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Highlights of shifts throughout the industries that have reaped positive results and linking this to the potential beneficial changes that may result out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CMI has been responsible for the drafting of the majority of international maritime conventions since 1897.

The Merchant Shipping (Shipping organisations – Private Companies) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 234.42 of the Laws of Malta, "the Regulations") have recently been amended by Legal Notice 31 of 2020...

In this issue we report on Transport Malta's recent announcement on the increase in mercantile vessel registration in Malta and the Malta Freeport recent addition of a fourth quay to its terminal facilities.

One of the principle purposes of the EU Regulation 1257/2013 on ship recycling which came into force in December 2019, is to ensure that hazardous waste from resulting from ship recycling is subject to environmentally sound management.

In recent years, maritime regions traditionally traversed by merchant vessels have witnessed a noticeable increase in luxury yachts venturing into new and uncharted territories. While these areas present unique cruising opportunities...

There are several benefits that attract clients to register their vessels with the Maltese flag. Malta is strategically positioned in the heart of the Mediterranean at the crossroads of a number of important shipping routes.

On the 18th January 2015, Malta ratified the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007, (hereinafter referred to as 'the Nairobi Convention' or 'the Convention').

Relationships that are valued in the market today will look completely different in the future.

On the 22 February 2022, Advocate General Rantos (the "AG") from the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter the "Court" or the "CJEU") delivered his opinion on joined cases C-14/21...

Welcome to our 33rd edition of the Ganado Advocates' shipping and maritime law newsletter. In this issue, we feature the most recent webinar we participated in about Covid's impact on the industry...

The shipping industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the international, global carriage of goods by container vessels.

The plastic continent may be hogging the headlines, but the shipping industry – frowned upon as a notorious polluter on a massive scale – is also being effectively reined in and compelled by law to go green.

The Ports and Yachting Directorate within Transport Malta has issued Port Notice Number 07/20 entitled ‘Dispute resolution and procedures in connection with bunkering operations'.

With green hydrogen stocks flying through the roof in 2020, it is no secret that this zero-carbon phenomenon is enjoying a worldwide unprecedented political and economical momentum.

Malta's Merchant Shipping Notice 127 Rev.3 introduces refined seaworthiness requirements for vessel registration under the Maltese flag, with particular focus on ships aged 15 years and over.

The popularity of sale and leaseback transactions is now evident to whoever is involved in the shipping industry.