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DP World, the global ports operator with a direct presence at Limassol port, is planning a new UAE east coast gateway that would allow cargo to bypass the Strait of ...

The European Commission this week formally appointed executive vice-president Raffaele Fitto as its new special representative for Cyprus, confirming his role in supporting United Nations-led efforts to reunify the island. ...

Limassol-based maritime professional and investor Jesper Weller has acquired Berg & Larsen, a Danish maritime supplier founded more than 230 years ago, linking Cyprus’ shipping centre with one of Denmark’s ...

A Cyprus-flagged container ship remained disabled off Oman, with one Indian seafarer still missing, after an Iranian strike sparked an engine-room fire, forced the crew to abandon the vessel and ...

Most tankers stranded in the Persian Gulf since the Iran conflict began have now left, but the vessels needed to keep the region’s oil exports moving are not returning.  ...

Cyprus is estimated to receive €73 million a year in national carbon-market revenue linked to shipping, although substantially larger sums will flow to countries with much smaller maritime industries.  A new ...

Limassol-based Island Oil (Holdings) Ltd has announced the acquisition of two oil tankers, Island Polaris and Island Horizon, further expanding its owned fleet as it seeks to strengthen its position ...

The security situation around Iran’s southern coast worsened again on Thursday, after the US launched a fresh round of strikes on Iranian targets and Tehran responded by firing at ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis has reaffirmed Cyprus’ commitment to international maritime cooperation during a reception held at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London, as the ...

The humanitarian crisis aboard the Palau-flagged tanker MT HONOUR 25 is worsening, with 17 seafarers still being held more than two months after the vessel was hijacked in waters off Somalia.  The ...

International shipping is facing a fresh wave of uncertainty, as security risks in the Strait of Hormuz intensify following new attacks on commercial vessels, while Super Typhoon Bavi threatens to ...

Cyprus will continue to play an active role in shaping international maritime policy, with a focus on sustainability, competitiveness and safe navigation, Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis said during a ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanoli travels to London on Monday to attend an event to promote the Cypriot maritime and shipping industry. The event, organised by the deputy ministry at ...

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) marked a busy June with a change of leadership, the launch of several major industry reports and renewed calls for action on seafarer welfare ...

Maritime company Safe Bulkers has approved a new quarterly dividend for holders of its Series C and Series D preferred shares, while also moving ahead with its fleet renewal and ...

Danae Bezantakou has been elected president of the International Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus, becoming the first woman to lead the organisation in its 91-year history. Bezantakou, CEO of Navigator ...

Commercial shipping is no longer dealing with isolated danger zones, but with a chain of crises that are increasingly feeding into one another, Nikolas-Alketas Drosos, Maritime Commercial Manager & Country ...

The European Commission’s pledge to prevent shipping companies from being charged twice for the same emissions is a welcome step, but the industry now needs clear guidance on how ...

The Cyprus shipping sector and its European maritime agenda were discussed on Tuesday during a meeting between the Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis and representatives of Polsteam Shipping Company, according ...

Global shipping will need almost 114,000 additional officers by 2030, as demand for qualified seafarers continues to outpace supply across the world merchant fleet, according to the new Seafarer Workforce Report 2026.  The ...

Fresh fighting in the Middle East has slowed the return of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to normal levels, keeping war-risk premiums elevated and delaying the full recovery of ...

The European Union is moving to create a new financing framework that could channel public and private money into cleaner ships, smarter ports and maritime technology, as Brussels seeks to ...

Strengthening the competitiveness of the Cyprus flag and the wider maritime sector remains a key priority for the government, according to Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis, during a time when ...

Space solutions firm SES and Cyprus-based connectivity provider Tototheo Global have announced the expansion of their long-standing collaboration through a new multi-year agreement to deploy SES FlexMaritime services across global ...