Malta Marittima marches on. Launching of the Logistics Working Group - Maritime Cluster
Malta Marittima Agency is pleased to announce the launching of the 'Logistics Cluster' working group. The working group was convened on the 24th January 2018 at Malta Marittima's newly set up premises in Blata l-Bajda. The stakeholders' participation was overwhelming and exceeded expectations and augurs well for the other working groups which will be set up in the coming months. The meeting was addressed by the Chairman of Malta Marittima, Dr. Daniel Aquilina and by the Chairman of the Working Group, Mr. Jason Bongailas. They both emphasized the importance of knowledge sharing and partnership between the private and the public sector in line with the goals of the Agency. The objective behind these working groups consist in having the experts of both public and private domains sharing and discussing their views in an effort to challenge the staus quo and come up with smart, sustainable and innovative solutions. Malta Marittima invites Maritime Public & Private stakeholders to express their interest in participating on the working groups. Interested parties may submit their interest by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Our Ocean, Malta 5-6 October 2017
LAUNCHING OF MARITIME PROOF OF CONCEPT
Malta Marittima Agency together with the University of Malta will be launching the Maritime Seed Award (MarSA). This programme will fund start-up and proof-of-concept projects for the development of innovative initiatives aimed at boosting the Maritime Economic Sector.
Interested applicants are kindly invited to visit the website of TAKEOFF, The University of Malta Business Incubator at http://takeoff.org.mt/seed-funds/maritime-seed-award-2017
Applications will be received from 20th March to 25th April 2017.
€100,000 allocation towards award to help researchers and entrepreneurs
The Malta Marittima Agency (MMA), in collaboration with the University of Malta, launched the Maritime Seed Award (MarSA), where a total of €100,000 will be allocated through a competitive call to innovators and entrepreneurs interested in bringing their ideas closer to commercialisation.
The announcement was made at a ceremony on 20 March, attended by Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy Emmanuel Mallia, the University of Malta Rector Professor Alfred J. Vella, Pro Rector Prof. Saviour Zammit, Director CEBI Prof. Russell Smith, Director KTO Dr Ing. Anton Bartolo, and Chairman of the Malta Marittima Agency Dr Daniel Aquilina - Malta Independent
Seas, oceans and poles: How to get more innovation from maritime research? 8 March 2017, Mission of Norway to the European Union, Brussels
Malta Marittima attended a meeting in Brussels on Maritime innovation and science during which it voiced Malta's commitment toward Maritime innovation. Various representatives from all over the globe shared their commitments and ambitions to develop further the blue economy based on innovation and science. All attendees agreed that this sector can grow further by exploiting innovative opportunities based on scientific research.