Objectives and Policies

Objectives and Policies

• develop integrated transport policies aimed at achieving modal shifts that favour public transport and non-polluting strategies;
• ensure the development of an efficient and socially sustainable public transport system in Malta;
• promote the maritime and civil aviation facilities of Malta and the registration of ships and aircraft under the Maltese flag;
• promote policies that favour the development of Malta as a maritime hub in the Mediterranean and as an entre-port to the European Union;
• encourage measures for the development of civil aviation and ancillary services, and in particular of air transport services of both passengers and cargo;
• ensure that the administration, services and operations of ports and yachting centres in Malta are more efficient and cost-effective;
• provide a sound financial basis for the Authority to be able to achieve target returns and investments; and
• standardise practices in the transport sector in Malta in line with international norms and with those of the European Union in particular.