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Ella Vella Cardona

Mamo TCV Advocates and Malta Business Network Host Runway Finance: Lease Finance in Aviation Aviation

Mamo TCV Advocates and Malta Business Network Host Runway Finance: Lease Finance in Aviation

Mamo TCV Advocates recently partnered with the Malta Business Network to host Runway Finance: Lease Finance in Aviation, an event bringing together aviation professionals, financiers and legal practitioners to discuss the recent developments reshaping aircraft financial leasing and what they mean for Malta's aviation finance sector. Malta is introducing new legislation that would provide qualifying lessors with a streamlined, notification-based alternative to a full financial services licensing, so the discussion came at a timely moment for the industry.  Aeroitalia was represented by Marco Carcioffo, VP Fleet & Purchasing, who has over 18 years of experience across fleet management, operations and…
Martina Azzopardi, Maria Gatt and Ella Vella Cardona
9th October 2026
A Year in Review: Registration Reforms and Digitalisation Shipping, Yachting and Transport

A Year in Review: Registration Reforms and Digitalisation

By virtue of Act I of 2025, significant amendments were introduced to Merchant Shipping Act (MSA) Chapter 234 of the Laws of Malta (‘The Amendments’), reflecting Malta’s continued efforts to modernise its maritime legal framework and align itself with evolving international standards. As these amendments reach their first anniversary, this three-part series undertakes a review of the principal reforms introduced. The first part analyses the Finance Charter Instrument, the second part focuses on the Protection of Seafarers and the third part addresses the Merchant Shipping Act Amendments. As part of our year in review of the Amendments, Part III concludes…
Nicholas Valenzia and Ella Vella Cardona
7th May 2026
Seafarers
A Year in Review: Enhanced Protection of Seafarers Shipping, Yachting and Transport

A Year in Review: Enhanced Protection of Seafarers

By virtue of Act I of 2025 and Legal Notice 26 of 2025, significant amendments were introduced to the Merchant Shipping Act (MSA) Chapter 234 of the Laws of Malta and to the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Rules S.L 234.51 (‘the Amendments’), reflecting Malta’s continued efforts to modernise its maritime legal framework and align it with evolving international standards. As these amendments reach their first anniversary, this three-part series reviews the principal reforms introduced. As part of our-year-in-review of the Amendments, Part II of this series focuses on enhanced protections for seafarers and Malta’s alignment with recent developments under…
Aleandro Mifsud and Ella Vella Cardona
28th April 2026
A Year in Review: The Finance Charter Instrument Shipping, Yachting and Transport

A Year in Review: The Finance Charter Instrument

By virtue of Act I of 2025, significant amendments were introduced to Merchant Shipping Act (‘MSA’) Chapter 234 of the Laws of Malta (‘The Amendments’), reflecting Malta’s continued efforts to modernise its maritime legal framework and align itself with evolving international standards. As these amendments reach their first anniversary, this three-part series undertakes a review of the principal reforms introduced. The first part analyses the Finance Charter Instrument, the second part focuses on the Protection of Seafarers and the third part addresses the Merchant Shipping Act Amendments. To begin our year in review of the Amendments, Part I of this…
Joshua Chircop and Ella Vella Cardona
8th April 2026