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Valletta
Valletta is a medium natural coastal harbour on the Mediterranean Sea, in Malta. Its UN/LOCODE is MTMLA. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Valletta offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Valletta
What members see for Valletta, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Valletta, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Valletta right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Valletta day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Valletta and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Valletta offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Valletta, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Port state control at Valletta
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Valletta, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 3.0 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety, safety of navigation, certificates & documentation, radio communication, labour conditions (mlc).
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Questions about Valletta
What is the UN/LOCODE of Valletta?
The UN/LOCODE of Valletta is MTMLA.
Is pilotage compulsory in Valletta?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Valletta as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Valletta?
Yes. Valletta offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Valletta have a dry dock?
Yes. Valletta has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Valletta a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Valletta.
How many port state control inspections are there in Valletta?
17 port state control inspections were recorded in Valletta in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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