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Issue no.25 of the Shipping & Maritime Law Newsletter is now available.

Welcome to the October 2019 edition of the GANADO Advocates Shipping & Maritime Law Newsletter.

In May 2025, the University of Malta hosted the Maritime Platform Conference, a pivotal gathering of academics and industry professionals focused on innovation in marine and maritime sustainable developments.

During the past decade Malta has consolidated its status as an international centre of maritime excellence. Currently Malta has the largest shipping register in Europe and the sixth largest in the world.

Judicial sales are realities which occur when ship owners fail to pay their creditors. Unpaid creditors can range from shipbuilders and financiers, to ship repairers, suppliers of provisions

CSB Group assists clients throughout the entire process of Registering a Small Ship under the Maltese Flag, among other shipping services.

Although viewed as one of the most fundamental aspects of the Maltese economy, the ‘maritime' industry is both poorly categorised and often underutilised.

Transport Malta adopts COVID measures in aid of Shipping Industry.

Malta's strategic location in the Mediterranean, coupled with its robust legal and fiscal framework, makes it a premier jurisdiction for registering ships and yachts.

The superyacht industry in Malta is compatible to EU law – so why the recent spotlight on it, asks Alison Vassallo.

Dixcart Air Marine assists clients with the registration of yachts, ships, and aircraft in a number of different jurisdictions.

Choosing the right jurisdiction for the registration and domiciliation of a yacht is key. Especially for your luxury yacht.

Companies registering on the island will no longer have to convert into a non-shipping company — and then back again.

By virtue of Legal Notice 248 of 2020, new regulations were issued under the Companies Act entitled Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies) Regulations (the "Regulations").

In a judgment delivered on 14 February 2025 by the First Hall, Civil Court (the "Court") in the case of Captain Tara Merlin Ehrlich vs MV Force India, the Court examined the interplay between maritime employment rights and the legal framework for enforcing such claims under Maltese law.

Act No. I of 2025 (the "Act") builds upon key principles from the Maltese Civil Code, Chapter 16 of the Laws of Malta (the "Civil Code"), integrating its lease concept into maritime legislation, however a clear distinction ...

Recent legal updates have been introduced to both the Maritime Shipping Act and the Maritime Labour Convention, aimed at modernizing regulations, enhancing administrative efficiency.