This fifth edition of T-21 focuses on the recap of ”another year of success” in Malta’s transport industry, Transport Malta has said.

An element which is being highlighted in this issue is the annual Don’t Drink and Drive Campaign. Launched every year at the beginning of December, this campaign uses different methods and means to convey the message that must be reiterated throughout the festive season.

The Malta Road Safety Council collaborates with Transport Malta every year, and this year, the local band The Travellers was also on board to produce this campaign. Their new release ‘Siggu Vojt’ is a perfect tool to convey this message effectively, with heart-shattering lyrics and accompanying visuals.

A few of the articles within this publication also take a dive into the making of the music video used for this year’s campaign as well as the related slogan, “Thallix jum jghaddi mimli dmugh… Jekk se tixrob issuqx.”

Transport Malta’s annual Back to School campaign is presented in this edition. This year, the campaign promoted three particular services that the Authority offers to the public.

One of these services is the updated Maltese Roads Traffic Updates app, a mobile application which displays the traffic situation at any given moment in order to facilitate road users who make the daily commute from their residence to their school or workplace.

The second service is that of free towing provided on weekdays during rush hours, and the third promotes the direct bus routes going to different higher education institutions.

More information regarding each of these three services may be found in this publication. Malta’s traffic control centre is also given a feature in this edition, and so are the incentives that were given through this year’s budget measures.

The Malta Metro Network proposal is also mentioned briefly in this publication, with the intention to keep the ongoing discussion ”very much alive and fruitful,” Transport Malta said.

Transport Malta said that sustainability and emissions produced by transport are other topics which are being discussed currently, and in this edition, readers may explore the sustainable system of the Controlled Vehicular Access (CVA), which gives limited access to cars in Valletta, ”so that we may preserve this city in terms of emissions and pollution that would otherwise be too great for such a city.”

Malta’s aviation sector has flourished over the past year, and aviation enthusiasts may find a lot more information regarding this industry in this publication.

The maritime industry also celebrated its own successes in 2021, Transport Malta said. ”This year we had the arrival of the M/V Global Mercy, a hospital ship registered in Malta which shall aid persons in Africa. This ship is exempt from all registration taxes since its primary mission is that of giving medical assistance.”

In the first nine months of 2021, the Malta flag registered a record increase of over 15% in the registration of superyachts over 24 metres, therefore making the Malta flag a leader in this sector, the Authority said. ”The number of superyachts registered in Malta is exponentially increasing every single year, showcasing the success of the Malta flag.”

Publication link: https://www.transport.gov.mt/transport-malta/t-21-publication-4496

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