Tugboat News – GIOVANNI BALISTRERI sold – March 2022
During March 2022 the Italian tugboat GIOVANNI BALISTRERI was sold to Nigerian interests. She was built in Italy in July 1980 by Cantiere Navali Giorgetti in Viareggio as MULETTO with yard number 29 for the Augusta company Augustea Imprese Marittime E Di Salvataggi SpA working as a harbour tug at Messina. With 27.62 metres length […]
Offshore News – 33 metre supply vessel DOT 1
A Japanese Built Crewboat that used to be homeported at Valletta and owned by a Maltese Shipping Group, was seen renamed as DOT 1 berthed and loading for Libya for the first time on Tuesday 13th July, 2021. She was built in 1980 by Yokohama Yacht at Yokohama, Japan being the second commercial vessel built […]
Malta Drydocks – 237 m Ore Bulk Oil (OBO) MARINE STAR – April 1991
On Friday 19th April the 1973 built ore bulk oil (obo) carrier MARINE STAR entered Grand Harbour, Malta berthing at the Tank Cleaning Farm (TCF) Facilities. She was built in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at Yokohama as yard no 934 named as ETERNAL LIGHT with Sanko Line, Japan. She was 237.70 metres as length […]
Coronavirus – Diamond Princess confirms 99 new cases – 17.02.2020
Another 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus aboard the cruise ship DIAMOND PRINCESS berthed at Yokohama, south of Tokyo in Japan bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 454. Hundreds of American passengers from the liner, where travellers have been mostly confined to their cabins since 3rd February, have been flown back to the […]
Conveyance – KRITI JADE off Valletta – 16.12.2019
On Monday 16th December 2019 at 1729 hrs the 2008 built chemical/oil products tanker KRITI JADE arrived 5 miles north east off Valletta for unfendering operation with Miggiani Offshore Boats JOANNA M upon completion of STS Operation and finished at 1839 hrs proceeding to Black Sea orders. She was built in South Korea by SPP Shipbuilding Sacheon […]
Heavy Lift Vessels – ZHEN HUA 1 with 4 Gantry Cranes for Malta Freeport – 31.08.2006
On Thursday 31st August 2006 the 233.6m (loa) Chinese vessel ZHEN HUA 1 loaded with 4 New Super Post-Panamax Gantry Cranes as deck cargo arrived at Marsaxlokk Harbour bound to Malta Freeport Terminals assisted by Tug Malta tugs. She left Shanghai, China in June and were manufactured by the internationally renowned crane manufacturer ZPMC. With […]
