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Marsaxlokk

Marsaxlokk is a small fishing town in Southeast Malta. It is close to Malta Freeport Terminals‘ port facilities on the Bay of Marsaxlokk.

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...

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...

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...

Malta Freeport hosts its first LNG-powered container ship

News – Malta Freeport hosts its first LNG-powered container ship – June 11, 2019 Malta Freeport Terminals welcomed the first ever LNG-powered...

Maersk and MSC to relocate operations away from Malta’s Freeport

Freeport, Malta (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – Malta Freeport has said that the shipping companies Maersk and MSC plan to reduce their operations at...

Is Malta missing out on the new Silk Road?

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 27, 2019 – After the Italian ports of Genoa and Trieste joint the China’s new Silk Road project, the attention...

Malta Maritime Forum holds progress meeting

Marsaxlokk, Malta (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Malta Maritime Forum has held a progress meeting at the Malta Freeport Terminal with the aim of keeping...

Reference – Malta Marittima

Reference – Malta Marittima – April 27, 2018 Malta Marittima is a Government of Malta agency that was established to bring industry and government...

Malta Freeport contracts for 15 Konecranes RTGs

Malta Freeport (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – Malta Freeport Terminals has ordered fifteen Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes tol be delivered...

Malta Freeport Terminals sees record TEU traffic in 2017

Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – Malta Freeport Terminals Ltd has reported a record 3.15 million containers handled in 2017. Twenty...

Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...

2M alliance strengthens Mediterranean services 

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 2M alliance has announced the strengthening of its services in connections from Asia to Europe and the...

Yilport reports increased container throughput in 2017

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Yilport Holding Inc has reported a 9.5% year-on-year increase in container throughput for 2017, led...

Yilport publishes review of Malta Freeport activities

Freeport, Malta (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – The Yilport quarterly corporate magazine has reviewed the company’s activities at Malta Freeport....

Malta Freeport implements Navis N4 to improve terminal operations

Freeport, Malta (PortSEurope) October 27, 2017 – Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, has announced that Malta Freeport Terminals has transformed its...

Malta Freeport launches Malta-South America cargo service

Malta (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – Malta Freeport has launched a weekly service connecting Malta with ports in Argentina and Brazil. The service will...

Hamburg Süd launches regular line connecting Mediterranean, Northern Europe, South America

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – German shipping company Hamburg Süd Group (Hamburg Süd-Gruppe) has presented a weekly service that links...

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