The 36m anchor handling tug NEPTUN 11 was spotted again at Malta sheltering from weather conditions after an absence of 9 years. She was here during March 2013, where she was towing the 50m flat top barge STEMAT 76 inside Grand Harbour.
She was built by Neptune Shipyards BV at Aalst, Netherlands with yard number YD12-349, launched on 27th October, 2010 and completed on 8th July, 2011 as NEPTUN 11 for Neptune Marine Towage BV, Hardinxveld – The Netherlands trading until 2014. Her steel building casco was from Panyu Yuefeng Ship Building & Repairing Factory, China.
From 2014 to 2016 she was renamed as GRACELAND for Landfall Transport & Towage Company, Sliedrecht – The Netherlands and in 2016 she was renamed again as NEPTUN 11 with Landfall Transport & Towage BV as the manager.
She’s 36 metres long (loa) with 10.40 m beam and maximum draft of 4.15 m. Her Bollard Pull is 42.8 ts and deck area of 120 m². She was berthed at MMH Malta during her stay.
Her husbandry agent was Melita Marine Group – https://melitamarinegroup.net/ who they appreciate our work and are part of our SPONSORS too.
