Malta leverages two strategic maritime gateways to facilitate its international trade: the Seaport, Malta Freeport, and the Seaport, Marsaxlokk. Together, these ports form a crucial logistical axis, handling diverse cargo and connecting the country's producers and consumers to the global market.
Country snapshot
Malta port and trade overview
Live country-level traffic, partner mix, and global context to complement the port directory below.
Listed ports
2
Ports shown on this page
Avg monthly traffic
186.7k TEU/mo
1 tracked ports in the live dataset
Latest week
17.8k TEU/wk
23 Feb 2026
Share of global trade
0.76%
Against 24.6M TEU/mo in tracked global container flow
Partner mix
Top export regions
West Mediterranean100%
Top import regions
China42%
East Mediterranean36%
West Mediterranean22%
Popular port pairs
High-interest port-to-port searches involving Malta
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Malta Freeport→CasablancaMarsaxlokk→ShanghaiMalta Freeport→JNPT (Nhava Sheva)Marsaxlokk→CivitavecchiaMarsaxlokk→JNPT (Nhava Sheva)Marsaxlokk→RijekaMarsaxlokk→KarachiMarsaxlokk→SkikdaMalta Freeport→Vung TauMalta Freeport→TunisKoper→MarsaxlokkMundra→Marsa (MT)Istanbul→MarsaxlokkAlexandria→MarsaxlokkQingdao→MarsaxlokkMundra→MarsaxlokkLaem Chabang→Malta FreeportPipavav (Victor) Port→Malta Freeport
Popular shipping lines
Popular shipping lines serving Malta
Aggregated from serviceable-operator coverage across 6 high-interest port pairs connected to Malta.
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