Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed President of Malta International Shipowners Association (MISA), the organization voluntary non-profit organisation representing shipowners and bareboat charterers of Maltese vessels engaged in the transport of maritime officer. The appointment was deliberated from the annual general meeting held last Friday at the Malta Chamber of Commerce, in Valletta. Grimaldi, founding member of MISA and with extensive experience at the helm of other organisations in the maritime sector, succeeds Marily Frangista, at the helm of the association since April 2022, who He will now serve as Vice President. John Coustas he will continue to perform the functions of secretary and treasurer.

"I couldn't imagine - said John C. Lyras, member founder of MISA, commenting on the appointment - a successor better than Emanuele for Marily. After his recently ended mandate at the presidency of the International Chamber of Shipping, and the previous positions at the helm of Confitarma and European Shipowners | ECSA, Emanuele brings to MISA an exceptional international experience value. Its long-standing ties with Malta and its contribution to the international maritime sector, also attested by the honors and awards conferred on him by various countries, including Malta, make him the ideal person to take MISA to a level commitment and participation, both nationally and international competition".

The handover takes place at a stage in which the register Maltese naval fleet has reached 94 million tons of tonnage consolidating its position as the first shipping register in Europe and approaching the 100 million tonne threshold of gross tonnage.