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Casualties – 3 dead and 1 injured in engine room explosion at Crotone, Italy – 31.08.2022

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Around 1750 hrs of Wednesday 31st August, 2022 an engine room explosion aboard the 1983 built 24.5 metres workboat ASSO whilst berthed at Crotone Port, Italy with 3 crew members as fatalities ( 2 were thrown on the quay while the third body was found afloat in the sea – 2 Indians and an Egyptian, …

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Palumbo Superyachts – LUNA B from 27.05 to 13.06.2022

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The Dutch shipyard Oceanco built 66 metre superyacht LUNA B was seen in Malta for the first time at Palumbo Superyachts (PSY) Facilities situated at French Creek, Grand Harbour, Malta. She arrived on Friday 27th May from the Suez Canal and passed breakwaters at 1556 hrs berthing at Somerset Wharf. On Sunday 29th May she left …

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BFT Season 2022 – Movements – 21 to 26.05.2022

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May is here and Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is here with interesting Turkish fishing vessels coming to tow tuna cages from various spots that belong to Licensed Tuna Farms – Saturday 21st May, 2022. 1453 hrs – 1993 built TUR flag purse seiner SUAYIP KETENCI with fishing matricola 34A 4901 entered Grand Harbour coming from …

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Virtu Ferries – Spend your Public Holidays in Sicily – December 2021

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During November/December 2021 Virtu Ferries announced a robust schedule and special fares for Easter and Summer 2022 operating with 2 High Speed Craft – JEAN DE LA VALETTE and SAINT JOHN PAUL II . Infact JEAN DE LA VALETTE did an engine refit worth Euro 8 million by the German Engine Manufacturers MTU. Sea Trials …

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Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC LIRICA from 10.09 to 19.10.21

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The second call at Palumbo Malta Shipyard for the cruise liner MSC LIRICA during 2021 was done in September. She entered Grand Harbour on Thursday 9th September at 1803 hrs on completion of 2 cruise liner departures. She berthed at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves part of Valletta Cruise Port On Friday 10th September she …

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Palumbo Malta Shipyard – ELIAS TSAKOS from 02.08.2021 to 14.08.2021

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The 5 year old 249.90 metre long Aframax type crude oil tanker ELIAS TSAKOS called at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She entered Grand Harbour on Monday 2nd August, 2021 passing breakwaters at 1558 hrs. She was assisted by 4 tugs bound for drydocking at Dock 6. She was built in Romania by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries …

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High Speed Craft News – Ponte Ferries Cancel their Voyages to start – 06.08.2021

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Ponte Ferries stated that it has been forced to delay the launch of her ferry service to Sicily due to a last-minute legal challenge with Sicilian authorities by “a competing operator”, which objected to her use of the Augusta Port. Virtu Ferries, which has been operating a Malta-Sicily service for the past 30 years, responded immediately …

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Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Dredger BREYDEL 10.06.2021 – 31.07.2021

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The 2008 built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) BREYDEL called at Grand Harbour, Malta on Thursday 10th June passing breakwaters at 1621 hrs coming from Abu Qir, Egypt. She berthed Port Side alongside Parlatorio Wharf and the following day on Friday 11th June at 0930 hrs she shifted 20 metres ahead assisted by tugboat SPINOLA. …

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Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 30.05 – 06.06.2021

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Maltese aquaculture produce is almost entirely exported to European and Asian markets. Over 65 percent of annual landings originates from the tuna and dolphin fish fisheries, which contribute about 56 percent in value terms (about US$ 6 million). Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is on the way too. Here are some of Week 21/22 interesting movements – …

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Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Seismic Vessel BGP PROSPECTOR – 17.04.2021 -18.05.2021

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On Saturday 17th April, 2021 the 2011 built seismic research ship BGP PROSPECTOR entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 1349 hrs coming from Recalada, Argentina embarking pilot inside breakwaters due to swell. She was built in South Korea at Sekwang Heavy Industries at Ulsan and homeported at Nassau (BHS Flag). She was assisted by 2 local …

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