In a bid to meet its obligations under the the 2014 EU Directive, Malta’s Energy and Water Agency has been awarded a €600,000 EU grant to explore the potential of have LNG as a marine fuel in Malta.  In accordance with the 2014 EU Directive, Member States have until 2025 to develop LNG refuelling infrastructure...Read More

Malta continues to be regarded as a strong and safe maritime jurisdiction and so far its efforts are reaping rewards as the Malta flag continues to be the largest maritime flag in Europe and the sixth largest maritime flag in the world. The constant growth of the Malta maritime flag speaks volumes. During 2017 Malta...Read More

By virtue of the legal notice 31 of 2020 Merchant Shipping (Shipping Organisations – Private Companies) Regulations (the “Regulations”), amendments have been made to the respective domestic law regulating shipping organisations. Please find hereunder a list with the amendments which are of significant importance: In accordance with the said amendments, shipping companies are obliged to...Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented crisis practically grinding the world’s economies to a halt and which in turn impacted the backbone of the world trade, the maritime industry. The impact on maritime business is wide-ranging. Lars Jensen, CEO of the Copenhagen-based provider of container shipping analysis SeaIntelligence Consulting estimated that 17 million TEU...Read More