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Shipping chamber urges Cyprus to speed up reforms

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber wants the new junior minister for shipping to speed up reforms of the maritime sector and ministry restructure to make it more competitive as a key pillar driving

13th July 2020

Maritime

More countries join crew change platform

Thirteen leading maritime nations joined the growing number of states allowing crew changes by signing a pact for exemptions in port controls and more commercial flights to accommodate thousands of exhausted seafarers

11th July 2020

Maritime/World

New Cyprus shipping minister at the helm

Vassilis Demetriades on Friday assumed his duties as Cyprus’ new shipping minister replacing outgoing Natasa Pilides who took up her post as Energy Minister. “Today is a special day for me,” Demetriades

10th July 2020

Maritime

World shipping outlook remains negative as earnings forecasts to fall 16-18%, says Moody’s

The outlook for the global shipping sector for the coming 12 to 18 months remains negative, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report, with the outlook remaining negative since the coronavirus

8th July 2020

International/Maritime/World

Cyprus has new Energy, Shipping Ministers

Cyprus’ new Energy Minister and Deputy Minister of Shipping, Natasa Pilides and Vasilis Demetriades respectively, face challenges ahead after being sworn in at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday. The two new members

7th July 2020

Cyprus

EPP calls for 50% cut in shipping CO2 emissions by 2030, if conditions met

The European People’s Party, the largest political group in the Euro parliament, is calling for a 50% cut in shipping emissions by integrating them into the existing EU Emissions Trading System (ETS),

7th July 2020

Economy/Europe/Maritime

COVID19: Cyprus shipping fears seafarers strike over crew change delays

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber fears if crew changes are delayed because of coronavirus, seafarers could go on strike and paralyse the maritime transport industry, at a time when nations are trying to

16th June 2020

Maritime

COVID19: Carnival ‘jewels’ add €120,000 a month to Cyprus shipping

It’s rare to see some of the world’s most impressive cruise ships anchored together, silently waiting for passengers to sail off to the next itinerary, let alone find them dotted along Cyprus’

6th June 2020

Maritime

COVID19: Cyprus shipping urges MPs to back loan scheme

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber has urged the government and political parties to agree on a financing scheme to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic by providing cheap loans to companies. CSC

22nd April 2020

Maritime

Cyprus ship management sees ‘record’ revenues in 2H 2019

Revenues from Cyprus ship-management companies, by far the biggest money earner for the maritime cluster, reached an all-time high of €581 mln in the second half of 2019, up €58 mln from

22nd April 2020

Maritime