The Merchant Shipping Act defines a bareboat charter as a contract for the lease or sub-lease of a ship, for a stipulated period of time, by virtue of which the charterer shall...

Gauci & and Partners - Advocates’ shipping department offers to our clients and other intermediaries a comprehensive one-stop-shop as regards all matters pertain...

Alternatively, vessels may be registered in the name of a Maltese shipping organization which is a private limited liability company. A shipping organization incorporated pursu...

A Maltese flagged vessel may be bareboat charter registered in a foreign Registry provided the foreign registry is considered by Malta as a compatible Registry and the register...

Where a ship registered under in Malta is being operated under charter or is leased in any year in respect of which the charterer or the lessee shall have paid to the registrar...

Ships registered in Malta are issued with a Minimum Safe Manning Certificate. The composition of the crew compliment working onboard Malta flagged ships is determined in line w...

We advise and represent local and international clients before the Maltese Courts and in arbitration proceedings before the Malta Arbitration Centre on cross-border maritime cl...

The Malta Shipping Registry is now the largest superyachts register in the world, with 850 yachts over 24 meters registered in Malta. Transport Malta, the administrator of the ...

We assist and advice clients on the formation, documentation and setting up of yacht leasing arrangements of pleasure yachts to benefit from various incentives emanating from t...

We advise, assist and coordinate with clients who wish to import their yachts into the EU through Malta from a third country outside the European Union under the OSR regime. Up...