Cable Layer – CERTAMEN

The world’s first icebreaking cable repair ship built was the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) ship CCGS JOHN CABOT named after John Cabot, a Venetian explorer from the Age of Exploration of which was built in Montreal, Canada and commissioned on 31st May 1965. During 1996 she was decommissioned, refitted for more service and acquired by 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 […]
Malta Naval Visits – FS Malabar A 664 from 23-26.05.2016

One of the interesting ocean going tugs in service with the French Navy (Marine Nationale) that visited Malta was the Tenace Class Ocean Going Tug FS MALABAR A 664 assigned as a Fishery Protection Vessel during BlueFin Tuna Season 2016. The Tenace Class were designed to tow disabled French nuclear submarines under any conditions. All […]
Malta Naval Visits – June 2024

Monday 3rd June. The operated Military Sealift Command of the US Navy Pathfinder Class Oceanographic Ship USNS MARIE THARP T-AGS 66 left Valletta, Malta from DWQ 2 wharf passing breakwaters at 1515 hrs. Tuesday 4th June. The Marine Nationale (French Navy) Vulcain Class MCM Diving Tender FS ACHERON A 613 left Valletta passing breakwaters at 0919 hrs from […]
Towage – Tug CHRISTOS LV towing Pipe Layer SEMINOLE at Malta – 28/29.03.2024

On Thursday 28th March, 2024 the 2007 built tug CHRISTOS LV towing the 135m long pipe layer SEMINOLE was seen approaching within territorial waters (wtw) bound to Bunkering Area 1 for uplifting bunkers and crew change at 2338 hrs. CHRISTOS LV is not a new face in Malta though she never called under Greek ownership. […]
Naval News – Turkish Navy decommissions TCG SOKULLU MEHMET PASA A 577 – 24.02.2024

On Saturday 24th February, the Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri) or Turkish Navy announced that the Rhein class training ship TCG SOKULLU MEHMET PASA A 577 will be decommissioned. She was built in Schlichting Shipyard in Travemunde, Germany as FGS DONAU A 69 and commissioned to the German Navy on 23rd May 1964 after she […]
Maiden Call – 2024 built Eurocarrier 2611 multicat SEA OLOUS – 09.02.2024

The latest addition to the Dutch Maritime Services Provider – Seacontractor, the Eurocarrier 2611 multicat SEA OLOUS made her maiden call while she’s enroute to Egypt last Friday 9th February, 2024 passing breakwaters at 0804 hrs with her last port of call was Le Havre, France. The robust, efficient and flexible design of the […]
Maiden Call – Yuan Yu 718, Yuan Yu 719, Yuan Yu 720 and Yuan Yu 721.

The third and last batch from the 10 Chinese Bottom Trawlers calling at Malta entered on Monday 6th November, 2023, making them the first ever Bottom Trawlers to call at Malta, First Chinese fishing vessels to call inside Grand Harbour since we had within territorial waters (wtw) and 6 sisterships on their maiden call in […]
Maiden Call – Yuan Yu 709, Yuan Yu 710 and Yuan Yu 717 – 05.11.2023

An interesting flotilla made up of 10 Chinese Bottom Trawlers made history in the Maltese Islands as being the first ever Chinese Fishing Vessels especially Bottom Trawlers to enter Grand Harbour, Malta. First one to pass breakwater (0741 hrs)was the 2021 built 28.61 metres Bottom Trawler YUAN YU 709 built at Huanghai Shipbuilding Co Ltd […]
Maiden Call – 2023 built multicat SEA EIDUM at Malta – July 2023

On Sunday 2nd July , 2023 at 1118 hrs the 2023 newbuilt EuroCarrier 2611 SEA EIDUM passed Grand Harbour, Malta breakwaters coming from Vlissingen, Netherlands on her maiden call. She is 26 meters long (loa) with 11 meters beam and is equipped with two powerful HEILA deck cranes and has a bollard pull of 33.9 […]