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Maritime Malta is one of the country’s prime assets. What we lack by way of natural resources is amply compensated for by our surrounding seas.

The sea is our source of living, our ‘hinterland’, our means of communication with the outside world. The sea does not isolate us – rather it is our bridge to the rest of the world.

Quoting from a recent feature penned by Professor Oliver Friggieri in The Sunday Times of Malta, ‘Towards a definition of an ultra-minor nation’: “A diminutive island which is...

http://mmf.org.mt/2019/02/06/a-holistic-plan-for-maritime-malta/

Malta – the leading Global Maritime Centre. An island at the crossroads of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Malta – strategically located at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea just six nautical miles off the vital Gibraltar and Suez Canal routes.

Throughout its chequered history dating back millennia, Malta has always been an important hub for both merchant as well as naval shipping.

Its natural harbours were a safe and very sought-after haven, often eyed by military and merchant...

http://mmf.org.mt/2018/01/18/malta-maritime-vocation/