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VALLETTA CRUISE PORT -  Week 28 of 2018 . Interesting Week seeing different types of ships with cruise liners Aerial Image of GRAND HARBOUR, Malta back to 8th December 2009 Sunday 8th July, 2018. At 2210 hrs the 2007 built MLT flag passenger ship  ARTEMIS  left Valletta from  Pinto 4 wharf. Wednesday 11th July, 2018. From 0614 to 1733 hrs the 2018 built  MSC SEAVIEW  was at Valletta berthed at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves.   From 0628 to 1703 hrs the  the 1998 built  VISION OF THE SEAS was at Valletta berthed at Pinto 4 and 5 wharves . Vessel  was represented in Malta by SMS Shipping (http://www.sms.com.mt) Thursday 12th July, 2018. From 0514 to 2147 hrs the 2000 built BMU flag cruise liner OCEANA  was at  Valletta berthed at  Pinto 1 and 2 wharves. Vessel was represented in Malta by Malta Cruise Services, a division of Mifsud  Brothers Ltd - ( http://www.mbl.com.mt/)  Friday 13th July, 2018. From 0809 to 1822 hrs the 1987 buil
MALTA FREEPORT - COSCO PHILIPPINES at Malta - 20.06.2018. The 2010 built 334 metres long Hong Kong flagged (HKG) container ship  COSCO PHILIPPINES  entered Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta on Wednesday 20th June, 2018 for cargo operations at the Malta Freeport. Vessel was represented in Malta by Medsea Shipping Agency (http://www.medsea.com.mt) Below are images of the vessel entering Marsaxlokk Harbour -   Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos - www.maltashipphotos.com
LOCAL SHIPPING - HSC MARIA DOLORES  The 2006 built High Speed Craft  MARIA DOLORES  was spotted lately at Tarifa, Spain where she's chartered working on Tarifa/Tanger Route. She was delivered in February 2006 of which she arrived on the 17th March berthing at Pinto 3 upon her arrival. During her charter she arrived at Tarifa, Spain on Sunday 19th August 2012 operating for inter-Shipping.  Since its formation, Inter-Shipping has been interested in operating between the port of Tarifa and Tangier Ville. Initially, the port authorities of the Tarifeño port did not allow her due to the dimensions of the ferries, higher than those allowed in the Tarifa dock.  Below is image of the vessel entering Tarifa, Spain back to 6th July, 2018 - (Credits to Juan Gabriel Mata) And below are images of the catamaran entering Valletta for the first time during her delivery on the 17th March, 2006 - For more information regarding Virtu Ferries please visi