Proposal submitted for Larnaca port and marina development
A proposal on the development of Larnaca’s port and marina was submitted on Friday, the transport ministry said. The proposal will be evaluated in line...
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Britain planning port at RAF Akrotiri in case of no-deal on Brexit (Update 2)
BRITAIN is drawing plans to expand a port at RAF Akrotiri to service its military bases on the island in case of Brexit without a...
Israel plans to relieve Gaza isolation by building port in Cyprus (update 2)
The government on Tuesday confirmed that Israel has proposed to build a port for Gaza in Cyprus, but that Nicosia has yet to respond. According...
Yemen’s Houthis ‘indicate willingness to hand over port to UN’
Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis have indicated they would be willing to hand over management of Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a potential breakthrough in a...
Port workers call strike over safety concerns
Port workers at Limassol port announced a two-hour work stoppage for Monday over safety concerns after an accident last week in which one of their...
Port denationalisation has not failed, minister says
The Limassol port, which was handed to private companies a couple of weeks ago, has yet to reach satisfactory levels of operation, the transport minister...
Tenders process begins for ‘largest marina’ in Larnaca
THE largest marina in Cyprus, hosting up to 1,000 boats, is envisioned in the terms of a tenders process for the development of the Larnaca...
French aircraft carrier docks at Limassol
With a crew of around 2,000 and bringing enormous firepower, the largest aircraft carrier in Europe, France’s Charles De Gaulle docked at Limassol on Sunday....
Eight people rescued from sinking boat off Ayia Napa
Police said on Sunday they had rescued eight people – four adults and four children – from a sinking vessel off the coast of Ayia...
Russian link to cocaine haul (Update 4)
The director of the company which imported electrical generators crammed full of cocaine and commissioned the warehouse in which they were stored denied any involvement...
Largest-ever cocaine haul found in Limassol, 156kg seized (Update 2)
The largest-ever cocaine haul in Cyprus, 156kg, with an estimated street value north of €15 million, was uncovered by authorities on Thursday. Acting on a...
Saipem’s pipelayer platform for Zohr work docks at Limassol, staying six months [PHOTOS]
Saipem’s pipelayer Castoro Sei (Beaver Six) was fully ensconced at Limassol port on Sunday before starting work on underwater pipelines for Egypt’s giant Zohr gasfield....
Limassol port pilots call off strike for a week, threaten more drastic action (Updated)
By Stelios Orphanides A representative for the Cyprus Ports Authority pilots said that they will suspend their strike action on Tuesday morning, and give Dubai...
Limassol port pilots to strike to prevent Dubai Ports from hiring foreigners (Update 1: adds ministry)
The six pilots employed by the Cyprus Ports Authority will launch an indefinite strike on Monday in an attempt to prevent the appointment of non-Cypriot...
Remand for scam artist promising jobs at Limassol port
A 36-year-old woman from Nicosia was remanded on Thursday for four days after she was reported for allegedly taking money from unemployed people with the...
Port workers to strike on Monday
Port pilots announced a 24-hour for Monday demanding the termination of a disciplinary probe against the chairman of the union of ports authority workers (SYALK)....
Port workers strike during disciplinary hearing for union boss
Cyprus Port Authority (CPA) employees on Friday staged a two-hour strike over a disciplinary investigation against their SYALK union chief Demetris Patsalos. Patsalos is being...
Port workers announce two-hour stoppage for Friday
Workers at the Cyprus Ports Authority on Thursday announced a two-hour work stoppage for noon Friday, in protest of management’s decision to accuse SYALK union...
Larnaca port and marina to be put to tender by September
The Larnaca port and marina project will be put to tender by September, while other infrastructure projects in the pipeline are to be rolled out...
‘Game over if state relents’
By Angelos Anastasiou and Stelios Orphanides ON the eve of Cyprus’ bailout exit, an unprecedented strike wave engulfing the country, driven some say, by approaching...
