On Saturday 12th August 2006, 2 short sea ferryboats COMINOLAND and KARWELA were towed from Cassar Ship Repair Yard, Marsa to Ras il-Hobz, Gozo that is a submerged pinnacle also known as the Middle Finger, to be scuttled by the Gozo Tourism Association. The Pinnacle is one of the most breathtaking dives in Gozo. The …
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An AFM Protector Class OPV P 52 rescued 100 migrants from a boat 68 miles south of Malta early on Wednesday 22nd August,2018. Two persons had already passed away by the time rescuers reached the boat, which was taking in water and in imminent danger of sinking, the AFM said. The migrants were brought to Malta on …
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Mediterranean Maritime Hub (MMH) is located within the inner of Valletta (Grand Harbour), and ideally positioned to serve the marine oil and gas servicing industries by providing drilling, sub-sea and marine operations, engineering, maintenance and storage and other services. The following are movements within Week 30 Sunday 22nd July, 2018. At 1221 hrs the 2012 built GIB …
The LNG carrier STENA BLUE SKY was historical when it delivered its cargo to the first privately-owned LNG terminal in China. Chinese gas distributor, ENN invited the LNG carrier to become the first vessel to unload at the new Xin’ao Terminal in Zhoushan, Ninbo region on 8th August 2018. Chinese companies build their own LNG terminals …
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The following are movements within Week 30 – Sunday 22nd July, 2018. At 0813 hrs the 1985 built PAN flag vehicle carrier SEA PATRIS left Valletta from Magazine Wharf after she discharged 100 dump trucks loaded from Algeria. Vessels was represented in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd (http://www.sullivanmaritime.com) Monday 23rd July, …
Ro/Ro Ships at Valletta, Malta – Week 30 of 2018. Read More »
On Friday 17th August, 2018 the tugboat THORAN capsized and sank in Cadiz Port, Spain. She was seized in October 2017 when she was transporting 3.8 tons of cocaine hidden under the floor of the galley. It was then the largest cache of cocaine in which the State Security Forces and Corps had intervened. The Port …
Casualties – Tugboat THORAN sank at Cadiz, Spain – 17.08.2018 Read More »
