List of Malta-flagged cargo ships

This list of Malta-flagged cargo ships consists of vessels which are registered in Malta and subject to the laws of that country. Malta is a prolific flag state, largely due to its status as a flag of convenience.^[1] A total of 1,196 bulk carriers, container ships, and general cargo ships flew the Maltese flag in 2021.^[2] Any ship which flew the flag at any point in its career, and is present in the encyclopedia, is listed here.

List of ships

Name	Owner	Country	Year built	Type	Fate
Arctic Sea	Arctic Runner Shipping	Russia	1991	General	In Alang, India to be scrapped
Azov Concord	Albros Shipping & Trading	Turkey	2008	General
Biruința	Histria Shipmanagement	Romania	1984	Crude tanker
COSCO Guangzhou	Cosco Ship Management	China	2006	Container ship
Erika	Total-Fina-Elf	France	1975	Tanker	Sank off the coast of France in 1999, causing a major oil spill^[3]
Histria Agata	Histria Shipmanagement	Romania	2007	Tanker
Histria Coral	Histria Shipmanagement	Romania	2006	Tanker

References

^ "Chapter 2, Structure and ownership of the world fleet" (PDF). Review of Maritime Transport. UNCTAD: 36. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^ "Merchant Marine − Country Comparison Ranking". CIA World Factbook. January 2022.
^ "Total loses Erika oil spill appeal". 30 March 2010.

[review2-1] "Chapter 2, Structure and ownership of the world fleet" (PDF). Review of Maritime Transport. UNCTAD: 36. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.

[2] "Merchant Marine − Country Comparison Ranking". CIA World Factbook. January 2022.

[3] "Total loses Erika oil spill appeal". 30 March 2010.

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Other flags	Bangladesh Greece Italy Russia