The end of the year is fast approaching and so are two separate actions required by Managers/Operators before the 01 Jan 2021 - ISM Maritime Cyber Risk Management and the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) which you can read in this article. In 2017, the IMO...
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Malta Yacht Registration - latest updates: Tuesday 24 November was a busy day for all those connected with the Malta Yacht Registration industry. Despite the challenges brought by the Covid19 pandemic, the Maltese ship registry announced really exciting updates. Biggest Superyacht register worldwide The Transport Minister for Malta...
Continue ReadingThe Paris MOU Committee approved the Malta Ship Registry ’s placing in the White list Top 20 for the first time. After rigorous inspections, 4,652 in Malta’s case, the Malta Ship Registry was in fact placed in the 17th place of this prestigious list. The Paris MOU...
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Today we salute the un-sung heroes of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Seafarers. July 25th is in fact, the International day of the Seafarer and has been promoted by the IMO for the past 10 years. Seafarers are currently on the front line of the Covid-19 Pandemic. ...
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Karl Gollcher (left) recently presented a copy of ‘Connecting the Harbour Towns’ to Joseph Bugeja, Chairman and CEO of Transport Malta, the Government entity responsible for aviation, shipping, malta flag ship registration and land transport on the islands. The book was written by Mr. Michael...
Continue ReadingShipping company CMA CGM has moved 49 ships under the Maltese flag. This means that its gross tonnage registered locally represents 11% of the fleet which it has registered in Malta. The company has in fact already previously completed the ship registration process for another...
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Comm. James G. Gollcher passed away on 16th February, 2014. After many years of untiring contribution to the family business, he spent his later years compiling an impressive legacy which included the documentation and preservation of the Company archives that cover the diverse activities of O.F....
Continue ReadingSea Cloud, the world's oldest ocean going passenger ship, visited her home port, Malta, this weekend. The Legendary Windjammer was registered by Flagport under the Malta flag after following the Malta Registration procedures. The 88 year old sailing cruise ship, has an authentic nostalgic charm and...
Continue ReadingMalta Freeport Terminals handled a record 3.31 million TEU containers in 2018. This year it will be steaming ahead with an ambitious investment programme in equipment and facilities in a concerted drive to increase the Terminals’ capacity to four million containers. More than 2,200 vessels...
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