The Malta Maritime Pilots will be hosting the annual Southern European Maritime Pilots' (SEP) Meeting on January 29 and 30 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sliema.
Marine pilots from Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey will be attending.
All participating organisations, including the Malta Maritime Pilots, are active members in the European Maritime Pilots Association (EMPA).
The SEP meeting will be opened by the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Censu Galea, and will be chaired by Capt. Gianfranco Gasperini (Italy), president of EMPA.
Safety and other relevant issues to the region will be on the agenda in order to present a policy to EMPA at the annual general meeting, to be held in March in Antwerp.