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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.

Shipbuilding & Lifecycle Technology 4.0 focuses on enhancing the development of smart, digital, and data-driven technologies, solutions, and processes used for the design, engineering...

VAT treatment for yachts is a crucial consideration for owners, whether the vessel is used for private pleasure or commercial purposes.

During the past decade, Malta has performed strongly on the economic and employment fronts, making it one of the best performers in the European Union.

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

Often seen as a controversial topic, recycling is essential to a contemporary society wishing to protect the environment.

Safeguarding sensitive information is paramount in today's aviation landscape. EASA's Part-IS (Information Security) provides a detailed regulatory framework that addresses information security risks to aviation.

With the implementation of the Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies) Regulations (S.L. 386.22) in June 2020...

Malta has created various fiscal incentives to make its position stronger and tax competitive in the Business Aviation Industry mostly in connection to aircraft engine and aircraft operators.

Malta's Commercial Court has been re-established as a superior court with extensive jurisdiction over commercial disputes, maritime matters, aviation claims, and intellectual property cases. The reform introduces significant changes to how commercial litigation will be handled, though certain aspects of the Court's scope remain subject to interpretation. Practitioners must carefully navigate the new jurisdictional framework to ensure cases are filed in the appropriate forum.

On the 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation announced that the novel Corona Virus was being treated as a world pandemic.

Joseph Fenech, Shipping Executive within Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal was recently interview by Skipper Magazine, an internationally renowned boats and yachting publication, in their 2021 Summer Edition.

The EU adopted its 14th sanctions package on 24 June 2024, and Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1745 has introduced several new restrictive measures affecting shipping as well as the energy sector...

The Aircraft Registration Act (the "ARA") was enacted in 2010 with a vision to emulate the success story Malta achieved in the maritime sector.

The term 'Maritime Malta' perfectly describes Malta – a country which has always had close connections with the sea and maritime sector.

What, if any, are the restrictions on ownership of vessels registered under the flag of Malta?