PRESS RELEASE
3 July 2025

Registration Of The First Finance Charter Instruments Over Maltese Flagged Vessels

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Fenech & Fenech Advocates

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Fenech & Fenech Advocates is the longest standing law firm in Malta, and its foundation traces back to 1891. This makes Fenech & Fenech a legacy firm with unparalleled experience in legal services in Malta. Today, the firm stands as a full-service legal provider, offering an almost complete spectrum of legal services. The firm’s heritage ensures proven experience in traditional fields of law, but it is also at the forefront of legislative developments, providing effective and value driven solutions to its diverse range of local and international clients. The lawyers at Fenech & Fenech Advocates are experts in their respective fields, ensuring sharp and timely results across all practice areas. The firm offers services in Aviation and Aircraft Finance, Banking, Company Law, Competition, Commercial & Corporate, Finance & Capital Markets, E-Commerce, Entertainment and Hospitality, Data Protection & Privacy, Employment, Finance, Financial Services, iGaming, I.T., TMT & Telecoms, Insurance, Intellectual Property
The Ship Finance Department at Fenech & Fenech Advocates is proud to have assisted a Chinese leasing house with the registration of the first two finance charter instruments over Malta flagged vessels...
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The Ship Finance Department at Fenech & Fenech Advocates is proud to have assisted a Chinese leasing house with the registration of the first two finance charter instruments over Malta flagged vessels, following very recent amendments to the Merchant Ship Act which introduced this new security measure.

Malta is the first European flag to offer a registerable finance charter instrument as a security option to lease financiers, affording additional protections to lessors’ interests through the registration of a charge over the relevant vessel.

The team at Fenech & Fenech Advocates also take this opportunity to extend our sincerest gratitude to the whole team within the Merchant Shipping Directorate at Transport Malta for their invaluable assistance and sterling efforts with getting these transactions concluded.

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Fenech & Fenech Advocates is the longest standing law firm in Malta, and its foundation traces back to 1891. This makes Fenech & Fenech a legacy firm with unparalleled experience in legal services in Malta. Today, the firm stands as a full-service legal provider, offering an almost complete spectrum of legal services. The firm’s heritage ensures proven experience in traditional fields of law, but it is also at the forefront of legislative developments, providing effective and value driven solutions to its diverse range of local and international clients. The lawyers at Fenech & Fenech Advocates are experts in their respective fields, ensuring sharp and timely results across all practice areas. The firm offers services in Aviation and Aircraft Finance, Banking, Company Law, Competition, Commercial & Corporate, Finance & Capital Markets, E-Commerce, Entertainment and Hospitality, Data Protection & Privacy, Employment, Finance, Financial Services, iGaming, I.T., TMT & Telecoms, Insurance, Intellectual Property

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