Following Last November’s call of the Champs Elysees, the 2nd out of a series of nine 23,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) containerships built for CMA CGM, the Malta Freeport is now set to receive weekly calls by CMA CGM’s LNG powered super containerships. LNG provides...
Read MoreThe Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in Asian bringing families together for feasting. This year it seems that the Lunar New Year will mark multiple turning points in the shipping industry, especially for oil demand and container supplies, following much turmoil in...
Read More“The wind carries a shipping revolution” – that’s the opening statement on the dedicated Wallenius Oceanbird website. Very much on point, and one might add, very exciting as a breath of fresh air is injected into the shipping industry by the Swedish builder. Changes in the...
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The year 2020 brought enormous challenges for all, particularly due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Undoubtedly the frontliner troops at our hospitals have had it the toughest. To show our appreciation we gifted our hard working doctors and nurses at Mater Dei with locally sourced...
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Following July’s visit of the TCG Gemlik F-492, sister ship TCG Gökçeada (F-494), has berthed at Valletta Cruise Port – Pinto 4, today 01.09.2020 at 0900hrs LT. Once more, O.F. Gollcher & Sons Ltd. were entrusted to serve as the Shipping Agent responsible for all...
Read MoreAfter a round Malta sail through in July, the magnificent Italian Military training Tall Ship Amerigo Vespucci proceeded to the neighbouring Island of Sicily. Sailing along the coast of Messina ,Taormina , Catania , Siracuse & Ortigia , the ship proceeded to the smaller island on...
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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...
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