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The Malta Merchant Shipping Directorate, has issued an Information Notice in relation to the potential safety hazards associated with container fires.

On the 26th of March 2015, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat launched the Yachting Malta Limited, a joint venture between the Royal Malta Yacht Club and the Government of Malta through Malta Projects Limited.

The European Commission has unveiled a new platform aimed at enhancing access to financing for the maritime sector.

Jonathan Vassallo has been co-opted to join the Executive Committee of the Yachting Services Business Section, within the Malta Chamber.

In further tightening travel restrictions to safeguard against the COVID-19 Pandemic,

Although the Malta Registry has temporarily prohibited physical access to its premises as well as the submission of original documentation making the registration of certain transactions,

Following the issuance of a Legal Notice at the end of 2023, Malta's Vat regulations on the hiring of pleasure boats have recently been tweaked through the amendment of the Eighth Schedule...

As at the end of 2015, the Maltese Register of Shipping has registered an increase of almost 8.3 million gross tonnage representing a growth rate of 14.3% over that of the previous year.

The 2016 Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 entered into force on 8 January 2019.

The Merchant Shipping Directorate has announced that the Malta Ship Registry will begin issuing electronic certificates as of the 01st of June 2025, in line with IMO guidelines on the use of electronic certificates.

On the 2nd April 2024 the Merchant Shipping Directorate within Transport Malta published Technical Notice IRO.7.

In the thirteenth episode of Law Booth, Dr. Peter Grima and Dr. Matthew Cassar from Fenech & Fenech Advocates' Ship Finance and Ship Registration Departments, delve into the crucial...

Malta continues to strengthen its reputation as a premier yacht flag state through two comprehensive regulatory frameworks: The Small Commercial Yacht Code (‘sCYC') 2024 and the newly announced Commercial Yacht Code...

The Malta Commercial Yacht Code (CYC) 2025 (the "Code"), which supersedes its predecessor, the CYC 2020, entered into force on 1 July 2025 and constitutes...

Malta has once again confirmed its strong standing as a high-quality flag State in the latest Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table published by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

In response to the intensifying security situation in the Red Sea area, the Malta Merchant Shipping Directorate has issued a Merchant Shipping Notice, calling on all concerned parties...

The Malta Flag Administration has published its much-awaited Passenger Yacht Code (PYC). This followed a long process of prior consultation with industry stakeholders that the flag administration...