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 […]
AFM – Arrival of P 71 , largest Patrol Vessel for Malta – 07.11.2022
On Monday 7th November, 2022 at 0751 hrs the 74.8 metres Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) P 71 as C 890 entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her delivery voyage coming from Chioggia, Italy. She berthed port side alongside at Ras Hanzir Dolphins (RHD). With a full load displacement of over 2,000 tonnes, 74.8 metres as length […]
Yachting – 2017 built 110.01m yacht KAOS at Malta – September 2022
The largest yacht ever built at Oceanco and the largest yacht ever built in the Netherlands , KAOS was spotted in the Maltese Territorial Waters during the first days of September, 2022. She was built in 2017 to the Passenger Yacht Code standard, which added extra layers of requirements and complexity. She was built for Sheikh […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Barge BENEDETTA from 15.07 to 11.08.2022
On Friday 15th July the 1974 built ITA flag and owned 40.70 m barge BENEDETTA towed by the 1992 built ITA flag and owned tug PAUL which is a familiar tug in our territorial waters arrived off Grand Harbour (OGH) to be handed over to local tugs for drydocking at Dock 4. BENEDETTA was built […]
MSPAP – Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos 32nd Anniversary – 01.08.2022
Last Monday 1st August , Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos (MSPAP) celebrated her 32nd anniversary. It is a great honor and a great joy for me that together with my team we embarked on a great adventure and we are navigating worldwide. For some of you, you think that this is our hobby….We started […]
Yachting – GENE MACHINE and GENE CHASER at Malta – July 2022
On Tuesday 5th July the 55 metre superyacht GENE MACHINE and her 55 metre support yacht GENE CHASER entered within territorial waters coming from Ibiza, Spain bound to Grand Harbour Marina mooring stern to St. Angelo Wharf. First one to enter was GENE CHASER at 1107 hrs. Originally built as BLUE OCEAN in 2020 by […]
Yachting – 2021 built 70.2 m POLARIS at Malta
One of the Italian built luxury yachts around the world is the 2021 built superyacht POLARIS built by Rossinavi at Viareggio, Italy. She’s the 280th largest yacht in the world and the first largest yacht to be built by her builder. In fact shortly after she was delivered to her owner she entered Grand Harbour, […]
Passer By – ROTA ENDURANCE towing TORO – 19.05.2022
On Thursday 19th May, 2022 the 2003 built MHL flag offshore tug/supply ship ROTA ENDURANCE towing the 152 metre pipe layer platform TORO was seen in the Maltese Territorial Waters around 1120 hrs. When asked by Valletta VTS what were the intentions, radio officer replied (Dutch accent) that she was intended to uplift bunkers but […]
