French shipping giant CMA CGM on Thursday won a 10-year contract beginning in March to run the container terminal at Beirut port, Lebanon’s public works and transport minister said. CMA CGM —
Celestyal Cruises has launched a new reservations platform, Seaware, developed with travel specialists Versonix. The Piraeus-based cruise company, formerly a subsidiary of Louis Plc, said the new platform provides travel advisors with
Deputy Ministers for Tourism and Shipping have welcomed assurances of Royal Caribbean’s interest to invest in Cyprus, expressing their readiness to enhance cooperation with the cruise liner. The world’s biggest ship, the
The largest cruise ship in the world, the Wonder of the Seas, recently acquired by American cruise giant Royal Caribbean, has docked at Limassol Port ahead of its maiden season. The 362-metre,
Three European entities have submitted expressions of interest in the improved tender to operate the Cyprus-Greece passenger ferry, 22 years after it was abandoned. Officials at the Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) said
After crisis talks with the Transport Ministry, one of the three concessionaires at Limassol port announced they would slash a planned increase on tariffs by two thirds, while a second postponed any
The government is trying to find ways to absorb a hefty 16% hike in tariffs announced by the three concessionaires at Limassol port, with the business community up in arms, saying this
The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry has issued a €3.35 mln tender for its digital transformation to provide a one-stop-shop environment for the maritime sector. The tender submissions will close at noon on
The much-awaited Larnaca port and marina €1.2 bln redevelopment will soon take shape as Kition Ocean Holdings; the consortium awarded the project, said construction begins on 1 April. Panos Alexandrou, the Cypriot-Israeli
American cruise giant Royal Caribbean will continue cruises from Cyprus in the next two years, casting their vote of confidence in the island’s tourism. The good news for Cyprus tourism and shipping
