Anchor Weekly News – Week 12 of 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Monday 17th March. (D) – 0053 hrs the 1988 built BLZ flag general cargo ship NS PRIDE entered Valletta for Magazine Wharf. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/ns-pride-13-07-2021/ (D) – 0252 hrs the ropax EUROCARGO RAVENNA passed breakwaters outbound […]

Casualties – Research Vessel FUGRO MERCATOR runs aground – 22.03.2025

In the evening of Saturday 22nd March, 2025 the 2003 built BHS flag 42 m research vessel FUGRO MERCATOR ran aground on Saturday evening, March 22,  on the reef of the Enfola promontory, near Portoferraio on the island of Elba (Livorno). She was sheltering from the current bad weather happening in the Mediterranean Sea,  and would have […]

Maritime Incident – Retrieving tanker SILENDI lost anchor – February 2025

On Saturday 8th February, 2025 the 2009 built chemical/oil products tanker SILENDI lost port side anchor while she was anchored at the waiting area and few hours later she was drifting within territorial waters (wtw) sheltering from the strong SE winds. In this case the Maritime Authority here as Transport Malta (TM) must be provided […]

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 […]

AFM – Brand New Patrol Craft P51 donated by USA – November 2002

On Wednesday 13th November, 2002 the 87-foot Protector Class boat, bought out of a $13 million grant made available to Malta under the US Securities Assistance Act of 2000 P 51 was handed over to the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) at the Maritime Squadron Base. The grant had been given for the purchase of […]

Malta Naval Visits – February 2025

Monday 3rd February. The Royal Navy Batch 2 River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) HMS TRENT P 224 shifted from Hamilton Wharf North to South in front of Dock 3 with pilot onboard at 0830 hrs. More images can be found here – P224 HMS Trent – 12.02.2025 – Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos The […]

Local Shipping – Former Shell Tanker – STAR ONE

One of the former Shell ships operating at Malta was the 1966 built Oil Products Tanker STAR ONE. She was ordered as ESK BANK by Shell-Mex & BP Ltd. on 17th August 1965 from Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd., Grangemouth, with yard number 537. She was launched a year later exactly on the 16th August 1966 […]