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The UN human rights council is set to discuss the report of its working group on the use of mercenaries – privately hired professional combatants – in Cyprus in their upcoming September ...

A memorandum of cooperation was signed on Thursday in Limassol between the cities of Limassol and Marseille, aiming to strengthen commercial and technical ties between their respective port authorities. “Carrying ...

For the first time a Cypriot has been elected to the position of Vice Chair of the International Maritime Organisation, the deputy ministry of shipping announced on Wednesday. In a ...

The year 2025 is expected to be another challenging year for international shipping, which should remain resilient and continue to adapt and grow, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday evening. Addressing ...

By Andreas Christofides The global shipping industry, including Cyprus, is navigating an ever-changing landscape marked by a variety of pressing challenges, from environmental regulations to digital transformation and security concerns. ...

Cyprus has developed into a modern, effective and comprehensive shipping hub and is now the biggest shipping management centre in Europe and one of the three largest in the world, ...

Charalambos Mylonas, described by the shipping deputy ministry as a “pioneer” of Cypriot shipping, died on Saturday. Announcing his death, the shipping deputy ministry said he “contributed to the most ...

Troubles are far from over for the besieged Larnaca marina and port project, the constituency’s Diko MP Christos Orphanides said on Tuesday. Speaking to the state broadcaster, Orphanides said ...

An important artefact of the island’s maritime history, the long-serving fishing trawler Lambousa, was transferred to the old port of Limassol and relaunched on Friday. The boat, the only ...

Deputy Shipping Deputy Minister, Marina Hadjimanolis, will depart on Wednesday for Denmark to attend a two-day European Maritime Day (EMD) 2024 Conference, being held in Svendborg, Denmark. The deputy minister will ...

Fines have been imposed on 16 shipowners over the last 10 years for pollution caused by oil, illegal discharge of sewage and illegal cleaning of vessels without obtaining approval from the Cyprus ...

No Cypriots were aboard the ship which was hit with a Houthi missile attack, deputy shipping minister Marina Hadjimanolis said on Wednesday evening. The blast on the Red Sea merchant ...

The U.S. launched new strikes against Houthi anti-ship missiles aimed at the Red Sea on Thursday, as growing tensions in the region’s sea lanes disrupted global trade and ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is holding a call with his cabinet about a possible response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants on Red Sea shipping, British media reported ...

Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the United States, ...

Deputy Minister of shipping Marina Hadjimanoli is on Monday travelling to Japan to hold a series of meetings with ship owners, executives of shipping companies, financial institutions and shipyards. The ...

Denmark’s Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Thursday it has rerouted four out of five container vessels that were stuck in the Red Sea back towards the Suez Canal and ...

Cyprus on Saturday refuted Ankara’s arguments against the Maritime Spatial plan, calling them unfounded. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the views expressed by Turkey “have no grounds for the ...

One person has been killed and four more have been injured after a Russian missile hit a Cypriot-owned ship entering the port of Odessa, in Ukraine, on Wednesday. The ship, ...

Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli is traveling to Athens on Monday to participate in the 8th tripartite ministerial meeting of Greece, Cyprus and Malta on shipping issues to be ...

A commitment to work towards the further development and strengthening of the shipping sector in Cyprus was expressed by President Nikos Christodoulides. Addressing the opening reception of the “Maritime Cyprus 2023” ...

Imports of goods made in Turkey have skyrocketed in the last couple of years. And though the direction of trade traffic is lopsided, it looks like the upward trajectory will ...

The number of ships departing from Turkey and sailing to ports in the Republic of Cyprus has decreased, according to the ports authority. A total of 43 ships sailing from Turkish ...

Challenges within the shipping industry were discussed at separate meetings between the ambassadors of the Netherlands and Germany, with Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanoli on Monday. In a press release ...