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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.

Event: Our Ocean 2017 Conference: Malta, October 5-6, 2017

Valletta, Malta, September 11, 2017 – The European Union will host the fourth edition of Our Ocean conference in Malta, 5 – 6 October 2017. Our...

CMA CGM adds Algeciras to new SIRIUS service

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The Sirius service connects ports on the East Coast of South America via the CMA CGM hub in Malta to...

Malta Freeport introduces new terminal operating system

Freeport, Malta (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Malta Freeport Terminals has successfully introduced the most advanced Terminal Operating System (TOS)...

Malta Freeport Corporation granted extension to the licence and lease of the Malta Freeport Terminals

Freeport, Malta (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Malta Freeport Corporation (MFC) has been granted an extension to the Licence and Lease of the Malta...

Valletta port cruise a top five Mediterranean cruise location

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The port in Valletta has made the top-five list of Western Mediterranean cruise locations in CruiseCritic...

CMA CGM launches direct service to link Morocco and Algeria to the Black Sea

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The French CMA CGM Group is launching the Black Sea Med Express, created specifically to respond to the...

IndaMed – new container service from Malta Freeport

Freeport, Malta (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – A new weekly service IndaMed will call at Freeport, linking it with major ports in India, Pakistan,...

Valletta Cruise Port signs up for tourism code

Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Valletta Cruise Port in Malta has signed the UNWTO Private Sector Commitment to the Global Code of Ethics...

TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...

European Ports Forum invites membership applications

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – The Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) has set up a group of experts...

Ocean Alliance announces new mainline services at Malta Freeport.

Malta Freeport (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Ocean Alliance (CMA-CGM, Evergreen, OOCL and Cosco Shipping) has published details of new mainline services...

Picasso project members meet in Malta

Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – The partners of the Picasso project (“Preventing Incidents and Accidents by Safer Ships in the...

Hapag-Lloyd improves IMEX service between Mediterranean, India, Middle East

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Hapag-Lloyd has announced the improvement of its IMEX service between the Mediterranean, India and the Middle East...

South European maritime ports freight and passenger statistics

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 5, 2017 – The latest (2015) available statistical data on freight handling and passenger traffic in ports in...

China Merchants Group Chairman visits to Malta Freeport

Malta Freeport (PortSEurope) may 3, 2017 – On April 28, China Merchants Group (CMG) Chairman Li Jianhong paid a visit to Malta Freeport accompanied by...

EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors

Brussels, Belgium, April 24, 2017 – EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors Today, EU Member States...

Ministers adopt the Valletta Declaration on EU maritime transport policy

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) April 1, 2017 – Transport Ministers of the the European Union meeting in Valletta have adopted the Valletta Declaration...

Valletta Cruise Port has been awarded the Best Terminal Operator Award

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 26, 2017 – Valletta Cruise Port, a subsidiary of Global Ports Holding, has been awarded the Best Terminal Operator...

Ministerial Conference on Mediterranean Fisheries in Malta – March 30, 2017

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 11, 2017 – The European Commission is organising a Ministerial Conference on Mediterranean fisheries in Malta on...

€1.6 million for marine environmental monitoring project in Malta

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) is expected to utilise the full €1.6 million ($1.7...

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