The Nationalist Party is promising to trade a broken promise for a multibillion-euro maritime future by finally moving the Marsaxlokk gas tanker out to sea. Standing in Birżebbuġa alongside fellow Fifth District candidates, Ivan Castillo detailed the proposed Mediterranean Maritime Fuel Hub (MMFH), a project designed to relocate the LNG tanker to Hurd's
The LNG tanker that supplies the power station will be removed from Marsaxlokk harbour within five years of a Nationalist government taking office, party candidates promised on Wednesday. Shadow maritime affairs minister Ivan Castillo told a press conference that as part of plans for a fixed fuel hub on Hurd's Bank, the party plans to settle the project's
The Nationalist Party is proposing a fixed fuel hub off Hurds Bank to service the thousands of vessels passing through the Mediterranean. In a news conference on Tuesday, PN leader Alex Borg said the hub will generate €450 million in revenues within three years without putting additional pressure on Malta’s infrastructure. Borg said the hub would be
The Nationalist Party today announced plans for a new offshore "Mediterranean maritime fuel hub" at Hurd's Bank, saying the project could generate up to €450 million within its first three years while shifting key energy infrastructure away from Malta's coast. Hurd's Bank is an offshore region to the east of Malta, known to be a bunkering area where
The Nationalist Party has proposed relocating Malta’s current LNG tanker offshore as part of a wider plan to modernise the country’s energy infrastructure. At present, the tanker is moored close to shore, contributing to congestion in port areas and increasing industrial activity along the coastline. Under the proposal, operations would instead be