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Issue no. 31 of the Shipping & Maritime Law Newsletter is now available.

The Small Commercial Yacht Code (hereinafter referred to as "sCYC") is applicable to small yachts engaged in commercial activity when it came into force on the 1st of April 2024.

On the 5th of September 2017, Legal Notice 222 of 2017 entitled the Merchant Shipping (Ballast Water Management Convention) Regulations 2017 (hereinafter ‘the Regulations')...

The shipping industry, within the limits of today's situation, continues to operate and keep crucial supply chains flowing across the globe. Having said this, the outbreak of the Coronavirus has seen...

Registering a ship under the Maltese Flag State offers numerous advantages, one of the most notable being the Tonnage Tax regime. Unlike standard corporate entities, ships registered in Malta.

Through the implementation of Regulation 14.1.3 of Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) announced on the 27 October 2016...

Malta has, for years, been a maritime nation of repute.

Under Regulation 384 of 2003 of the Value Added Tax Act of Malta it is possible to register yachts under the Maltese flag with the added bonus of paying VAT at only 5%. Yacht owners who register their yachts in Malta prior to this date and pay VAT at 5% to the Malta government will be considered to be VAT-paid on Malta’s accession to the E.U. on May 1, 2004

The Malta's Small Commercial Yacht Code is the latest addition to the Maltese yacht legislation.

As of 3rd March 2020, the Maltese Companies Act, contemplates the possibility of setting-up cell companies within the areas of maritime and aviation.

The Merchant Shipping Directorate of Malta has announced that, effective from the 1st of June, 2025, it will begin issuing electronic certificates for vessels registered under the Malta flag.

Resident agents must collect certain documents from international owners, particularly those outside the EU and UK who own or intend to own non-commercial or pleasure vessels of 24 meters or more. Similar requirements apply to owners based in jurisdictions listed on the EU Sanctions Map, unless the owner is a bank, financial institution, or publicly listed company.

The Malta Ship Registry has introduced a new procedure aimed at simplifying the authentication of foreign documents submitted for ship registration and related filings.

Building on the introduction of the Small Commercial Yacht Code in 2024, Malta is once again reinforcing its status as a global leader in the yachting sector, this time by updating its established Commercial Yacht Code.

The shipping industry is responsible for approximately 90% of worldwide trade, with over 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally and registered in over 150 different nations carrying approximately one million seafarers of virtually every nationality.

Think of the moment you ignited the engine of your new car. Remember that rush of adrenaline? Remember feeling flummoxed at an unfamiliar button on the dashboard?

Malta, as one of the most prominent maritime hubs in the EU, provides shipowners with an attractive registration platform.