By Nawaf Abdulla Even though 2020 was a challenging year for the maritime and entire shipping sector, it presented us, at DP World Limassol, with an opportunity to see things from a
The Cypriot junior minister for shipping visited several vessels anchored in Limassol port on Wednesday and gave presents to some 70 crew members, as a token of appreciation for the sacrifices made
Greece’s Maritime Affairs Minister Ioannis Plakiotakis has welcomed the launch of a tender process for a ferry connection with Cyprus after a 20-year absence. “After months of negotiations, the European Union ensured
After two decades of being cut off from the rest of Europe, travellers from Cyprus will be able to hop on a ferry next summer and disembark in Piraeus to continue their
The Deputy Shipping Ministry on Friday issued an open tender to revive the Cyprus-Greece ferry link as of next summer. Announcing the process, junior shipping minister Vassilis Demetriades said “several companies” have
Stakeholders in Cyprus shipping believe the application of the EU’s emissions trading system to maritime transport, soon to be debated in public consultations, would be ineffective, as the industry is already regulated
Cyprus, France, Greece and Italy have completed a small-scale aeronautical exercise (PASSEX) that took place off the island’s coast with naval forces from the four Mediterranean countries. The Defence Ministry said the
Long-awaited €1.2 bln redevelopment of Larnaca port and marina jumped the final hurdle on Friday as the Cyprus government signed contracts with Cypriot-Israeli investors. At the signing ceremony, President Nicos Anastasiades expressed
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber, the umbrella organisation representing the majority of locally-based companies in the maritime sector, is joining forces with the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) to help combat corruption in the shipping
By Panos Alexandrou Following a three-year international public tender procurement, the Republic of Cyprus reached an agreement in March with a consortium known as Kition Ocean Holdings consisting of a Cypriot and
