Maritime sector career prospects to be showcased at event
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) on Tuesday announced that it will be holding a seminar on career prospects in the maritime sector.
The seminar, which is being held in ...
Shipping minister attends ‘christening’ of Cypriot-flagged vessel in Japan
Deputy minister for shipping, Vassilis Demetriades attended the christening ceremony of Safe Bulkers’ new cargo ship M/V Climate Respect on Saturday during his visit to Japan together with officials ...
EU tweaks Russia oil sanctions plan in bid to win over reluctant states, including Cyprus (Updated)
The European Commission proposed changes to its planned embargo on Russian oil to give some countries more time to shift their energy supplies, and to address shipping concerns expressed by ...
Turkish shipping embargo ‘a thorn in an open wound’ for Cyprus says president
President Anastasiades earlier this week said that Turkey’s ban on Cyprus-flagged vessels is an ongoing source of frustration for the local shipping industry, labelling the embargo a ‘thorn in ...
New report issues SOS for Limassol coast
From high-rise buildings to shipping and oil-related industries
By Annette Chrysostomou
A new holistic environmental risk assessment of the Limassol coastline is the largest-scale environmental research project for the city ...
Cyprus ship management sector generated half a billion in 6 months
Cyprus’ revenues from ship management rose to €516 million during the second half of 2021, corresponding to 4.2 per cent of Cyprus’ GDP in terms of turnover, according to the Central Bank of ...
Cyprus feels responsible to accelerate shipping industry decarbonisation, President says
As a leading maritime nation, Cyprus feels responsible to accelerate the transition of shipping to a low carbon and climate-resilient industry, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday, addressing the One ...
Shipping costs – another danger for inflation-watchers to navigate
Much like the coronavirus pandemic, and the economic disruption that it has caused, a global shipping crisis looks set to go on delaying goods traffic and fuelling inflation well into 2023.
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True replica of Peter the Great ship to visit Limassol
Russian sail training frigate Shtandart, from the same crew who built the Black Pearl used in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, will arrive in Сyprus this week and will ...
Coronavirus: More than 5,000 crew members jabbed as part of Cyprus programme
More than 5,000 seafarers have been vaccinated so far as part of the government’s initiative to offer Covid-19 jabs to crews of ships flying the Cypriot flag or using the ...
Shipping companies tighten operations in fear of sanctions
Top oil shipping companies say they have tightened operational guidelines and deployed technology to prevent accidental breaches of sanctions, as the countries hit by ever tougher restrictions fight back with ...
Deputy minister of shipping heads to Athens
Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades will pay an official visit to Athens from Sunday to Tuesday.
“I am going to Athens to discuss with my Greek counterpart the current ...
Anastasiades says long-term strategy for shipping in the works
Despite the financial difficulties cause by pandemic restrictions, Cyprus managed to maintain its position as the third largest shipping fleet in Europe, the 11th largest in the world, and the ...
Battered economies eye the wealth of the sea
The world over, governments are viewing the ocean as a new economic frontier
By Maria Hadjimichael
A consequence of the economic crisis and the realisation of the finite nature of ...
Shipping ministry to take stock after failure of ferry tender
Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Sunday he would begin contacts to reassess the situation after a tender for a Cyprus-Greece ferry link failed to attract any bidders.
The ...