The government of Malta has launched a tender to develop the country’s first offshore wind farm some 22 km off its coast. The offshore wind farm will use floating technology and have a capacity somewhere between 280 and 320MW. The project will also be awarded a contract for difference by Malta’s...
https://splash247.com/malta-enters-offshore-wind-with-first-ever-tender-launch/
A controversial Russia-linked bulk carrier loaded with a potentially explosive cargo of 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate has changed its destination to its flag country of Malta after being denied entry in Northern European ports. The 37,000 dwt open hatch carrier Ruby, which was initially headed...
https://splash247.com/controversial-bulker-carrying-ammonium-nitrate-changes-course-for-malta/
Malta has emerged as the top European destination for ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of Russian oil in the wake of the Greek navy’s decision to deter such activities in the Laconian Gulf. Since May 1, citing military exercises, the Greek navy has put out of bounds an area in international waters...
The Indian Navy has successfully gained control of a foreign-flagged cargo vessel that was held captive by Somali pirates for months following its hijacking in the Arabian Sea late last year. The guided-missile destroyer INS Kolkata was deployed to intercept the Malta-registered bulk carrier Ruen...
The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) is continuing its monitoring of a commercial vessel after it was boarded by pirates in the Arabian Sea late last week. The Maltese-flagged bulker carrier Ruen, which had earlier left the port of Gwangyang in South Korea with a cargo of metal, was hijacked...
A maintenance error caused an engine room fire aboard a chemical tanker last year, resulting in US$1.2 million in damages, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said recently. At 19:13 local time on April 29, 2022, the Malta-flagged chemical tanker Endo Breeze was transiting outbound...
Christopher Fjeld-led bulker play Sterling Shipping has welcomed James Lightbourn as a partner and chief financial officer. Most recently Lightbourn advised on capital raises and strategies as an investment banker at Arctic Securities, where he worked with transportation companies including...
https://splash247.com/james-lightbourn-joins-sterling-shipping-as-partner/
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has handed over the first in a series of four new cruise ships being built for MSC Cruises’ recently established Explora Journeys brand. ..
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MSC Cruises recently placed a new ocean-going cruise ship into operational service following completion of construction at French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Th ..
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MSC Cruises recently took delivery of a new cruise ship from French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The Malta-flagged MSC World Europa is the lead ship of the Wo ..
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