On Tues 21 July the Turkish naval vessel TCG Gemlik (F 492) became the first naval vessel to enter Valletta Port (berthing alongside Pinto Wharf) after the COVID pandemic situation. The diplomatic visit lasted three days and O. F. Gollcher & Sons Ltd acted as the...
Read MoreMSC Cruises and Palumbo Group announced an agreement to create a joint venture to manage and upgrade the Palumbo Malta Shipyard. The agreement was signed by both Pierfrancesco Vago - Executive president of MSC Cruises, and Antonio Palumbo - President of Palumbo Group. This agreement...
Read MoreThe well-known Italian Navy tall ship Amerigo Vespucci sailed round the Maltese islands at sunset on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Italian Embassy said this was a scheduled activity within the cadets training programme of the Naval Academy of Livorno. The ship approached Gozo from the North-West on...
Read MoreJuly 25th is International Seafarer day. Never in the recent decades was this day more important as this year's commemoration of the Seafarer Day. This is due to the fact that the Shipping industry, and more importantly the Seafarers, have been on the front line...
Read MoreShipping Agency services to USS Mount Whitney LCC 20 in Valletta, Malta O.F. Gollcher & Sons Ltd. was entrusted to coordinate and provide all the logistical and husbandry requirements as a Shipping Agent to the USS Mount Whitney, ensuring that the port visit from the 9th...
Read MoreThe shipping industry is on high alert amid a rising death toll in China following the outbreak of Coronavirus in Wuhan. Due to the close living quarters of both passengers and crew, ships are considered particularly at risk from outbreaks, especially since researchers are still...
Read MoreWith IMO 2020 now in effect, the goal to see the shipping industry with a cleaner environmental footprint is getting nearer. It will also produce a profound change in the global fuel supply and demand with LNG believed to be the best solution for today...
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O.F. Gollcher & Sons Ltd was entrusted to act as Shipping Agent for the Hillefjord Hybrid Ferry , IMO 9850719 which called at Malta in November 2019 during her maiden delivery voyage. The RORO passenger type ferry is the first of three zero-emission double-enders built...
Read MoreShipping Agent services for the Navy ship Gollcher Shipping was entrusted to provide various Shipping Agent services for ESPS Canarias. The Spanish Navy Ship was in Malta for an overnight stay earlier this month. During said visit, O.F. Gollcher & Sons - as partners of the...
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is fitting that at a time when NYK is celebrating its 139th anniversary, the company has broken new (maritime) ground by conducting the world`s first autonomous ship trial. Autonomous manning is very much on the agenda of ship...
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