design 25.3 metres long tug DELICAY XIV started her delivery voyage to her German operator H. Schramm Towage. She will be christened as BO named after the three-year-old godson of H. Schramm Towage owner Hans Helmut Schramm. She entered Augusta, Sicily where she […]