The MMF’s Organisation is made up of a Chairman, Vice-Chairperson, CEO, and 14 Board Members

Following the enactment of the Occupational Health and Safety (Promotion) Act 1994, he was appointed as the first President of the Commission for the Promotion of Occupational Health and Safety, a post which he held until the Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act 2001 (which substituted the 1994 Act) came into force. As President of the Commission, he attended and actively participated in conferences held abroad and addressed seminars held in Malta on the subject. Until 2009, he was a lecturer and examiner in Occupational Health and Safety Legislation at the University of Malta in the Faculty of Laws and at the Centre for Labour Studies.
In 2001 he was appointed as the first Chairman of the Malta Transport Authority, a post which he held for a year. In 2006 he was appointed as the first Chairman of the Board of Appeal from Awards on Tenders by Local Councils, a post which he held until he was appointed Judge of the Superior Courts of Malta on the 28th January 2009.
As a judge, he served in the First Hall Civil Court (including as a Court of Constitutional Jurisdiction), the Constitutional Court, the Court of Appeal (in its Superior Jurisdiction), the Court of Criminal Appeal (in its Superior Jurisdiction) and with effect from the 9th April 2018, he was President of the Civil Court (Commercial Section).
On the 19th March 2021, he retired from the Bench on reaching the retirement age of 65.


Having graduated in Economics from the University of Malta in 1994, Kevin worked briefly as an Economics Officer within the Economic Planning Division in the Ministry of Finance before joining the Chamber of Commerce in 1997.
Kevin has represented the Malta Chamber in conferences and in the media as well as on a number of national boards including the MCESD, the MEUSAC Core Group, Education Malta, the Malta Business Bureau, the Retail Price Index Board besides BusinessEurope and Eurochambres at the European level. During his time at the Chamber, Kevin was actively involved in the EU accession preparations for Malta as well as in the merger process with the Federation of Industry which took place in 2009. Kevin has always been held in high respect by his team and all the stakeholders he has connected with throughout his career including businesses, political leaders, and social partners.
Kevin brings with him to the Malta Maritime Forum a wealth of knowledge, experience, and contacts accumulated in his career.

In 1991 she moved from there to Chaffe, McCall, Phillips Toler and Sarpy in New Orleans. In 1992 she joined Fenech & Fenech Advocates setting up the Marine Litigation Department. She was appointed Managing Partner in June 2008.
She has extensive experience in disputes ranging from ship building contracts to immediate casualty response in collisions having acted and advised some of the most important international maritime operators.
She has been responsible for the drafting of a number of laws related to the maritime sector including the Pilotage Regulations and the sections on Jurisdiction in Rem in the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure. She lectures extensively on the subject in Malta and abroad; she is the President of the Malta Maritime Law Association. In October 2010 she was appointed an Executive Board Member of the European Maritime Law Organisation. In 2012, 2014 and 2015 she was awarded Best in Shipping Law at the European Women in Business Awards held in London. In October 2013 she was appointed Honorary Patron of the Malta Law Academy and in June 2014 was elected on the Executive Council of the Comite Maritime International (CMI) – the international organisation responsible for drafting the vast majority of international maritime conventions. She was also appointed Chairman of the international working group on ship finance security practices. In October 2015 she was appointed on the Malta Maritime Forum Board of Directors and in April 2016 she was also appointed to represent the Malta Maritime Law Association on the board of the government agency Malta Marittima. In September 2017 she was elected to serve a second term on the Executive Council of the CMI.

In his early days as an IT Specialist, Alex was responsible for setting up and implementing the Terminal Operating Systems, which were created in-house alongside the Company’s development and expansion. Added to this, Alex has been responsible for the operations of the Terminals, the marketing of the Container Terminals as well as negotiation and management of contracts with the shipping lines resulting in the client mix that has been attracted to the Freeport’s facilities.
Alex serves as board member on the Malta Maritime Forum and heads the Marketing and Internationalisation sub-committee. He is also a member of the Institute of Management and a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers.




Mr Abela started his working career within the family business, mainly in the importation of grains and cargo haulage. This gave Mr Abela long years of experience in the logistics industry and in the functioning of ports.
Along the years Mr Abela has occupied a number of high-level positions both within the private sector and public boards and fora. Currently Mr Abela occupies the position of board member of the Malta Maritime Forum, is a member of the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development, the Malta Enterprise Board and the Mriehel Central Business District Foundation.
As an individual, Mr Abela is skilled and experienced in business planning and strategy, change management and negotiation.


He later joined the pilotage sector, becoming a founding member of the Malta Maritime Pilots (MMP), playing a role in restructuring pilotage to become a co-operative society. During his time as a pilot, Capt. Dalli was the international representative for the MMP in EMPA and IMPA as delegate, subsequently being elected as Senior Vice President of the European Maritime Pilots Association (EMPA) for two consecutive terms. In this role, Capt. Dalli chaired the technical advancement and training committee within EMPA.
Towards the end of his 22 year career as a harbour pilot, Capt. Dalli co-founded Malta Mooring Masters Cooperative Ltd. together with a number of highly skilled maritime professionals, specializing in offshore services.
Capt. Dalli holds a Master’s degree in International Law from the University of Malta and has worked with several international operators within the fields of oil pollution, ship to ship transfer, salvage and maritime safety.

Thomas entered the shipping industry in 2012, working at Seatrans Shipping Agency, where he is currently involved in business development, enhancing current business while identifying opportunities in new potential markets.
He is known to be a hands-on individual with a flair for problem-solving, bringing his enthusiasm into the equation and attracting the right customers and employees to the company. Constantly attending conferences and seminars allows him to share and use the knowledge he gains with others in the local industry.
Thomas Sullivan was recently appointed a board member of the Association of Ship Agents in the Shipping and Bunkering Section at the Malta Chamber of Commerce. In 2017 Thomas became a member of the IBIA (The International Bunker Industry Association which is the voice of the global bunker industry), and in 2019 was appointed a board member in the Malta Maritime Forum.


Mr Vassallo is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Honorary Member of the Malta Maritime Law Association and recipient of the IMLI degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa. Mr Vassallo worked tirelessly in development and promotion of the Malta flag State regime. He is a firm believer in the tandem of private and public sectors, the importance of the technical cooperation at all levels rather than technical assistance on its own and the crucial need of training and international exposure. He was one of the first exponents of the concept of maritime Malta that eventually evolved into the Malta Maritime Forum.

Embarking as a deckhand onboard drilling vessels, Jonathan opened his eyes to the maritime industry service business world. He worked closely with senior leadership teams and mentors well known in the oil and gas maritime Industry. He developed a deep commercial knowledge and insight into how critical offshore operations decisions were made. This provided a robust foundation for moving, in 1999, into the oil & gas sector in a business development capacity.
Over the past 25 years, Jonathan has become a consummate maritime commercial and business development professional with the ability to foresee and anticipate challenges to mitigate project and financial pitfalls on multiple maritime projects. Jonathan and his team have worked very hard to transform the extensive offshore experience into the One Contact One Contract solution that remained the inherited and established standard and quality to expand the services to the Oil and Gas Industry. He secured multiple contracts with global leading drilling contractors operating in the North Sea that successfully led to other agreements for designated contracts in the British, Danish, Dutch, Mediterranean and North African sectors.
In 2000 he was responsible for giving value to Malta by exporting Maltese human resource services to the international Oil and Gas Offshore service Industry and setting up various service companies specialising in Human Resources, Maintenance and Logistics for Offshore Drilling Contractors and Oil Field Operators. Bluhull Marine Agency, set up by him, made history by handling more than 14 drilling rig vessels in Maltese ports in less than a year, all coordinated with the cooperation of Transport Malta, Malta Maritime Pilots and Tug Malta.
Jonathan represents the world’s leading berthing equipment manufacturers for the Mediterranean region. He is also responsible for providing port operators with the services necessary for the design supply, and installation of berthing equipment. He brings to the industry a creative direction, leadership, strong negotiation abilities and a proven track record for growth. He is passionate about delivering that much-desired change, a catalyst for tangible quality results in the maritime industry.

She worked with one of the big audit firms in Malta for three years as an audit senior in charge of audit assignments, covering various economic sectors. She then worked as a senior accountant in a local shipping company and in 2002 took the role of financial controller at Focal Maritime Services Company Limited.
In 2004, she set up her own practice performing accounting, consultancy, taxation and auditing services to a number of clients.
Judith is a member of the Malta Institute of Accountants and sits on the board of directors of a number of companies.

In 2000, Karin moved with her family to Malta. She held the position of Policy Research Coordinator at the Housing Authority before she became Research Administration Executive of the Malta Maritime Law Association in May 2010. In addition, she took over the duties of Administration Executive of the Malta Shortsea Promotion Centre in September 2017, which led to her joining the Malta Maritime Forum as Executive Secretary in March 2019.