Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos

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...

Yacht Transport - Sevenstar delivered Lagoon Seventy 8 Catamaran Yacht at Malta. The 2011 built heavy lift vessel HAPPY DYNAMIC  entered Valletta, Malta to berth at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves on Monday 28th May, 2018 late morning. She delivered the 2018 built Lagoon Seventy 8 catamaran yacht DOUBLE DOWN from her holds.    Below are images of the BigLift vessel chartered by Sevenstar Yacht Transport berthed - And during operations for delivery - Vessel was represented in Malta by O&S Shipping ( http://www.oands.com.mt/)  Once delivered the yacht shifted to Marina di Valletta at Pieta Creek, Marsamxett 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 - SES SAN FRANGISK - Week 14 - 2018. During Week 14 of 2018 the 1989 built High Speed Craft SAN FRANGISK  was slipped at Slip 6, Manoel Island Yacht Yard. She's owned by Virtu Ferries Limited and operated by Venezia Lines Ltd operating with her sister SAN PAWL sailing in the North Adriatic Sea, Italy to Croatia routes. She has a passenger capacity of 310 passenger. Both ferries are currently deployed on routes between Venice, Italy   and the Croatian Ports of Mali Losinj, Umag, Pula, Porec, Rovinj, Rabac and Piran   with a crossing time of between 2 hrs 30 mins and 4 hrs (depending on destination). Below are images of the vessel slipped at Manoel Island Yacht Yard on Thursday 5th April , 2018 - For more information regarding Virtu Ferries please visit - http://www.virtuferries.com Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos ...

DESTINATION SICILY - Virtu Ferries - Teatro Politeama, Palermo. VIRTU FERRIES is a Maltese company founded in 1988 that operates ferry services from Malta to Sicily by high speed craft catamaran. It ferries over 250,000 passengers and 25,000 vehicles yearly. When the JEAN DE LA VALETTE was delivered in 2010 she replaced the 600 passenger catamaran MARIA DOLORES since she has the capacity of 800 passengers and 200 vehicles. Crossings are daily except when weather severe conditions are cancelled. Malta to Pozzallo crossing it takes 90 minutes. Below are images of the JEAN DE LA VALETTE underway to Sicily - When you go to Palermo you should visit the Teatro Politeama (Politeama Theatre) with the complete name as TEATRO POLITEAMA GARIBALDI that was built from 1868-1891 and was inaugurated on 7th June 1874 with the opera Capuleti e i Montecchi of Vincenzo Bellini. However the building wasn't completed yet and during the following years the theatre...

Polferries in talks with the UK’s Thanet Council according to local press Regional British online news service Kent Online announced today on the 2nd  August that “a leading Polish ferry company” is in talks with Thanet Council about possible ferry services from the Port of Ramsgate. Archived image of Catamaran BOOMERANG with IMO 9150286 berthed at Ras Hanzir Dolphins at Valletta, Malta back in 1997 - www.maltashipphotos.com