TOWAGE – ALICAN DEVAL at Malta. On Thursday 2nd March 2006 the Turkish flag and owned general cargo ship ALICAN DEVAL was seen off Valletta, Malta towed by the Italian Flag and owned 1974 tugboat BRUCOLI after she ran aground bound to Malta Shipyards where the mentioned cargo ship was handed over to Tug Malta Ltd …
February 2018
BAHR ESSALAM FIELD Movements – SKANDI CALEDONIA at Malta. The 2003 built NIS flag platform supply vessel SKANDI CALEDONIA was seen once again arriving at Valletta, Malta from Bahr Essalam Field, offshore Tripoli, Libya to mobilize at the Mediterranean Maritime Hub (MMH) Facilities. She was built in Norway by Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted at Fitjar with 83.7 metres as …
PASSER BY – Pipe Layer AUDACIA – 24.02.2018. The 2005 built PAN flag pipe layer AUDACIA was spotted at 0247 hrs (0147 UTC) passing by 29.8 nautical miles North off Valletta, Malta bound to Haifa, Israel from Cadiz, Spain on Saturday 24th February 2018. She was built in China by Jiangnan Shipyard Group at China with 325 …
BAHR ESSALAM FIELD Movements – EDT NIOVI at Malta. The 1997 built CYP flag and owned tugboat EDT NIOVI was seen at Valletta, Malta from Friday 23rd to Saturday 24th February 2018 to mobilize at the Mediterranean Maritime Hub (MMH) Facilities for Bahr Essalam Field, offshore Tripoli, Libya. This her maiden call to Valletta ever since with …
NAVAL NEWS – 54 YEARS AGO – C553 ITS ANDREA DORIA Comissioned – 23.02.1964 On Sunday 23rd February 1964 the Italian Navy commissioned the Andrea Doria Class Helicopter Cruiser C553 ITS ANDREA DORIA CARLA. She was built by CNR, Riva Trigoso as Hull Number 248. Ordered in the 1957-58 Naval Programme, the Andrea Doria class were designed to …
PASSER BY – MPOV SKANDI CARLA – 22.02.2018. The 2001 built BHS flag multi purpose offshore vessel SKANDI CARLA was spotted at 2230 hrs (2130 UTC) passing by 30 nautical miles North off Valletta, Malta bound to Istanbul, Turkey from Gibraltar on Thursday 22nd February 2018. She was built in Norway by VARD Aukra at Aukra with 84 …
OFFSHORE – A.H.VARAZZE at Malta – 21.02.2018. The 2014 built ITA flag offshore tug supply ship A.H. VARAZZE entered Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta for Palumbo Malta Shipyard on Wednesday 21st February 2018. This is her second call this year so far.She was built by Rosetti Marino at Ravenna, Italy as ASSO TRENTADUE but was renamed and acquired by …
PASSER BY – Cable Layer ILE DE BATZ – 20.02.2018. The 2001 built FRA flag cable layer ILE DE BATZ was spotted passing by 83 nautical miles North Easterly off Valletta, Malta bound to Singapore from Calais, France on Tuesday 20th February 2018. She was built in South Korea by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard at Ulsan with 140 …
DRYDOCKING – Container ship MSC ATHOS – 22.02.2018. The 2013 built MLT flag container ship MSC ATHOS entered Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta for Palumbo Malta Shipyard for her 5 year survey on Thursday 22nd February 2018 assisted by 3 local tugs LIENI, MARI and SEA SALVOR with 2 pilots aboard while 1 Pilot was assisting the dock master at …
DRYDOCKING – Disabled container ship SEASPAN LONCOMILLA – 05.02.2018. The 2009 built HKG flag container ship SEASPAN LONCOMILLA towed by the 2009 built offshore tugboat OPAL entered Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta for Palumbo Malta Shipyard on Monday 5th February 2018. The containership formerly CSAV LONCOMILLA with imo 9437385 infact still with CSAV funnel colours is owned by Seaspan Shipmanagement, Canada. …