Author Archives: Annabelle Cauchi

The European Commission has published a brochure in which 10 projects of the Ten-T network are presented. These are regarded as successful practical examples. You can find the brochure at http://shortsea.be/html_en/publicaties/documents/10casestentbrochure.pdf For further details, contact us on: Tel: (00356) 21 … Continue reading →

The European Commission announced the projects selected to receive over €160 million in EU co-financing from the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) programme to continue improving transport infrastructure across the EU. The 26 selected projects will use the EU’s financial support … Continue reading →

The Commission adopted on 19 October 2011 a proposal to transform the existing patchwork of European roads, railways, airports and canals into a unified transport network (TEN-T). The new core network will remove bottlenecks, upgrade infrastructure and streamline cross border … Continue reading →

The Merchant Shipping Directorate would like to remind all those concerned that Merchant Shipping Notices No 74, 75 and 86 dealing with the restrictive measures imposed against the Islamic Republic of Iran are still in force and must be complied … Continue reading →

As from 1 January 2012, ship owners operating ships 0f 300 gross tons or more – irrespective of flag – are obliged to have insurance in place for maritime claims as defined in Directive 2009/20/EC of 23 April 2009 on … Continue reading →

Notice to Shipowners, Ship Operators and Managers, Masters, Owners’ representatives and recognised organisations The Merchant Shipping Directorate would like to draw the attention of all concerned to the publication of the Merchant Shipping (Insurance for Maritime Claims) Regulations, 2011 published on the … Continue reading →

The Marco Polo II programme has just been launched and offers are invited from interested parties who may wish to source funds for their projects linked to maritime services. More information can be found on the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/marcopolo/getting-funds/application-packs/2011/index_en.htm For … Continue reading →

The Baltic ports of Aarhus (Denmark), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Tallinn (Estonia) have been awarded EUR 25 million (USD 35 million) EC support from Motorways of the Sea funds for their project aiming at creating a so-called smart network to promote … Continue reading →