Solicitor for Maritime Law in Naxxar

I own a vessel currently registered under the Malta flag, and I’m considering either selling it to a buyer who wants to register it elsewhere, or reflagging it myself under a different jurisdiction. What’s actually involved in deregistering a ship from the Maltese registry?

I’m considering taking up a position as a seafarer on a vessel registered under the Malta flag, and I want to understand whether my working conditions and employment rights would actually be governed by Maltese employment law in the same way as a typical shore-based job in Malta, or whether maritime employment operates under a different framework entirely.

I’m not an EU citizen and I’m interested in registering my yacht under the Malta flag given its international reputation. I want to understand whether my nationality would actually prevent me from doing this, or whether Malta’s ship registry is genuinely open to non-EU owners as well.

I imported goods into Malta by sea and discovered upon arrival that a portion of the cargo had been damaged during transit. I want to understand my rights as the cargo owner to seek compensation, and from whom this claim would actually need to be pursued.

I agreed verbally with a boat owner in Malta to charter their vessel for a specific period, including the agreed price and dates, but nothing was put in writing at the time. The owner is now saying the arrangement is off and wants to charter it to someone else instead who is offering more money. Can I actually enforce our original verbal agreement?

I obtained a court judgment against a shipping company based in Malta through legal proceedings in another country, and I now want to actually enforce that judgment against the company’s assets in Malta. Is this something Maltese courts would actually recognise and allow?

I own a yacht currently registered elsewhere and I’m considering re-registering it under the Malta flag, having heard this is a popular choice internationally. What are the actual practical benefits of doing this, and is the process genuinely straightforward?

I own a yacht just under 24 metres in length that I’d like to operate commercially, chartering it out to paying guests, and I want to understand whether Malta’s registration framework has specific provisions suited to a vessel of this particular size operating commercially rather than purely for private use.