Opinion – Terms in Shipping at Malta – 25.11.2023
Looking at certain ship photos caption it’s either you laugh or you cry. Most of the funniest shipping terms comes from the Media but when you see certain photographers that are involved in shipping photography you will say – Are you Serious ?? 🙂 CHARTERING is the term used to name the renting of a […]
Yachting – Damen Built Yacht Support Vessel GAME CHANGER at Malta – Q4 of 2023
The third largest yacht built by Damen Yachting, GAME CHANGER is recently spotted at Malta. She was seen first on Wednesday 4th October moored to St. Angelo Wharf at Grand Harbour Marina (GHM). She was built by Damen Yachting, Netherlands with 72.15 metres length (loa), a beam of 11.48 metres and a draught of 3.9 […]
Offshore News – Solstad secures 6 vessels deal for a project – 31.08.2023
Norwegian OSV player Solstad Offshore has landed a deal with Ocean Installer, a marine construction player, formerly known as Havfram Subsea securing work for six ships on a project in West Africa. NORMAND IVAN entering Grand Harbour, Malta back to May, 2016. The contract, which starts in the fourth quarter of this year, will utilise NORMAND […]
Passer By – AHT Centaurus towing Oil Rig – 23.08.2023
The 2009 built anchor handling tug CENTAURUS towing a semi submersible drilling rig (ssdr) from the Atlantic Ocean towards Aliaga, Turkey passed by Malta on her way to the breakers. She was built in Germany under the same name by Mutzelfeldtwerft Nord at Cuxhaven for the German owners Harms Salvage, Transport and Heavylift GmbH & […]
Aerial Photography – Crude Oil Tanker FRANKOPAN
One of the Croatian Ships trading around, the 250 metres crude oil tanker FRANKOPAN, part of the Shipping Company – Tankerska Plovidba based in Zadar was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP). She was leaving within territorial waters (wtw) after she left drydocking at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. As a company, it’s been […]
Tanker News – Action against tankers switching off their AIS – June 2023
The European Union (EU) has provided further details of its latest package of sanctions against Russia. Ships caught carrying out ship to ship (STS) transfers of price cap breaking Russian oil in European waters will be banned from EU ports. The bloc has also said it will prohibit access to EU ports for vessels if […]
Special Purpose Vessels – Convenience Boat at Malta – Summer 2023
Are you planning to go out for local cruising and drop your anchors ? In case you chose Malta for your holiday and would like to spend time sailing around and need daily needs with fresh items, Convenience Store Malta came up with a brilliant idea that apart from road delivery, now we have a […]
Local Shipping – Luzzu Cruises Passenger Boat HELENA G
One of the Inland Passenger Boats around the Maltese Islands is the 2006 built GRP hull HELENA G. Named for the wife of the owner (G stands for surname as Gheiti) she was seen at the Hardstanding Facilities, Marsaxlokk Harbour few days after she was brought to Malta back in 2009. She was built in […]
Maritime Accident – Mooring Bollard at Laboratory Wharf South 2 – 22.04.2023
In the morning of Saturday 22nd April 2023, a mooring Bollard (No 12) at the 74 metres long wharf – Laboratory Wharf South 2 finished in 2 pieces while an 88 metre general cargo ship was leaving. Around 0800 hrs when the vessel NS NEVELA was leaving the berth this accident happen, no one was […]
Towage – BREB XIAN brought to Malta – 19.04.2023
On Wednesday 19th April, 2023 the 1999 built general cargo ship BREB XIAN was towed to Malta for gearbox repairs at Palumbo Malta Shipyards by the 1992 built tug PAUL. BREB XIAN was coming […]
