Used for centuries as a means of communicating vital messages among ships traveling in international waters, maritime flags also send a crisp nautical signal in spring and summer home décor. Take this ...

Latest statistics for 2014 indicate that the Malta maritime flag has reached yet another milestone: the Malta Ships Register has become the sixth largest maritime flag in the world. It has moved up ...

A woman holds a flag during the maritime flag day in la Apacheta, near El Alto, Bolivia March 10, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado ...

Malta’s Merchant Shipping Act is currently celebrating its 50th year and the maritime community has good reason to celebrate. How did it all start? Who were the protagonists? What were the main ...