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Malta

Malta is an island country in the European Union (EU) consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, and part of Southern Europe. Its main seaports are the capital Valletta (Grand Harbour) and Marsaxlokk, home of Malta Freeport Terminals. Valletta Cruise Terminal is located in the Valletta.

Malta and Morocco to strengthen economic ties

Malta and Morocco have agreed to boost economic cooperation and strengthen consular relations between the two countries, Minister for Foreign and European...

Ponte Ferries to operate ferry concession at Port of Augusta

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – The Port of Augusta in Sicily has issued a concession to operate a high-speed ferry service between...

Malta Freeport Terminals sees TEU handled rise in 2021

Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) February 20, 2022 – Malta Freeport Terminals, based in the port of Marsaxlokk, has reported a total TEU volume handled...

€13 million investment in a shore-to-ship Freeport project

Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi provided details on the...

Ship to Shore system at Malta Freeport Terminals

Malta Freeport Terminals CEO Alex Montebello has welcomed an announcement by Malta Minister for Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri that the tender for a...

Global Ports Holding publishes cruise port passenger numbers for 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published 2021 passenger numbers for the cruise ports of Ege (Turkey),...

Yilport’s San Cataldo Container Terminal in Taranto port hires workers

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – In a positive start to 2022, the San Cataldo Container Terminal (SCCT) in the Port of Taranto has hired...

Infrastructure Malta reached the halfway mark of the first phase of the Grand Harbour Clean Air Project

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – Infrastructure Malta has reached the halfway mark of the first phase of the Grand Harbour Clean Air...

Port of Taranto welcomes vessels diverted from Malta

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2022 – From December 31 to January 14, new container ships will have arrived in...

Malta Freeport full, eleven ships diverted to Taranto

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – In the past week, Malta Freeport has been experiencing vessel congestion. The result is that some...

President visits Malta Freeport Terminals

València, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – The President of Malta, H.E. Dr George Vella, has visited Malta Freeport Terminals, a facility which...

Maltese proposal for a Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean well received

A proposal by Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo to hold a Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean in the spirit of...

Proposed fast catamaran service between Malta and the Sicilian port of Augusta delayed

Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) August 25, 2021 – A proposed fast catamaran service between Valletta in Malta and the Sicilian port of Augusta has...

Malta announces plan to develop Grand Harbour

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg has presented the government’s proposals to regenerate the Grand...

Malta: Total cruise passenger traffic during the second quarter of 2021 amounted to 23,437

During the second quarter of 2021, there were 19 cruise liner calls in Malta. Transit passengers accounted for the absolute majority of total traffic, reaching...

Malta: Talks in Brussels on Libya

In Brussels, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo met bilaterally with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Egypt, Sameh Hassan Shoukry, during...

Malta: Visit in Libya aimed at opening a Consulate in Benghazi

A Malta delegation led by the Permanent Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs, Mr Christopher Cutajar, paid a visit to Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya, with...

Cavotec wins Malta Valletta Grand Harbour clean energy contract

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Nidec ASI has awarded a contract to Cavotec to provide its ShorePower technology to five cruise liner...

AMS Global Group and Medserv to establish Malta hub

Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – Marine consulting and safety specialists AMS Global Group has set up a partnership with Medserv plc to...

Malta Maritime Forum looks confidently further ahead after 2021 annual general assembly

The Malta Maritime Forum organised its first online Annual General Assembly at the end of March where, amongst other issues discussed, it approved a revised...

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