JUNE 2021 SHIPYARDS, MARITIME INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION IN MALTA THE MALTA MARITIME FORUM – A BEACON FOR PLAYERS IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY page 07 Kevin J. Borg, CEO of Malta Maritime Forum VALLETTA CRUISE PORT, THE GATEWAY TO MALTA’S CAPITAL – VALLETTA, WELCOMES MORE THAN HALF-A-MILLION page 11 CRUISE PASSENGERS INTO A CITY CONSIDERED TO BE AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM By Valletta Cruise Port INTERVIEW WITH MR. STEPHEN XUEREB, CEO of Valletta Cruise Port and COO of Global Ports Holding page 20 By David Stork MCAST CENTRE FOR MARITIME STUDIES page 25 Eugenio Busuttil, Deputy Director CMS, Godwin Caruana, Coordinator Deck Courses ST. ELMO BRIDGE, BREAKWATER AND LIGHTHOUSE MALTA page 29 Magdaléna Sobotková International, online magazine about ports, docks, Chief Editor: Magdaléna Sobotková Front Cover: Installation of the St. Elmo Bridge vessels and maritime equipment. Peer-reviewed. Contact:
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