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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2015 17 THE Middlesea J70 Med Cup was recently launched at the Royal Malta Yacht Club by Hon. Chris Agius, Par- liamentary Secretary for Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport. The international sailing event, which will be taking place for the first time between 4 June and 7 June, 2015 in Malta is sponsored by Middlesea Insurance and organised by the J70 Association Malta in collaboration with the Royal Malta Yacht Club. During the launch, Hon. Chris Agius praised the initiative, espe- cially the positive impact which the race will have on local tourism. "The Maltese sea and landscape are second to none and Malta surely deserves to be a world class sailing destination," he said. Alfredo Munoz, President and CEO of Middlesea Insurance said, "Mapfre Group, of which Middlesea Insurance forms part, has a long tra- dition of supporting sailing events. In fact, MAPFRE is currently one of the sponsors of the Volvo Ocean Race." Sebastian Ripard of the J70 Asso- ciation Malta praised the attributes of the J70 boat, stating that this sail- ing class is increasing in popularity since it offers a fun but demanding sailing experience. He added that the Association is doing its best to attract as many participants as pos- sible to the race. Middlesea Insurance p.l.c. (C-5553) is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority to car- ry on both Long Term and General Business under the Insurance Busi- ness Act, 1998. Events Gasco Energy endeavours to dismantle Qajjenza gas tanks THE last stage in the removal of the gas tanks and equipment at the former gas plant in Qajjenza will be completed by the end of spring this year. Gasco Energy Ltd, the opera- tors of the LPG storage and bot- tling plant in Bengħisa, including the pipeline from the importation terminal to the facility, has signed an agreement with Trihills Heavy Industries Ltd for the dismantling of the old Enemalta gas storage and filling plant in Qajjenza. In operation since 1959, 'it-tank- ijiet tal-Qajjenza', as they are com- monly known, had been officially decommissioned in September 2013 following a degassing process. The gas tanks and the pipes will be dismantled in stages, cut up and removed from site. Today, Gasco Energy operates a new fully certified gas bottling and storage facility at Bengħisa with an investment of €20 million. Fully respecting the EU stringent crite- ria as established in the Seveso II Directives, the modern Bengħisa storage and bottling plant was in- augurated in November 2012. Ear- lier, as from 1 February 2009, Liq- uigas Malta - the other company in the Gasco Consortium - became responsible for gas distribution in cylinders, in bulk and also auto- gas, for the first time in Malta. Gasco Energy CEO Paul Agius Delicata said, "We have monitored the air quality of each storage tank at Qajjenza and established that there is no trace of gas or other combustibles present in the tanks or equipment. In 2013 the site was also certified gas free by the COMAH competent authority. "We will continue to monitor until all the empty tanks and an- cillary equipment is removed from site in order to ensure that the dismantling is done safely. After all the tanks and equipment are removed, the Qajjenza site will be handed back to the Government." Through a €20 million invest- ment, Gasco Energy has more than doubled the LPG storage fa- cilities and therefore has secured a continuous, adequate supply of liquefied petroleum gas at all times to cater for present and fu- ture requirements of the Maltese market. GO Sports TV winners enjoy Premier League and Serie A action SIX GO Sports subscribers have enjoyed the opportunit y to travel to England or Italy and watch their favourite football team in action. Joseph Mallia, Daniel Abela, Mario Cassar, Jason Borg, Jonathan Gatt Coleiro and Mark Muscat each won a pair of tick- ets to watch an English Barclays Premier League or Italian Serie A TIM match after taking part in a recent competition. The winners visited iconic sta- diums including Manchester United 's Old Trafford, Liver- pool 's Anfield, the Olimpico in Rome, the Juventus Stadium in Turin and Manchester Cit y's Eti- had to watch matches which also featured the likes of Inter and AC Milan as well as Arsenal. The tickets for these top-f light matches were presented to the winners in January after they par- ticipated in a competition, which ran from October to December 2014. To enter, all GO Sports TV subscribers had to do was send an SMS to 7993 5993 answering the question, 'Do you prefer English or Italian Football?" Joe Mallia, one of the winners, said, "I would like to thank GO for this memorable opportunit y. I have always dreamed of watch- ing Manchester United at Old Trafford and so decided to try my luck and enter this competition. Now, my dream has come true." GO Sports which offers a range of world class sporting action covering football, tennis, rugby, golf, and Formula One, amongst other, is available to GO TV cus- tomers from €7.99 a month for the Standard package. GO Sports Premium, offering six channels of sporting action to GO Digital TV customers and eight channels to GO Interactive TV Customers, is currently available for €14.99 a month. New GO Interactive TV cus- tomers can also enjoy a further two HD channels, GO Sports HD1 and GO Sports HD2, for free for the duration of their con- tract. Interactive TV subscrib- ers can also enjoy the service on multiple outlets in their homes and on their smartphone or tab- let when out of the home through GO's TV Any where service at no extra cost. More information on GO Sports is available at https://w w w. g o . c o m . m t / p e r s o n a l / t v/c h a n - nels/go-sports/what-s-on-live, by contacting Customer Care on 146 (free of charge) from a GO mobile phone or 80072121 from any oth- er local network. Terms apply. Joe Mallia, one of GO Sports TV winners, together with his partner Maria Dalli at Manchester United's iconic stadium, Old Trafford The Middlesea J70 Med Cup event launched at Royal Malta Yacht Club EMIRATES, a connector of peo- ple and places, is offering Business Class travellers from Malta the op- portunity to travel with a friend, colleague or family member and save 50 percent on the price of the second ticket. Customers booking and purchas- ing two Emirates Business Class air fares to 34 select destinations across the Far East, Middle East, Austral- ia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America, including Dubai and Cyprus, will pay for one full fare and the second ticket will be reduced by 50 percent, excluding taxes. The offer is valid for two persons travelling together on the same booking. The tickets must be purchased by Monday 23 February 2015, and the outbound travel period is up to Tuesday 30 June 2015. Terms and conditions apply. Paul Fleri Soler, Emirates Malta Manager, said: "Companion fares offer tremendous value and with travellers from Malta setting their sights on long-haul holiday destina- tions or new business opportunities, now is the chance to take advantage of this companion fare offer." All Emirates Business Class trav- ellers benefit from complimentary chauffeur-drive transfers, swift check-in and boarding; a 40 kg bag- gage allowance, priority baggage handling, and exclusive access to Emirates Lounges. Onboard its modern aircraft, Emirates offers award-winning comfort and service, delivered by friendly multi-lingual Cabin Crew. Emirates operates daily flights be- tween Malta and Dubai, via Cyprus. The Malta flight arrives in Dubai at a convenient time giving passengers expedient options of onward con- nections to most of Emirates' ex- panding network. Bookings and further information can be obtained from Emirates Sales Office on Tel: 2557 7255 or the trav- eller's preferred travel agent. Emirates offers 50% off Companion fare in Business Class The old gas plant at Qajjenza being cleared