Malta
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Authority
General Information for Malta
Geo-political:
Capital City: Valletta.
Nationality: (noun) Maltese, (adjective) Maltese.
Population: 405,165.
Communications:
International Direct Dial Code: 356.
Number of Internal Airports: 1.
Major Languages Spoken: Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005
census).
Economy:
Currency: 1 Euro (EUR) of 100 Cents.
Exchange Rates:
(as of March 2018)
USD 1.00 = EUR 0.81
EUR 1.00 = USD 1.23
Exchange rates under licence from
XE.com
Main Industries: Tourism, electronics, ship building and repair, construction, food and beverages,
pharmaceuticals, footwear, clothing and tobacco.
Environment:
Territorial Sea: 12 n.m.
Other Maritime Claims: Contiguous Zone: 24 n.m. Continental Shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation.
Exclusive Fishing Zone: 25 n.m.
Coastline Extent: 197 km.
Climate: Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers.
Natural Resources: Limestone, salt and arable land.
Terrain: Mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs.
Average Temperatures:
| Month | High | Low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15° C | 10° C |
| June | 27° C | 18° C |
| September | 27° C | 22° C |
CHARTS:
The Ports & Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, issues Notices from time to time,
and includes Notices to Mariners. These can be found online at
PILOTAGE:
When vessels call at Maltese ports, pilotage is compulsory for vessels of 500 g.t.
and over, except in cases where ships are legally exempt from pilotage. With respect
to pilotage services, the Ports and Yachting Directorate is responsible for ensuring
that the Malta Maritime Pilots Co-operative Society Limited adheres to its contractual
obligations as established by the Maritime Pilotage Regulations 2003 and the Agreement
entered into between the Authority and the Co-operative. Pilots board vessels at the
pilot stations located outside Valletta and Marsaxlokk. In bad weather, boarding may
be restricted to the harbour entrance. Pilotage is available on a 24-hour basis.
ANCHORAGES:
Bunker Anchorages:
Anchorages bounded by the following coordinates:
- 35° 57.67′ N, 014° 25.83′ E
- 35° 59.55′ N, 014° 27.25′ E
- 36° 01.83′ N, 014° 23.50′ E.
Off St Paul's Bay and Mellieha Bay:
- 35° 52.90′ N, 014° 34.67′ E
- 35° 53.33′ N, 014° 35.50′ E
- 35° 52.30′ N, 014° 36.17′ E
- 35° 51.90′ N, 014° 35.43′ E.
Off Marsaskala:
- 35° 55.00′ N, 014° 44.50′ E
- 35° 55.00′ N, 014° 48.00′ E
- 35° 52.00′ N, 014° 48.00′ E
- 35° 52.00′ N, 014° 35.43′ E.
Hurd Bank:
- 35° 50.87′ N, 014° 35.13′ E
- 35° 50.87′ N, 014° 36.00′ E
- 35° 49.55′ N, 014° 35.90′ E
- 35° 48.20′ N, 014° 34.45′ E
- 35° 48.87′ N, 014° 33.93′ E.
Off Munxar Point and Delimara Point:
- 35° 57.90′ N, 014° 19.10′ E
- 35° 57.90′ N, 014° 19.40′ E
- 35° 56.90′ N, 014° 19.40′ E
- 35° 56.90′ N, 014° 19.10′ E.
Off Ghajn Tuffieha:
Additionally at L-Ahrax Point, in position 35° 59.95′ N, 014° 22.10′ E.
TUGS:
Tug Malta is the only licensed company that can carry out harbour towage operations
within and between the harbours of the Maltese Islands. On the 18 July 2007 Malta
Government Investments Limited, as Agent for the Government of Malta, sold all their
shares in the company to Rimorchiatori Malta Limited, a company owned by Rimorchiatori
Riuniti SpA of Genova, Italy. By January 2008 Rimorchiatori Malta Limited bought the
remaining shares in Tug Malta from the private shareholders.
POLLUTION:
Transport Malta (TM) is the national competent authority for marine pollution preparedness
and response. The spill notification point is the Armed Forces of Malta, Duty Officer,
Operations Room. T: +356 2249 4202. T: +356 2249 4000. F: +356 2124 1001.
[email protected]
FUEL:
Bunkers can be delivered offshore in Maltese territorial water at the above designated
locations. Approval for anchorage is to be obtained from the port authorities. See
Anchorages above.
REGULATIONS:
EU MRV:
The EU MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) regulation entered into force on
1 July 2015, and it requires ship owners and operators to annually monitor, report
and verify CO
2 emissions for vessels larger than 5,000 g.t. calling at any EU and EFTA (Norway and
Iceland) port. Data collection takes place on a per voyage basis and started 1 January
2018.
The reported CO
2 emissions, together with additional data, are to be verified by independent certified
bodies and sent to a central database managed by the European Maritime Safety Agency
(EMSA). The aggregated ship emission and efficiency data will be published by the
EC by 30 June 2019 and then every consecutive year.
Ship owners and operators shall monitor the CO
2 emissions of their vessels per voyage conducted into, between and out of EU (and
EFTA) ports. A voyage is defined as any movement of a ship that originates from, or
terminates in, a port of call (EU port) and that serves the purpose of transporting
passengers or cargo for commercial purposes.
HOLIDAYS:
1 January (New Year's Day); 10 February (Saint Paul's Shipwreck); 19 March (Feast
of Saint Joseph); 31 March (Freedom Day); 1 May (Labour Day); 7 June (Sette Guigno);
29 June (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul); 15 August (Feast of the Assumption of Our
Lady); 8 September (Victory Day); 21 September (Independence Day); 8 December (Feast
of the Immaculate Conception); 13 December (Republic Day); 24 December (Christmas
Eve); 25 December (Christmas Day).
CONSULS:
Details of foreign embassies and consulate in Malta, and Maltese missions abroad can
be found in the
representations section of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Home.aspx
CUSTOMS:
customs.gov.mt/
AUTHORITY:
Transport Malta, Ports & Yachting Directorate, Malta Transport Centre, Triq Pantar,
Hal Lija LJA 2021, Malta.
T: +356 2122 2203.
F: +356 2125 0365. [email protected] www.transport.gov.mt
Contact: Chief Officer, Ports & Yachting Directorate. [email protected]
