The Association
Leading with purpose and vision.
Vision and Representation
The Malta International Shipowners Association (MISA) is a voluntary not for profit organization, set up in 2004, with the main objective of promoting the interests of Malta’s international shipping industry and furthering the reputation of the Malta Flag, whilst promoting and protecting the interests of its members both nationally and internationally.
MISA membership is open to companies which are owners or bareboat charterers of vessels flying the Malta flag.
MISA is a full member of the European Community Shipowners' Association ( ECSA) and an an affiliate member of the International Chamber of Shipping ( ICS). As a member of these organisations,it participates in international delegations of the shipowner representatives during EU and UN meetings.
MISA is a corporate member of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, the Malta Maritime Forum (MMF), and the Malta Branch of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
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Why become a Member?
MISA is a full member of the European Community Shipowners' Association ( ECSA) and an an affiliate member of the International Chamber of Shipping ( ICS). As a member of these organisations,it participates in international delegations of the shipowner representatives during EU and UN meetings.
MISA is a corporate member of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, the Malta Maritime Forum (MMF), and the Malta Branch of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
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Governance
Mrs. Marily Frangista is Managing Director at Franco Compania Naviera S.A., an established ship management company in Greece. Her career in the maritime industry spans over 40 years and includes both executives and nonexecutive positions on the Board of Directors of various institutional organizations.
She served as a member of the Board of Directors at the National Bank of Greece from 2010 until 2014 and has been a founding member of Endeavor Greece, since 2012, serving on the Board of Endeavor Greece from 2012 to 2019.
She currently serves as President of the Malta International Shipowners Association (MISA), since 2022, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS).
Mrs. Frangista represents the Malta International Shipowners Association (MISA) in the Board of Directors of the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA) and is also a founding member of the Maritime Committee of the Chambre de Commerce et d’ Industrie France-Grèce (CCIFG).
She holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Deree College in Athens, Greece.
Mrs. Marily Frangista