Malta Naval Visits – February 2023
Naval Visits for the year 2023 started from February – Saturday 4th to Tuesday 7th February The First Naval Ship was the Italian Navy Gaeta Class Minehunter ITS VIAREGGIO M 5559 that entered at 0924 hrs. She was seen for the first time in Malta back to 2001 when she was only 5 years old. […]
Maiden Call – PCTC RCC COMPASS at Malta – 11.01.2023
The 2013 built vehicles carrier RCC COMPASS entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Wednesday 11th January, 2023 marking her maiden call to Valletta Port. She was due to enter on Monday 9th evening and leave on Tuesday 10th in the morning but due to Gale Force Winds on the 10th January it was much clever to […]
Yacht Transportation – DEO VOLENTE at Malta again in June & July 2022
The Star Class Yacht Transport Carrier DEO VOLENTE was seen again at Malta delivering yachts. The second 2022 call was back to Tuesday 7th June, a public holiday in Malta for discharging 2 Motor Yachts. This included the Polish motor yacht JUPOLY. Upon discharging back to the sea, she shifted to Grand Harbour Marina to […]
Fishing Vessels – Maltese Fishing Support Workboat GANG PIL LEE
One of the Spanish built vessels trading in Malta is the 2002 built 25.23 metres long fishing support workboat GANG PIL LEE. She was built at Astilleros Nodosa at Marin Shipyard, Spain as yard number 247 and named as AJD 1 for the Maltese Blue Fin Tuna farming Venture AJD Tuna that was established in […]
Tall Ships – 3 masted frigate replica ETOILE DU ROY at Malta for filming NAPOLEON by Ridley Scott – April/May 2022
The 1997 launched 46 metres long 3 masted sixth rate frigate built in Marmaris, Turkey, the ETOILE DU ROY entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Saturday 9th April berthing at DWQ 4, part of Valletta Gateway Terminals (VGT). Her purpose of call was to be part of Ridley Scott historical Film Shooting called NAPOLEON of which […]
Vehicle Carriers – HOEGH TRIGGER
The world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) is the 2015 built HOEGH TRIGGER with a carrying capacity of 8,500 car equivalent units (CEU). She was built in China by Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry at Xiamen with yard number 462B as HOEGH TRIGGER, the second vessel in a series of 6 Post-Panamax vessels under the […]
Maiden Call – Cargo Ship NS OLZA – 07.05.2022
One of the latest ships of the Albanian Shipping Company – New Shipping , the 1990 built SLE flag NS OLZA entered Grand Harbour, Malta on her maiden call on Saturday 7th May 2022 at 0753 hrs berthing at Laboratory Wharf South 2. She was built in Germany by Hegemann Rolandwerft at Bremen as CHRISTOPHER with blue […]
ConRo News – Grimaldi’s Hybrid RoRo ECO MALTA christened at Malta – 30.05.2022
The sixth ship from a class of twelve hybrid vessels of the innovative Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class the ECO MALTA was christened at Grand Harbour while she was berthed at Laboratory Wharf during her second voyage to Malta. She was delivered last March and the 3rd GG5G vessel seen in Valletta, first one ECO LIVORNO on […]
Maiden Call – Cargo Ship NS MOSVIK – 19.04.2022
One of the latest ships of the Albanian Shipping Company – New Shipping , the 1987 built PAN flag NS MOSVIK loaded with drain pipes entered Grand Harbour, Malta on her maiden call on Tuesday 19th April, 2022. She was built in Germany by Peters Schiffswerft at Wewelsfleth as PIA with green hull trading until […]
Bulkers – 142 metre QUEEN SARA at Malta – May 2022.
An interesting Bulgarian built bulker, the QUEEN SARA was spotted inside the Grand Harbour, Malta both on Wednesday 4th and Saturday 7th May, 2022 berthed at Magazine Wharf, part of Valletta Gateway Terminals (VGT). She was built in Bulgaria by Varna Shipyard AD, in Varna for the Bulgarian National Line – Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar […]
