The Cyprus Marine Club gathered more than 100 maritime professionals for its latest networking event, ‘From Sea to Sushi – Celebrating Seafaring and Flavour’, held at Gazebo Mare.

The evening mixed professional updates with an interactive culinary session, offering what the Club described as a blend of learning, engagement and informal discussion. 

In the absence of the President, who was travelling, Loucas Hamatsos stepped in to chair the event on behalf of the Board.  

He welcomed members and delivered a series of announcements, saying the Club was pleased to introduce its newest additions, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) and SHOHAM as Corporate Members, along with Mar Pagador and Ilya Aristov as Individual Members. He noted that with these additions, membership has reached 162. 

He also confirmed that an Extraordinary General Meeting is set for December 2, 2025.  

According to Hamatsos, the short EGM will be followed by a presentation and dinner featuring Intership Navigation CEO Dieter Rohdenburg, who will speak on “Carbon Capture On Board.” 

Moreover, he told participants that the New Year’s Gala Dinner will take place on January 31, 2026, adding that registration will open in December and asking members to save the date. 

The evening continued with a presentation by the Cyprus Maritime Academy (CYMA).

Kyriakos Patsalides and Nicholas Kythreotis outlined the Academy’s latest achievement, its accreditation by the Shipping Deputy Ministry to offer upgrading courses for Masters/Chief Mates and Chief Engineers/Second Engineers.

The new authorisation, they explained, enables deck and engine officers to complete their advancement training at CYMA and progress to senior ranks on board, marking a significant step for maritime education in Cyprus. 

Although Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis was initially expected to attend, she was unable to join due to unforeseen personal reasons.  

Nevertheless, several representatives of the Shipping Deputy Ministry were present, signalling the Ministry’s continued support. 

Following the presentation, guests took part in an interactive sushi-making session, creating a relaxed setting that encouraged networking and conversation across the maritime community.