Il-Punti ewlenin
- Fit-tielet kwart tal-2026, l-għadd kollu taʼ vjaġġi, vetturi u passiġġieri żdied bi 19.5, bʼ1.0 fil-mija u bi 2.5 fil-mija, rispettivament, meta mqabbel mal-istess tliet xhur tal-2025.
- Ix-xahar taʼ Settembru rreġistra l-ogħla sehem taʼ vjaġġi bejn l-Imġarr u l-Belt Valletta (34.4 fil-mija), filwaqt li Awwissu rreġistra l-ogħla sehem taʼ passiġġieri (34.7 fil-mija).
- Is-servizz tal-fast ferry bejn l-Imġarr u Tas-Sliema bʼwaqfa fʼBuġibba ġarr 143,761 passiġġier, bir-rotot tal-Imġarr–Tas-Sliema u Tas-Sliema–l-Imġarr jirreġistraw l-ogħla volumi.
Il-Kummentarju
It-Trasport bil-Baħar bejn Malta u Għawdex
Bejn Lulju u Settembru 2026 saru total ta’ 14,417-il vjaġġ, li ġarrew total ta’ 2,141,312-il passiġġier (Tabella nru 1). Settembru kien l-aktar xahar impenjattiv meta fih saru total ta’ 4,830 vjaġġ jew 33.5 fil-mija tal-vjaġġi kollha fʼdan il-perjodu (Tabelli nri 3, 7 u 9).
It-trasport bil-baħar bejn l-Imġarr u ċ-Ċirkewwa
Total ta’ 1,654,505 passiġġieri vvjaġġaw bejn l-Imġarr u ċ-Ċirkewwa fit-tielet kwart tal-2026, tnaqqis ta’ 3.3 fil-mija meta mqabbel mal-istess tliet xhur tal-2025. L-ogħla numru ta’ passiġġieri, 573,847 jew 34.7 fil-mija tat-total għat-trimestru kien irreġistrat fʼAwwissu. Meta mqabbel mal-istess kwart tas-sena ta’ qabel, l-għadd ta’ vetturi żdied bʼ1.0 fil-mija għal total ta’ 606,745 (Tabelli nri 2 u 3).
Fit-tielet kwart tas-sena, l-għadd ta’ vjaġġi laħaq id-9,286, li huwa żieda taʼ 0.5 fil-mija fuq l-istess żmien fl-2025 (Tabella nru 2). FʼAwwissu kien irreġistrat l-ogħla numru ta’ vjaġġi — 3,140 jew 33.8 fil-mija tal-vjaġġi totali għat-trimestru (Tabella nru 3).
Fit-tielet kwart tas-sena, kien hemm l-aktar traffiku ta’ vetturi li oriġinaw mit-terminal tal-Imġarr fil-Ħdud u t-Tnejnijiet, filwaqt li t-traffiku taʼ passiġġieri mill-istess naħa kien l-ogħla fil-Ħdud u s-Sibtijiet. Min-naħa taċ-Ċirkewwa, fil-jiem tal-Ġimgħa u s-Sibt kien hemm l-aktar traffiku ta’ vetturi, filwaqt li t-traffiku taʼ passiġġieri mill-istess naħa kien l-ogħla nhar ta’ Ġimgħa u nhar ta’ Sibt (Ċarts nri 4 u 5).
It-trasport bil-baħar bejn l-Imġarr u l-Belt Valletta
Matul it-tielet kwart tal-2026, saru total ta’ 2,991 vjaġġ, li ġarrew total ta’ 343,046 passiġġier (Tabella nru 6). Meta mqabbel mal-istess żmien fl-2025, l-għadd ta’ vjaġġi żdied bʼ5.8 fil-mija, filwaqt li n-numru ta’ passiġġieri naqas b’9.1 fil-mija. Ix-xahar taʼ Settembru rreġistra l-ogħla numru ta’ vjaġġi — 1,028 jew 34.4 fil-mija tat-total taʼ vjaġġi fit-tielet kwart tas-sena, filwaqt li Awwissu kellu l-ogħla numru ta’ passiġġieri — 118,878 jew 34.7 fil-mija — mit-total fl-istess perjodu (Tabella nru 7).
It-trasport bil-baħar bejn l-Imġarr u Tas-Sliema bʼwaqfa fʼBuġibba
Matul it-tielet kwart tal-2026, saru 1,067 vjaġġ fuq kull waħda mir-rotot taʼ Buġibba–l-Imġarr u Tas-Sliema–l-Imġarr, filwaqt li saru 1,073 vjaġġ fuq kull waħda mir-rotot tal-Imġarr–Buġibba u l-Imġarr–Tas-Sliema. F’Settembru, l-għadd tal-passiġġieri żdied fuq ir-rotot kollha meta mqabbel max-xahrejn taʼ qabel. Ir-rotot ta’ Tas-Sliema–l-Imġarr u tal-Imġarr–Tas-Sliema rreġistraw l-ogħla għadd ta’ passiġġieri, u ġarrew 42,803 u 42,811-il passiġġier, rispettivament, tul it-tielet kwart tas-sena, filwaqt li r-rotot taʼ Buġibba–l-Imġarr u tal-Imġarr–Buġibba ġarrew 29,010 u 29,137 passiġġier, rispettivament (Tabella nru 9).
Mappa nru 1. It-taqsim tal-vjaġġi bejn Malta u Għawdex matul K3/2026
Ċart nru 4. Il-vetturi lejn u mill-Imġarr u ċ-Ċirkewwa bil-jum tal-ġimgħa
Ċart nru 5. Il-passiġġieri lejn u mill-Imġarr u ċ-Ċirkewwa bil-jum tal-ġimgħa
Tables
- xlsx Table 1. Total sea transport between Malta and Gozo by year and quarter 19.29 KB
- xlsx Table 2. Sea transport between Mġarr and Ċirkewwa by year and quarter 18.97 KB
- xlsx Table 3. Sea transport between Mġarr and Ċirkewwa by year and month 20.40 KB
- xlsx Table 4. Sea transport to and from Mġarr and Ċirkewwa by year and month 20.75 KB
- xlsx Table 5. Sea transport between Mġarr and Ċirkewwa by year and day of the week: January-September 19.62 KB
- xlsx Table 6. Sea transport between Mġarr and Valletta by year and quarter 19.09 KB
- xlsx Table 7. Sea transport to and from Mġarr and Valletta by year and month 21.10 KB
- xlsx Table 8. Sea transport between Mġarr and Sliema via Buġibba by year and quarter 15.71 KB
- xlsx Table 9. Sea transport to and from Mġarr and Sliema via Buġibba by year and month 16.74 KB
- xlsx All Tables 58.17 KB
Methodological Notes
1. The source of the data included in this release is administrative information provided by the Gozo Channel Co. Ltd and Transport Malta.
2. The fast ferry service operating between Mġarr and Valletta commenced on 1 June 2021.
3. The fast ferry service operating between Mġarr and Sliema via Buġibba commenced on 5 May 2026.
4. The table below illustrates the vehicle and passenger capacity of each Gozo Channel vessel:
| Vessel | Vehicles | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| MV Gaudos | 72 | 900 |
| MV Malita | 138 | 900 |
| MV Ta' Pinu | 138 | 900 |
| MV Nikolaos | 160 | 650 (Summer) / 350 (Winter) |
Periods when vessels were out of service for docking purposes:
MV Gaudos: 08/11/2023-30/11/2023 and 08/01/2026-05/02/2026.
MV Malita: 09/01/2024-30/01/2024.
MV Ta’ Pinu: 09/01/2023-02/02/2023, 27/02/2023-02/03/2023 and 07/01/2025-06/02/2025.
MV Nikolaos was put temporarily out of service between 18/04/2023-26/04/2023, 15/02/2024-25/03/2024, 05/05/2025-19/05/2025 and 05/03/2026-17/03/2026.
5. The table below illustrates the passenger capacity of each fast ferry service vessel:
| Vessel | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Your Wisdom (Gozo Fast Ferry) | 296 |
| Your Faith (Gozo Fast Ferry) | 296 |
| Gozo Express (Virtu Ferries) | 308 |
| San Franġisk (Virtu Ferries) | 316 |
6. The two fast ferry service providers (Gozo Fast Ferry and Virtu Ferries) have merged and are providing service under one company, namely Gozo High Speed.
7. Data for passengers travelling between Mġarr and Ċirkewwa comprises foot and vehicle passengers and vehicle drivers. The fast ferry service does not allow for the transport of vehicles thus, only foot passengers are included.
8. Different approaches to data collection are being applied at the Mġarr and Ċirkewwa harbours regarding the Gozo Channel service. On the Mġarr side the data source is based on the Automated Ticketing System (ATS), while data for the Ċirkewwa side is dependent on the manual clicking system.
9. The data is not normally subject to revision.
10. More information relating to this news release is available in the Sources and Methods.
11. A detailed news release calendar is available online.
12. References to this news release are to be cited appropriately. For guidance on access and re-use of data please visit our dedicated webpage.
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