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.
Visit of Turkish Foreign Minister to Malta and Libya, August 5-6, 2020
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Malta and Libya on 5-6 August 2020 – August 6, 2020 Minister Çavuşoğlu met with Minister for...
MSC Cruises buys 50% stake in Palumbo Malta Shipyard
Geneva, Switzerland and Paola, Malta, 30 July 2020 – MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group today announced they have formed a joint venture to operate the Palumbo...
Global Ports Holding’s Valletta Cruise Port invests locally
Global Ports Holding’s Valletta Cruise Port invests locally; over €2m invested in revamping the outdoor area at Valletta Waterfront – July 9,...
CMA CGM launches new intermodal connection between Italy and Turkey via Taranto port
The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, will add on July 10, 2020, a new call in Taranto (Italy) on the TURMED service, which links...
NEW NEMO Service starts calling at Malta Freeport
Malta Freeport Terminals has been selected as a port of call on the weekly NEW NEMO service connecting Malta to 7 new ports worldwide stretching from the UK to...
Malta Freeport completes N4 upgrade to drive RTG optimization
News – Amid COVID-19, Malta Freeport Completes N4 Upgrade to Drive RTG Optimization – May 21, 2020 Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, the...
Cruise traffic in Malta down nearly 50%
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – In the first quarter of 2020, there were nine cruise liner calls before March 10, 2020, after which...
Malta Freeport introduces new digital-based procedure for release of outgoing import full containers
News – Proactive COVID-19 measure – Malta Freeport introduces a new digital-based procedure for the release of outgoing import full containers...
YILPORT Holding reports cargo numbers for its terminals in 2019
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 5, 2020 – Last month, Yilport Holding has reported that its terminals globally handled 6.15 million TEU containers...
Traffic Marsalokk port sees sharp drop in 2019
Malta (Ports Europe) February 22, 2020 – Traffic handled by the container port at Marsalokk handled 2.72 million TEU in 2019, down a substantial 18% on...
Malta Enterprise and Universita’ di Salerno to set-up joint business incubator in Malta
Malta Enterprise and Universita’ degli Studi di Salerno (UniSA) signed a cooperation agreement to support a new concept model called ‘Economy of the...
Palumbo set to sell stake in Malta shipyard to MSC Cruises
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) February 20, 2020 – Naples-based Palumbo Group is reported locally to be selling a 50% stake in its Cospicua shipyard in...
Infrastructure Malta looks to provide onshore electricity to reduce Grand Harbour pollution
Malta (Ports Europe) February 5, 2020 – Infrastructure Malta has published details of a two-stage plan to reduce pollution from vessels using the...
Total cruise passenger traffic in Malta down 12% in Q4 2019
National Statistics Office – Total cruise passenger traffic during the fourth quarter of 2019 amounted to 166,859, a decrease of 12.7 per cent over the...
Malta Freeport Terminals participates in EWWR 2019 – change your ways, reduce your waste
Malta Freeport Terminals – November 19, 2019 Malta Freeport Terminals is participating once again in European Week for Waste Reduction being held between...
CMA CGM to reorganize SIRIUS service connecting Mediterranean with East Coast of South America
November 21, 2019 CMA CGM has announced the reorganization of its SIRIUS service connecting the Mediterranean with the East Coast of South America, effective...
Malta Freeport Terminals hosts the ICHCA 20/20 Cargo Vision Conference
Malta Freeport Terminals – November 10, 2019 Malta Freeport Terminals is delighted to be once again hosting the ICHCA (International Cargo Handling...
Total Malta cruise passenger traffic in Q3 2019 was 257,178, up 36.1%
Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – The National Statistics Office (NSO) has reported that in the period January-September 2019, total...
Malta Freeport Terminals officially awarded ISO 45001
Freeport, Malta (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 – Malta Freeport Terminals Ltd has reported that it has officially been awarded ISO 45001, which is the...
Transport Malta visits Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – Joseph Bugeja, Managing Director of Transport Malta, the Maltese Governmental Authority responsible for sea,...