Comments on: Montenegro’s exports to Malta: a graph that would be black-humour funny if it weren’t so worrying

By: callixtus

callixtus — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 22:51:00 +0000

In reply to D. Ritchie. I wonder how Tiziano Mousu fits into the picture.

By: MarloweChris

MarloweChris — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:17:00 +0000

In reply to Chris. I can't make heads or tails of it either. To my knowledge there are no notable shipyards/boat builders in Montenegro, so the majority of these are second hand vessels. Unless there are pirates in the Adriatic again, something is amiss. Though I guess there can be some sort of categorisation error from OEC?

By: Eddie Preston

Eddie Preston — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 19:08:00 +0000

In reply to Godfrey Leone Ganado. Bartering is widespread in construction, in Malta.

By: Joe Fenech

Joe Fenech — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 15:44:00 +0000

Where’s the cement?

By: GC@Disqus

GC@Disqus — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 15:11:00 +0000

“Recreational Boats are the top import of the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.” Why do I smell a rat?

By: Godfrey Leone Ganado

Godfrey Leone Ganado — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 13:53:00 +0000

In reply to Eddie Preston. Some of it could also be the value of boats given to some Maltese in kind for services rendered.

By: Eddie Preston

Eddie Preston — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:02:00 +0000

In reply to Chris. Yes, precisely the OEC website states 'recreational boats valued at $77.2 million'.

By: D. Ritchie

D. Ritchie — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 10:55:00 +0000

It’s interesting that the exports started slightly between 2010 and 2012, then paused and immediately skyrocketed after the election.

I wonder if the two are related, because there seems to be little to no volume before 2010. Curious to see how this pans out.

By: may borg

may borg — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 09:47:00 +0000

In 2013 Lady Malta (read The Triad) fell in love with Mr. Montenegro (read money). Malta gabuha il-q**ba tal-Mediterran.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 09:46:00 +0000

I don’t get it . Malta imported 77 million dollars worth of recreational boats? Does this really mean that boats worth 77 million dollars were registered under the Maltese flag? And does this correspond with Transport Malta figures?