Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Chemical/Oil Tanker LUCA IEVOLI from 11.10 to 14.10.2024
In the afternoon of Friday 11th October the 2002 Italian built and owned chemical/oil tanker LUCA IEVOLI was seen passing Grand Harbour breakwaters at 1539 hrs assisted by 1 tug WENZINA. She was built by Cantiere Navale Morini at Ancora with yard no 275 as the double hull tanker LUCA IEVOLI with 1 x Wartsila […]
Towage – Tug DUCHESS towing Barges GPS 631 and OSPREY FABRIQUE – 25.08.2023
On Friday 25th August 2023 the Damen 2021 built 27.05 metre anchor handling tug DUCHESS arrived at Malta towing 2 Flat Top Barges – a Damen Stan Pontoon 6316, the 63metre GPS 631 and the Tabmarine Barge 5019 50 metre OSPREY FABRIQUE. Local Tugs SEA SALVOR and WENZINA who was on duty started the operation […]
Towage – Disabled Suezmax tanker GULF SCANDIC towed to Malta – June 2007
On Saturday 9th June, 2007 the 1984 built 274 metres crude oil tanker GULF SCANDIC reported that she had engine failure off Pantelleria Island in the Mediterranean Sea. After few hours, Tug Malta 1998 built tugboat SEA SALVOR was dispatched and commenced towing the next day on Sunday 10th June. Towage arrived 3 miles off […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Asia to the Mediterranean & North Africa effective from 1st December, 2023
Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows as from December 1st, 2023 (loading date) until further notice: Destinations 20′ 40’/40’HC/40’REEFER West Med USD 1,400 USD 2,000 Adriatic USD 1,550 USD 2,100 East Med USD 1,600 USD 2,100 Black Sea USD 1,750 USD 2,200 Syria EUR 2,600 EUR 4,700 […]
CMA CGM News – CMA CGM to reshuffle its services linking East Med countries, Malta & Libya effective from 6th November, 2023
As there are always BETTER WAYS to address a market, CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division is pleased to announce the reshuffling of our TULYB, GTL and GETEX services as from WEEK 45 between TURKEY | GREECE| CYPRUS | EGYPT | LEBANON | MALTA | LIBYA. New TULYB set up will address the Turkey – Greece/Piraeus – Cyprus – Egypt – Libya markets. New GTL set up […]
Yacht Transport – PAUWGRACHT discharging 46 metre yacht – 07.03.2023
On Monday 6th March, the 2010 built Heavy Lift vessel PAUWGRACHT entered Grand Harbour, Malta on her maiden call to discharge the Feadship built yacht DAYBREAK. She was built in China by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group at Shanghai as BELUGA PASSION trading for few months were she was renamed as BELUGA LONDON trading until 23rd […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tanker ORPHEAS during September 2022
One of the South Korean built tankers, the Greek owned tanker ORPHEAS was drydocked at Dock 6 during September 2022. She was built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) at Samho, South Korea as double hull crude oil tanker delivered on 15th May, 2007. On Saturday 24th September, 2022 she was seen leaving the yard […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Tanker HAI SHANG during March 2023
The 2018 built former Greek crude oil tanker ARGIRONISSOS as the CAMPO SQUARE entered Grand Harbour, Malta during the 3rd week of March bound for drydocking at Palumbo Malta Shipyard Dock 6. Her interesting funnel colours of […]
Towing Assistance – TUGRA required tug after dragging anchor and rudder malfunction – 01.02.2022
On Tuesday 1st February, 2022 around 1420 hrs the 80 metre general cargo ship TUGRA reported to Valletta VTS that she’s dragging anchor and Not In Command and requested a tugboat for assistance. TUGRA radio officer advised both bunkering tankers ENDO SIROCCO and SANTA MARIA regarding the situation. At 1440 hrs the anchored bunkering tanker […]
Towage – FAIRMOUNT SUMMIT towing semi-submersible heavy lifter GAVEA LIFTER loaded with jack up oilrig WEST TITANIA – 13.06.2007
On Wednesday 13th June 2007, the 2005 built 75 metre anchor handling tug FAIRMOUNT SUMMIT towing the 1976 built 196 metre non propelled semi submersible heavy lifter GAVEA LIFTER loaded with the 1981 built jack up oil rig WEST TITANIA loaded from Congo, West Africa entered Grand Harbour around 1346 hrs. 4 Tug Malta tugs […]