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Malta Freeport ( Maltese: ''Il-Port Ħieles'') is an international
port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as H ...
on the island of
Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
with a trade volume of 3.06 million TEUs in 2015.Container Terminals, Traffic
- Malta Freeport site
Malta Freeport is one of busiest ports in Europe. The port is situated in
Birżebbuġa Birżebbuġa (; sometimes shortened to B'Buġa) is a seaside town in the Southern Region of Malta, close to Marsaxlokk. It is approximately from the capital Valletta, and it has a population of 9,736 as of March 2014. The town is popular amon ...
in the southeastern part of Malta, on the site of the former seaplane base
RAF Kalafrana RAF Kalafrana was a seaplane operations centre on the southernmost tip of Malta between 1917 and 1946 when it was transferred to the Royal Navy. It played an important role in both world wars, starting as a base for anti-submarine and anti-pirac ...
. Established in 1988, Malta Freeport was the first
transshipment Transshipment, trans-shipment or transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination. One possible reason for transshipment is to change the means of transport during the journey (e.g ...
hub in the Mediterranean region. The company currently ranks twelfth among the top European ports and is the third largest transshipment and logistics centre in the Mediterranean region. Over 95% of the Freeport's container traffic is transshipment business with demand growth triggering successive rounds of funding and ownership changes. Malta Freeport is the Mediterranean's third largest transshipment port. A planned expansion would increase its quay length on both terminals from the present operational length of 2.2 kilometres to over 3 kilometres and the total area (from 680,000) to 790,000 square metres (0.79 km2).About Us
- Malta Freeport site
File:Malta - Birzebbuga - Triq Kalafrana - Freeport centre 05 ies.jpg, Freeport Centre File:Malta_-_Birzebbuga_-_Triq_Kalafrana_-_Freeport_centre_02_ies.jpg, Freeport Monument File:Freeport, Malta.jpg File:Malta - Birzebbuga - Triq Kalafrana - Freeport (Triq San Patrizju) 05 ies.jpg


See also

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Grand Harbour The Grand Harbour ( mt, il-Port il-Kbir; it, Porto Grande), also known as the Port of Valletta, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has been substantially modified over the years with extensive docks ( Malta Dockyard), wharves, a ...
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Marsamxett Harbour Marsamxett Harbour (), historically also referred to as Marsamuscetto, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It is located to the north of the larger Grand Harbour. The harbour is generally more dedicated to leisure use than the Grand H ...


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Site of Malta Freeport
Ports and harbours of Malta Free ports Birżebbuġa {{Malta-stub