| Appointments in Top Positions |  | 22/03/21
Pleased to confirm appointments of Silvan Fleri to top position of General Manager for Focal Maritime Services and of Jesmond Abela as Deputy General Manager.
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| Crew changes at Malta | 02/10/20
Recent amendments to protocol for crew changes at Malta received positively by shipowner and crewing managers.
Transport Malta, which is the government authority respo... read more... |
| Update on Opening of Maltese Ports | 02/07/20
From Wednesday 1st July, crew changes to / from vessels berthed at the Malta will be permitted to crew members travelling from the list of countries as listed in the Legal Notice 244 of 2020.
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| Opening of Maltese Ports | 10/06/20
The Maltese government announced that as from the 1st of July Maltese ports will be open again for all maritime activities. This comes after a two month period where Maltese ports were under ... read more... |
| Aviva Super Yacht at Malta |  | 03/04/19
Over the years we`ve seen some of the best yachts at Valletta Grand Harbour using the facilities provided in the Grand Harbour Marina. In the past few weeks “Aviva”, one of the 100 larg... read more... |
| A holistic plan for maritime Malta |  | 07/02/19
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 ... read more... |
| WWSA Membership renewal |  | 31/01/18
Focal Maritime Services Co. Ltd is proud to renew its ties as an active member in Worldwide Ship Agency (WWSA) for 2018.
WWSA regroups privately held shipping companies and offers a synchronize... read more... |
| Join the team, we’re hiring! |  | 12/10/17
Due to expansion of its activities Focal Maritime Services Co. Ltd is currently seeking to recruit a number of positions.
Operations Executive
Shipping Clerk
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| MV Timberland at Malta |  | 07/02/17
MV Timberland arrived at Malta on 23rd January for minor repairs in the boiler system at Palumbo shipyard. The vessel sailed from Mantyluoto, Finland on 10th January and was loaded with approximate... read more... |
| Jonathan Xerri – Master’s Degree |  | 09/12/16
Mr Jonathan Xerri who is part of the commercial team within Focal Maritime Services has completed successfully his master’s degree in business management. This master’s degree fol... read more... |
| Ital Usodimare and Ever Unity at Malta |  | 28/10/16
Ital Usodimare arrived at Malta Freeport on 26th September for full discharge of cargo, bringing to termination the BEX 2 service. On 27th September, Ever Unity arrived at Malta Freeport to load th... read more... |
| Power Station Cargo Operation | 23/03/16
Focal Maritime Services Ltd were appointed as local agents responsible of the vessel and the discharging operation from MV Isuzu. The cargo consisted of 75 cases heavy equipment contain... read more... |
| IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations |  | 21/01/16
Focal Maritime Services are pleased to advise that in recent weeks, two personnel namely Mr Jonathan Xerri and Mr Patrick Saliba from Focal Air, attended courses organized by Air Malta regarding IA... read more... |
| Discharging Cargo at Delimara |  | 11/01/16
Recently Focal Maritime Services was appointed as the local agent responsible for the organization of discharging cargo from MV Ocean Fortune. The cargo consisted of concrete precast elements to be... read more... |
| Propeller Shaft | 24/07/15
On the 09th of July 2015 MV Jochin arrived Malta / Valletta port from Marseille to discharge one piece propeller shaft weight of approximately 40 tons . The vessel berthed upon her arriv... read more... |
| Delimara Project |  | 10/06/15
During the months of April and May Focal Maritime Services was appointed as the local agent responsible for the organization of the discharging operations from two vessels namely MV ARI... read more... |
| WWSA at Breakbulk Europe 2014 | 25/04/14
World Wide Shipagencies Association (WWSA), the international network of shipping agencies, will be present at the Breakbulk Europe 2014 exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium from 12 to 15 May 2014. Break... read more... |
| Exportation of Hazardous Waste | 18/03/14
Focal Maritime Services are heavily involved in the exportation of hazardous waste both within the EU market and other International markets. This is made possible through the used Chemical Grade T... read more... |
| IATA Diploma accreditation | 16/10/13
Focal Maritime Services are pleased to announce that in recent weeks, one of its staff Mr Jonathan Xerri sat and passed successfully the examinations leading to him being accredited with the IATA d... read more... |
| WWSA General Assembly | 04/06/13
On 13th May 2013, two representatives from Focal Maritime Services Ltd attended the WWSA (World Wide Shipping Agents Association) General Assembly which takes place every year in Antwerp.
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| Consolidation - Milan / Malta | 12/10/12
From 1st October 2012, Focal Maritime Services commenced a professional consolidation service for LCL traffic from Milan to Malta. Our main objective is to provide operators with a comprehensi... read more... |
| Participation in TOG Libya | 02/10/12
Focal Maritime Services will be participating in the TOG Libya fair/exhibition which is being held in Tripoli Libya from the 16th to the 18th of October 2012. Our company will be having a... read more... |
| Discharge of Yachts | 02/10/12
Focal Maritime Service’s Agency Department recently handled the transportation and discharge of two yachts in Malta. Vessels were loaded in Jebel Ali on the MV Baltic Winter which proceeded t... read more... |
| Worldwide Ship Agencies Association | 17/10/11
One of the leading international ship agencies association chose Malta as the venue for their annual general meeting which was held at the Corinthia San Gorg on the 9th and 10th October.
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| Focal Air Staff attend DGR Course | 03/08/11
Focal Maritime Services are pleased to advise that in recent weeks, Focal Air employees attended courses organized by Air Malta regarding IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations – the staff that was... read more... |
| TMCL appoint new agent in Mexico | 04/05/11
TMCL announced that they have appointed Agencias Universales Mexico (AGUNSA) as a TMCL agent in Mexico. TMCL believe that Agencias Universales S.A. (AGUNSA) Mexico will help to further strengthen T... read more... |
| Open Top Container | 12/04/11
Delta Container Services, which is represented in Malta by Focal Maritime Services, has recently launched a small fleet of Open Top containers set on the Italy / Malta trade; catering for the ... read more... |
| Paperless Airfreight | 04/03/11
In February Emirates organized a course about using their Skycargo online system for paperless airfreight, for which course FocalAir staff was present.
E-freight is in line with our aim to be m... read more... |
| Groupage service to Libya | 02/03/11
Due to the current situation in Libya, all export services to the four main ports, namely Tripoli, Benghazi, El Khoms, and Misurata, have seized, as the situation in Libya continues to escalate. At... read more... |
| Agents in Malta for TMCL Container Line | 24/01/11
TMCL Container Line is a fully bonded neutral non-asset based shipping line providing FCL services to and from Europe, North America, India, Pakistan, Middle East, South America, South Africa, and ... read more... |
| Agreement with TRAXON Europe | 20/01/11
Focal Maritime Services has recently signed a “FREIGHT AGENT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT” with TRAXON Europe. This will enable “FOCALAIR” to process paperless documentation and ... read more... |
| ISO 9001:2008 | 02/12/10
We are pleased to introduce a note from our managing director Godwin Xerri, to announce the award of the ISO 9001:2008 Certification to Focal Maritime Services.
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| Focal Maritime becomes member of WWSA | 28/10/10
Focal Maritime Services has become a member in the international agency association Worldwide Ship Agency (WWSA) which is headquartered in Antwerp. WWSA aims to present to Shipowners and Oper... read more... |
| Esso Congress – September 2010 | 27/10/10
Another successful occupation entrusted to Focal Maritime Services was the clearance of foods samples and display material for the Esso Norway congress at the Hilton Malta. This job required just-i... read more... |
| Welcome to Focal Maritime Services | 20/07/10
Located in Malta, we aim at translating the island’s geographical location into concrete services to the maritime industry.
This policy manifests itself in the range of services that we o... read more... |
| Airfreight Certification | 21/07/09
Mr. Patrick Saliba has obtained certification authorizing him to train other personnel within Focal, and hauliers, who are directly related to shipments of airfreight cargo.
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| Worldwide Airfreight Service | 21/07/09
Focal Maritime Services strives to be your partner in logistics and have just developed a new service, namely an airfreight service, aimed at providing our clients with a comprehensi... read more... |
| We Are Moving !! | 20/04/07
We are moving to new offices as from Saturday 28th April. Our new address will be:N0. 2, DAR IS-SLIEM
ALFONS MARIA GALEA STREET
BIRZEBBUGA BBG 1532
Our postal address, teleph... read more... |
| “K” Line names Black Sea network | 01/05/03
“K” Line (Europe) Ltd has appointed new agency representatives to oversee growing container trade with Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. With effect from May 1st, Capital Logistics and Tra... read more... |
| K Line adopts Fetid-Free Container Paint | 02/12/02
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., (K-Line), has decided on adoption of a new brand of paint for all containers procured in the future. The new brand contains much less of the customary offensive odor ass... read more... |
| K Line launches 13th vessel | 18/09/02
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., (K-Line), has launched a new post-panamax containership, the Genoa Bridge, constructed by Imabari Shipbuilding Company Ltd., Japan. The vessel is the last of 5,500 TEU&r... read more... |
| Bonuses boost throughput | 02/12/01
INCENTIVE schemes to boost container handling throughput at Malta Freeport, are starting to pay dividends with hourly box rates hitting more consistent levels, according to the head of one of ... read more... |
| Strengthening the Focal point | 02/09/01
Malta’s Focal Maritime marks a new generation of ship agent that does not have the domestic market as its prime source of business.
FOCAL MARITIME, recently appointed as the Malta represe... read more... |
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