Three detained with fake passports at port
Three people who attempted to depart the island using forged travel documents at Limassol port will remain in police custody until their trial starts on January 13.
The suspects, aged 26, 25 and 23, ...
Three arrested with fake passports
Three persons aged 26, 25 and 23, were arrested at Limassol port on Monday after they attempted to depart the island using forged travel documents.
The suspects, who aimed to travel to Genoa, ...
New row brewing over higher tariffs at Limassol port
By Sarah Ktisti
New turmoil and serious problems are afoot at Limassol port due to the tariff increases that the port’s managing companies have decided to impose, with exports ...
Biggest upcoming challenge for Cyprus’ ports is the Green Deal, Karousos said
The biggest challenge for Cyprus’ ports in the coming years will be meeting the targets of the EU Green Deal and the Fit for 55, as 50 per cent of Cyprus’ pollution ...
Ferry and cruise ship prospects ‘promising’ for blue economy
Since mid-July the newly re-operating ferry link between Cyprus and Greece, revived after a hiatus of 21 years, has been extremely well-received, shipping deputy minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Tuesday.
Speaking ...
Ports authority ‘wasting taxpayer’s money’ audit finds
The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) conducts its business with profligacy and has lax bookkeeping, as a result of which it wastes a great deal of taxpayer money, a new report ...
All set for ferry launch
Feverish preparations are underway for the much-awaited resumption of the ferry link between Cyprus and Greece, which is set to depart from Limassol to Piraeus at midday on Sunday.
The ...
Third humanitarian aid shipment heading to Ukraine
The third humanitarian aid package from Cyprus to the people of Ukraine departs Saturday from Limassol port, and is being shipped through Greece and then on to Romania.
Citizens Commissioner ...
Remand for man suspected of trying to smuggle 6.5kg of cocaine through Limassol port
A 56-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Saturday after being arrested on suspicion of smuggling 6.5 kilos of cocaine into the country.
The drugs were found on Tuesday in ...
Lower fees for containers with low-cost cargo at Limassol port
Lower fees for the import and export of containers containing low value products will be introduced at Limassol port, following an agreement between the transport ministry and Eurogate, the port’...
Worker on ship anchored off Limassol dies (updated)
A foreign worker has lost his life in a labour accident on board a ship docked at Limassol port, police said.
Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou said the 38-year-old man ...
Second arrest after discovery of 132kg of cannabis at port
Police have made a second arrest in connection with the discovery of 132 kilos of cannabis in a container at Limassol port earlier this month.
They said the arrest of a 61...
New eight-day remand for suspect in cannabis haul
A 38-year-old man was remanded for a further eight days on Thursday for his alleged involvement in a huge drug bust in which 132kg of cannabis was seized by police.
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Cyprus collects enough Ukraine donations to fill 15 shipping containers
Commissioner for the Citizen Panayiotis Sentonas on Saturday visited Limassol port where the biggest-ever humanitarian drive in Cyprus has collected donations for the war-torn people of Ukraine.
The aid collected ...
Port charges reduced after lengthy talks
The transport ministry announced on Monday it reached an agreement with the companies running the commercial activities at Limassol port to significantly reduce their freight and handling fees after lengthy ...
French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle arrives in Limassol port (photos)
French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R91) arrived in Limassol port on Saturday as part of a planned visit to Cyprus.
The flagship of the French Navy will participate ...
Fee hikes at Limassol port put off until end of the month
The companies running the commercial activities at Limassol port have agreed to suspend hiking their freight and handling fees until the end of the month while talks are ongoing with ...
Public-Private Partnerships – The devil is in the detail
By Savvakis C. Savvides
The cannibalisation of natural monopolies
Monopoly power is the Achilles heel of a laissez-faire economic system. Adam Smith, for many the father of capitalism, was one ...
State should shoulder port fee increase – Neophytou
Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Wednesday proposed that the government absorb the cost of the looming rise of port fees in Limassol.
Neophytou wrote to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos in ...
House committee sounds alarm over higher port fees
The managing companies at the Limassol port came under fire once again on Tuesday from MPs concerned that higher charges will lead to inflation.
“We cannot play with inflation,” said ...
Karousos says government does not back increasing charges at Limassol port
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Sunday expressed the government’s disagreement over planned increases in charges at Limassol port, saying that efforts are being made so that these will not ...
Port strike called off pending dialogue (Updated)
The strike at Limassol port that has been ongoing since Wednesday over four layoffs was called off on Friday night after marathon shuttle talks with the union and employers.
The ...
Union says port layoffs were an ‘act of revenge’ (Update 2)
A standoff between Limassol port workers and their employer appeared deadlocked on Thursday, after the latter turned down overtures from the labour ministry to reinstate four recently sacked workers and ...
New strike at Limassol port
Workers at DP World Limassol, which manages the general cargo and cruise terminals at Limassol port, went back on strike on Wednesday after the company decided to fire four employees.
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