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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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BFT Season 2022 – Italian stern trawlers NATALINO, LEOVITO, BUCEFALO, MARPESCA DUE and Maltese tug CMS SEACAT on 19/20.05.2022

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May is here and Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is here with Italian fishing stern trawlers coming from Sicily to tow tuna cages from various spots that belong to Licensed Tuna Farms – Thursday 19th May, 2022 – 1999 built ITA flag stern fishing trawler NATALINO with fishing matricola MV 409 of which entered Grand …

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Fishing Vessels – Italian stern trawler REGINA

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The first Italian stern trawler that entered Malta in 2022 was the 2005 built REGINA. She entered Grand Harbour on Friday 25th March at 2125 hrs berthing at Magazine Wharf. She was built at Cantiere Navale IL Carpentiere Di Asaro S.Ec Snc at Mazara Del Vallo where she’s homeported and also with fishing matricola MV …

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Delivery – CHANNEL CHIEFTAIN VII arrive at Malta – 11.03.2022

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On Friday 11th March, 2022 at 1411 hrs the 2003 built GBR flag 27.70 metres workboat CHANNEL CHIEFTAIN VII passed breakwaters during her delivery voyage from Weymouth, UK to Malta. She was built in Spain by Mercurio Plastics Shipyard at Cartagena as HERMANOS ALBA TERCERO homeported at Cartagena, Spain for the Fuentes Group for the …

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Maltese Fishing Vessels – 1975 built GOLDEN DAWN

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One of the United Kingdom (UK) based fishing vessels bought locally was the 1975 built GOLDEN DAWN. She was built at Cubow Ltd, Woolwich, London as yard no 704 for Skipper A. Cowe (later to become assistant harbour master at Peterhead) as GOLDEN DAWN with fishing matricola as PD 211. She was a Tynedraft 86 …

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Tugboat – 1970 built SIR IAN

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One of the 22 ships built by Appledore Shipbuilders at Appledore was the 1970 built tug COLERAINE. She was ordered in 1969 with her keel laid on 29th September 1969 and launched on 8th January 1970 as yard number A.S. 70 completed for J. Cooper (Belfast) Ltd and homeported at Belfast. During June, 1971 she …

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Reefer – TUNA PRINCESS

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One of the reefers involved in BlueFin Tuna Procedures is the 2005 built Japanese owned refrigerated (reefer) cargo ship TUNA PRINCESS. She was built in Japan by Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation at Shimonoseki in 2005 for Shinko Kaiun (Mitsubishi Reefers) homeported at Port Vila (VUT Flag) and during that year we saw her anchored at the …

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Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 07 – 13.06.2021.

AIGAION, AL BASEL, AL KAPTAN, ALB, ALBAHR ALHADER, Albania, Albanian, Algeria, Algerian, ALKYA, AQUA GROUP 2, Aquaculture, AVCI BABA, Bawa-I, BFT, Bluefin Tuna, BORHANE I, BOZOGLU KARDESLER, Capt. Lawrence Dalli, Church Wharf, CIHAN CENGIZ KARADENIZ, Conversion, Converted, Customs, Customs Clearance, CYP, Cyprus, DEGRE, DENIZER, DURSUN CINAROGLU, DWQ, DZA, EL HADER 2, El Hader Fishing Company, Elbros, Elbros Quay, EMIRATES, FAT BALIKCILIK, FATOGLU KARDESLER 2, Fish & Fish Ltd, Fish Carrier, fisheries, Fisheries Agency, Fishery Protection Vessel, Fishing, Fishing Company, Fishing Grounds, Fishing Matricola, Fishing Protection Zone, Fishing Support Vessel, Fishing Vessel, Fishport, French, French Shipping, Grand Harbour, Greek, Greek owned, HACI MUSTAFA KULOGLU, ITA Flag, Italian, Italian Owned, JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN, KARAHASANOGLU BALIK, KILIMOGLU 4, Lab South 2 Wharf, Laboratory Wharf, LANGUEDOC 7, LBY, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Fishing Vessel, Libyan Owned, Libyan Shipping, Licata, Local Fishing Vessels, Local Shipping, Magazine Wharf, maiden call, Malta, Malta Fishfarming, MaltaShipPhotos, MAMULI BALIKCILIK, MAMULI REIS III, Marsaxlokk Fishport, Marsaxlokk Harbour, MLT Flag, MMH, MOHAMED USAMA, MSPAP, MUZAFFER KARDESLER, NASSEEP, OCEANIA, P Point, Peschereccio, purse seiner, Road Tankers, Ropax, Roro Vessels, ROZAFA 15, ROZAFA 23, SAFINAT NOOH, SAINT SOPHIE FRANCOISE, SEA BULL, SERAJ, Shifting, Sicilia, Sicily, SIDI MAAMAR, stern trawler, Towed, Towing, Tug, Tugboat, tugs, Tugspotters, Tuna, Tuna Cages, Tuna Ranch, TUNCAY SAGUN, TUR, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish owned, ULUKAN BALIKCILIK, Uplifting Bunkers, Valletta, Valletta Gateway Terminals Ltd, Valletta Port, Valletta VTS, VGT, Wine Wharf, ZEUS / By

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 24/25 interesting movements – …

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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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Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 22.05 – 29.05.2021

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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 20/21 interesting movements – …

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