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Malta is an island country in the European Union (EU) consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, and part of Southern Europe. Its main seaports are the capital Valletta (Grand Harbour) and Marsaxlokk, home of Malta Freeport Terminals. Valletta Cruise Terminal is located in the Valletta.

Malta government proposes to amend Freeport concession agreement

Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) February 17, 2023 – The government has presented a resolution to amend the Malta Freeport concession agreement. Malta...

Malta Freeport Terminals Limited – TEUs handled – 2018-2022

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 31, 2023 – Malta Freeport Terminals Limited has published TEUs handled for 2018-2022. Last year, the terminal...

MSC container service links Malta Freeport with India

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 31, 2023 – MSC has launched the new India-West Med Service which links Malta Freeport with India. The new service...

Malta Freeport to receive European Commission funds

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) September 16, 2022 – The European Commission has announced that Malta will benefit from €817 million in Cohesion Policy...

Global Ports Holdings handled 2.63 million passengers in H1 2022

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 15, 2022 – Global Ports Holdings (GPH) handled 2.63 million passengers in the first half of 2022 in its cruise...

Global Ports Holding receives sustainability award

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc, the world’s largest cruise port operator, said that Stephen Xuereb, COO of...

Fagioli relocates two container cranes from Malta Freeport to Marseille

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) May 27, 2022 – Italian heavy lift and transportation specialist Fagioli has relocated two ZPMC Ship to Shore container...

New agreement between Malta Freeport Terminals and Malta Dockers Union to provide stability

Malta Freeport Terminals and the Malta Dockers Union have just signed an 11-year agreement that will provide stability for licensed port workers as well as for...

Malta and Morocco to strengthen economic ties

Malta and Morocco have agreed to boost economic cooperation and strengthen consular relations between the two countries, Minister for Foreign and European...

Ponte Ferries to operate ferry concession at Port of Augusta

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – The Port of Augusta in Sicily has issued a concession to operate a high-speed ferry service between...

Malta Freeport Terminals sees TEU handled rise in 2021

Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) February 20, 2022 – Malta Freeport Terminals, based in the port of Marsaxlokk, has reported a total TEU volume handled...

€13 million investment in a shore-to-ship Freeport project

Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi provided details on the...

Ship to Shore system at Malta Freeport Terminals

Malta Freeport Terminals CEO Alex Montebello has welcomed an announcement by Malta Minister for Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri that the tender for a...

Global Ports Holding publishes cruise port passenger numbers for 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published 2021 passenger numbers for the cruise ports of Ege (Turkey),...

Yilport’s San Cataldo Container Terminal in Taranto port hires workers

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – In a positive start to 2022, the San Cataldo Container Terminal (SCCT) in the Port of Taranto has hired...

Infrastructure Malta reached the halfway mark of the first phase of the Grand Harbour Clean Air Project

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – Infrastructure Malta has reached the halfway mark of the first phase of the Grand Harbour Clean Air...

Malta Freeport full, eleven ships diverted to Taranto

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – In the past week, Malta Freeport has been experiencing vessel congestion. The result is that some...

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