On 11 April the MMLA invited its members to the Annual General Meeting. President Dr Matthew Attard reported on the activities undertaken by the Association over the past months. This was a very active period where members of the Executive kept in close contact with various authorities and entities including the RGSS, MBR, SMB and MIA as well as the outgoing and incoming Minister and the Speaker on Maritime Affairs of the Opposition. Amongst the matters discussed were the proposed regulations for shipping service providers, the auditing of merchant shipping companies as well as the KYC guidelines for the resident agents. Dr Attard was pleased to note a considerable increase in membership numbers which is now close to 180 confirming that the Association represents a large fraction of the industry. He invited members to actively contribute through joining one of the subcommittees which are working for improvements in specific areas to the benefit of the industry and the country.
