The Malta Maritime Forum welcomes the idea of regenerating the Grand Harbour, but stresses that the harbour must remain first and foremost a working port. The Grand Harbour is central to Malta’s maritime connectivity, handling essential cargo, passenger services, ship repair, bunkering, logistics and other key operations. Any regeneration plan must therefore protect these [...]
Malta Maritime Forum Holds Intensive Brussels Talks with a View to Recommend Practical Solutions to EU ETS Predicament A delegation of the Malta Maritime Forum (MMF) travelled to Brussels to discuss the EU’s Emission Trading System with the EU Institutions, Industry Associations and Maltese policy interlocutors. The visit was intended to influence the forthcoming review [...]
The Board of the Malta Maritime Forum met with the Leader of the Opposition, Hon Alex Borg and the Shadow Minister for the Maritime Sector, Aviation and Employment, Hon Ivan Castillo. The meeting was held shortly after the Forum’s announced commissioning of a second study about the Economic Contribution of the Maritime Industry which announcement [...]
The Malta Maritime Forum fittingly celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a special event bringing together members and key stakeholders to mark a decade of progress and collaboration within Malta’s maritime industry. Addressing guests at the Magazino Hall, Valletta Cruise Port, Chairman Godwin Xerri paid tribute to Dr. Ann Fenech and Mr. Jospeh Bugeja, who together [...]
The Malta Maritime Forum (MMF) has once again demonstrated its pivotal role in uniting stakeholders across government, industry and regulatory bodies to shape a future-proof ‘National Maritime Transport Strategy for Malta’. During a seminar where participants filled the Conference Hall in Kappara and which was part of the MMF’s Annual General Assembly, key decision-makers from [...]
The Malta Maritime Forum with the support of the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works (MTIP) is organising a Conference entitled 'A National Maritime Transport Strategy: Addressing the Needs of the Industry'. The event will be held on Maritime Day, 26th September at the Orchid Room - Xara Lodge, Limits of Rabat. Please see [...]
The MMF recently held its third conference dedicated to ESG in Maritime bringing together relevant industry players and regulatory stakeholders. At this third edition, the MMF’s ESG Conference brought together public and private sector stakeholders from the Maltese maritime industry. This time round the event was supported by BIMCO - the world's largest direct-membership organisation [...]
The Malta Maritime Forum expresses its strongest gratitude to Capt Jesmond Mifsud for his sterling service to the Maritime Industry in his role of Chief Pilot from which he has recently stepped down. During his term, Capt Mifsud was instrumental in setting up the Malta Maritime Pilots Cooperative in 2003 as part of a forward-looking [...]
Whilst addressing his fellow members during the recent Annual General Assembly, Godwin Xerri outlined the key policy priorities for the Malta Maritime Forum which it has continued to champion over the past months and will continue to pursue with the objective of registering some meaningful progress. These priorities are : The development of a National [...]
The MMF and the UK Branch of the Malta Business Network successfully organised their “Showcasing Maritime Malta” networking event which was held at the prestigious International Maritime Organization (IMO) Headquarters in London on 27 February. The initiative succeeded at offering a unique opportunity for a delegation of 35 MMF members to network with London-based maritime [...]
