The first 93 graduates from the Mediterranean Maritime Academy are already placed on ships or on their way to joining the merchant navy, with the Limassol-based school preparing a further 304 cadets
President of France Emmanuel Macron sent a message of support to Greece and Cyprus in the face of Turkey flouting international law in the region. In joint statements with Greek Prime Minister
The International Maritime Organisation and WISTA, the umbrella organisation for professional women in the shipping industry, signed a landmark technical cooperation agreement to encourage greater diversity and empower women in the maritime
Shipping Chamber deputy director-general Alexandros Josephides was reappointed as “International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Goodwill Maritime Ambassador” for Cyprus for the period 2020-2021. The Cyprus Shipping Chamber said, “this prestigious nomination and appointment
P&I Club member Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Europe) has decided to underwrite all of its European business in Cyprus through its Cypriot entity. The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) has welcomed the arrival
A return ticket for a new passenger ferry between Limassol and Piraeus, Greece, will cost the same as an airline ticket to Athens from Cyprus, according to the Deputy Ministry of Shipping.
France, Greece, Egypt and Cyprus declared “null and void” agreements between Ankara and Libya assigning Turkey maritime rights that encroaches on other eastern Mediterranean states. Turkey was also “strongly condemned” for continued
By Richard Greiner The shipping industry faces some very significant challenges over the coming years, but has a number of reasons to be cheerful as it enters a new decade, according to
Tourism stakeholders are hoping to put Limassol on the cruise holiday map as the number of tourists visiting the city on cruise liners has increased at an impressive rate during the year.
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber, representing the vast majority of the island’s maritime industry, has called on the authorities to have a “realistic and pragmatic approach” when enforcing the reduced sulphur emission controls
