Shipping

Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA) secretary general Michalis Iereidis has called on the public to take part in a survey examining how communities view shipping’s green and digital ...

Cyprus-based InterMaritime Shipmanagement is expanding its presence in Germany and Northern Europe through a new joint venture with Hamburg shipping company Carsten Rehder. The two companies announced on Tuesday that ...

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary general Thomas Kazakos has raised the organisation’s push for a toll-free Strait of Hormuz with Kuwait’s ambassador to the UK, as the ...

The Middle East’s oil map is being rewritten at sea, as attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea push exporters towards pipelines, alternative ports and longer tanker ...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is heading towards a decisive December showdown over its Net-Zero Framework, with Greek and Cyprus shipping voices warning that the final rules must work in ...

Safe Bulkers has raised €80.4 million from its private placement, giving the Cyprus-linked dry-bulk shipowner additional room to fund its sizeable newbuilding programme while keeping the option of further vessel purchases ...

The Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel), in co-operation with the Italian Embassy in Cyprus, will hold a major business forum on shipping and Cyprus-Italy economic relations on October 9, 2026, ...

Safe Bulkers is looking to raise fresh capital through a private placement of approximately 12 million new common shares, with the proceeds earmarked for its newbuilding programme and potential further vessel ...

Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy have agreed to strengthen their common front on European shipping, signing a joint declaration in Limassol on Wednesday as they seek greater influence over decisions ...

Italy is joining the long-standing maritime cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Malta for the first time on Wednesday, as the four Mediterranean shipping states meet in Limassol to coordinate positions ...

Cyprus shipping faces another period of uncertainty after four days of negotiations at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ended without an agreed new text for the global rules intended to ...

Cyprus and Bahrain signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) on maritime cooperation, expanding ties across maritime safety, training, search and rescue and innovation following high-level talks in Manama on ...

Seafarers must not be drawn into geopolitical conflicts or used as leverage in disputes over international waterways, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary-general Thomas Kazakos told shipping leaders in Hamburg ...

Cyprus brought its home-grown maritime technology to an international audience in Hamburg on Wednesday, with local companies presenting tools designed to make ships safer, cleaner and more efficient.  The Cyprus ...

Limassol’s seafront will become an open-air gateway to the world of shipping on October 10, as the Thalassa festival returns with a full day of interactive activities aimed particularly at ...

The Clean Shipping Coalition has called on International Maritime Organisation (IMO) member states to hold firm in their support for the Net-Zero Framework, according to a statement released this week.  ...

Cyprus enters a decisive four-day round of global shipping talks in London on Tuesday, as member states seek agreement on rules that will determine how quickly ships must cut emissions, ...

Up to 400 ships carrying around 6,000 seafarers remain unable to leave the Persian Gulf safely, six months after the Middle East conflict began, according to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). IMO ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) has backed the proposed national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, following a meeting with Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology Demetris Skourides. During the visit ...

Plans to develop Larnaca port and marina and Vasiliko port, together with the expansion of Latchi port, were discussed during a meeting this week between Transport Minister Evi Tsolaki and ...

The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) and the Marine Fuels Alliance (MFA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at helping the shipping and bunker industries meet emissions rules and move ...

Shipping must move beyond sympathy and condemnation and introduce enforceable protections for crews operating in conflict zones, former Columbia Shipmanagement’s CEO Mark O’Neil has warned following the death ...

More than 90 seafarers are being held captive aboard six vessels as piracy returns to the Gulf of Aden, prompting the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to demand urgent action from governments ...

Filipino seafarers and their families are being offered specialist workshops to manage the psychological pressures of constant connectivity, with Cyprus-based MHSS managing director Mariana Charalambous and clinical psychologist Karen Ibanez ...