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The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Project, Dr. Aaron Farrugia has just launched Malta's first policy for the aviation industry (the "Policy").

Malta Code of Standards for the Appointment and Responsibilities of Resident Agents marks a significant step in formalising regulatory oversight of international shipowners operating under the Maltese flag. The framework was issued by Transport Malta’s Merchant Shipping Directorate through Merchant Shipping Notice 203. The Code is issued in the context of the Ships Eligible for Registration Regulations (S.L. 234.23), which require international owners to appoint a resident agent in Malta.

The number of jurisdictions allowing for the continuation of corporate entities is on the increase. Malta already adopts this mechanism

It is no news that the Maltese Islands is one of the most reputable Flag States in the world and it is partly for the smooth registration process available.

Maritime lawyer, Dr Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre, highlights the pivotal role of Malta's legal framework in keeping the Malta Flag flying high.

As the situation worsens from day to day, further catalysed by the imposition of travel bans at both a national and transnational level, market players have been forced to re-evaluate their commercial

The Merchant Shipping Directorate of Transport Malta has issued the ‘Commercial Yacht – Pleasure Yacht Guidelines (‘the Guidelines') on the 2nd of September 2021.

The guidelines which are based on the current yacht leasing measures, seek to mitigate the VAT impact on the purchase of an aircraft and its engines.

Malta has reshaped its aviation identity over the past 15 years. From solid legal reforms to tax optimisation and strategic clustering, it's now seen as one of Europe's most attractive jurisdictions for aircraft registration, leasing and aviation services.

By virtue of Legal Notice 248 of 2020 the Minister for Economy, Investment and Small Businesses introduced the Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies)

The symposium's first panel centered around making Malta a centre for Superyacht Refits. Panelist members included a number of important stakeholders including...

The arrest of a vessel is a very important and powerful weapon. In Malta it is possible to arrest a vessel for the purposes of achieving two objectives.

The aviation sectors in Malta and Cyprus are experiencing significant growth, leveraging their strategic geographic locations and favourable regulatory environments.

A ‘blockchain' is a system which can record transactions between two parties in an efficient, verifiable, and permanent way, where transactions made in a cryptocurrency are recorded and maintained...

Following a June 2016 referendum, the UK government formally announced that the UK will be withdrawing from the European Union on 29 March 2019.

Last month, The Merchant Shipping Directorate published a notice concerning the enforcement of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation No. 1257/2013, relating to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM).

The recent long-awaited European Commission decision on the Maltese Tonnage Tax System has been welcomed by the shipping community, both locally as well as from other member states.