Malta Freeport (

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

: ''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 Ham ...

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 The twenty-foot equivalent unit (abbreviated TEU or teu) is an inexact unit of cargo capacity, often used for container ships and container ports.Rowlett, 2004. It is based on the volume of a intermodal container, a standard-sized metal box whic ...

in 2015.Container Terminals, Traffic
- Malta Freeport site Malta Freeport is one of busiest ports in Europe. The port is situated in Birżebbuġa 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 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

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'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

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

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