#Limassol Port

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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’...

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 ...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

After three days of constant discussions, the strike Limassol port came to an end on Wednesday. In the morning, the unions and port operator DP World Limassol, signed the collective ...

The law regulating strikes in essential services has been a topic of political discussion since the Clerides presidency in the nineties, when disruptive industrial action at different state organisations was ...

By Stavros Nikolaou A strike that began at Limassol port on Monday continued into Tuesday with port operator DP world saying it was trying to resolve the issues as quickly ...