The impending entry into force of IMO`s MARPOL ANNEX VI regulations in January 2020 has proved to be a windfall for ship repair yards. In 2016, IMO, the International Maritime Organisation established an emission cap for ships burning HFO - heavy fuel oil, to mitigate...
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Karl Gollcher (left) has presented a copy of the book ‘Connecting the Harbour Towns’ to Caroline Tonna, curator of Palazzo Falson at Mdina. The book, which was written by Michael Cassar (right), was sponsored by the Gollcher Group of Companies as part of events being...
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Gollcher Shipping Agent recently handled the 80 year-old Romanian Naval Academy sail training ship MIRCEA. The ship was retracing its original voyage from Hamburg where she was built in 1939 to Constanta. The three-masted barque is one of a quintet built by Blohm &Voss, Hamburg....
Continue ReadingShipping company CMA CGM has moved 49 ships under the Maltese flag, meaning its gross tonnage registered locally represents 11 per cent of the fleet registered in Malta. The company already had 38 ships registered under the Malta flag, which is very strong in ship...
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Comm. James G. Gollcher passed away on 16th February, 2014. After many years of untiring contribution to the family business, he spent his later years compiling an impressive legacy which included the documentation and preservation of the Company archives that cover the diverse activities of O.F....
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