Transportation in Malta
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Railways: 0 km
Buses: The route bus service in Malta comprises 508 buses, all of which are privately owned, in most cases by the drivers themselves. The fleet, deep yellow in colour with an orange band, are a collection of different models and hybrids.
Highways:
total:
1,742 km
paved:
1,677 km
unpaved:
65 km (1997 est.)
Waterways: none
Ports and harbours: Marsaxlokk, Valletta, Mgarr (island of Gozo)
Merchant marine:
total:
1,323 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totalling 27,208,819 GRT/44,617,877 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 440, cargo 334, chemical tanker 54, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 12, container 75, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 270, refrigerated cargo 39, roll on/roll off 45, short-sea passenger 9, specialised tanker 3, vehicle carrier 17
note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine 25, United Arab Emirates 3, United Kingdom 4, United States 10 (2002 est.)
Heliport - in Xewkija, Gozo: 1
Airports - with paved runways: Malta International Airport is the only airport in the islands.
- See also : Malta, Malta Transport Authority (http://www.maltatransport.com)