Shipping

Eight leading maritime associations, including the International Chamber of Shipping headed by Cypriot secretary-general Thomas Kazakos, have urged the United Nations and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to prevent the ...

A widening series of attacks on merchant vessels across the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea is squeezing energy exports and raising the cost of moving ...

Cyprus may have built one of Europe’s largest shipping centres, but its next competitive test will be decided by the number of young people willing to build a life ...

Cypriot shipping executive Thomas Kazakos has taken the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) campaign for a toll-free Strait of Hormuz to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, as the industry steps ...

Island Oil will contribute towards a scholarship for a newly admitted University of Cyprus student joining the MA in Peace, Conflict and Democracy for the 2026/2027 academic year. The scholarship will ...

Limassol-based Lemissoler Navigation has named MV Lem Azalea and MV Lem Plumeria, the first two vessels in its four-ship dual-fuel methanol newbuilding programme. The naming ceremony took place end of ...

Freight transport on European Union inland waterways reached 118.0 billion tonne-kilometres in 2025, marking a three per cent decrease equivalent to minus 3.7 billion tonne-kilometres compared with 2024, according to Eurostat. Between 2015 and 2017, freight ...

The Cyprus Shipping Association (CSA) has welcomed the revision of the European framework for the green transition in shipping, saying it represents a significant opportunity for Cyprus to accelerate investment ...

Cyprus brought together 27 Port State Control inspectors from 11 Mediterranean countries for specialist training on cargo securing, strengthening regional cooperation on maritime safety and ship inspections.  The two-day seminar, held on ...

The head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has condemned renewed attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, warning that the violence is endangering seafarers and placing further pressure ...

Aegean Shipping Management marked a fresh stage in its fleet renewal earlier this week, with the naming ceremony of its new tanker M/T Green Liberty at COSCO Yangzhou Shipyard ...

China is preparing to turn a one-off voyage through the Arctic into a scheduled seasonal container service, testing whether the Northern Sea Route can offer exporters a faster link to ...

Columbia Group chief executive Andreas Hadjipetrou has set out a strategy of measured expansion, tighter internal cooperation and greater seafarer support, three months after taking charge of one of the ...

European shipowners have urged the European Commission to prevent double carbon charges and redirect billions raised from shipping towards cleaner fuels and technology, warning that the EU Emissions Trading System ...

Hadjimanolis lines up India shipping mission Cyprus and India are seeking to turn their expanding political ties into concrete maritime partnerships, with Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis preparing an official ...

A second tanker managed by Greek shipowner George Procopiou’s Dynacom Tankers Management has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, as commercial traffic through the waterway fell to a ...

Global shipping remains in “crisis mode” as fighting between the US and Iran disrupts the Strait of Hormuz, forcing companies to reconsider routes, absorb rising costs and protect crews operating ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis has paid tribute to Qatar’s late Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, after visiting the country’s embassy in Nicosia to sign ...

Ports, energy installations and military facilities across the Persian Gulf face a heightened risk of attack, maritime security firm EOS Risk has warned, as fresh US strikes on Iran raise ...

Ten students in Cyprus are set to receive a significant boost to their maritime education as Safe Bulkers has officially launched its sixth annual scholarship programme. Chief executive Polys V. ...

The European Union’s attempt to tighten restrictions on Russian LNG shipping has run into resistance from Greece, opening a new dispute over whether sanctions are weakening Moscow or simply ...

DP World Limassol, the operator of the Limassol port’s general cargo and cruise terminal, has donated €1,000 to support the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) Excellence Awards, strengthening a long-term ...

Petronav Ship Management Ltd, the Limassol-headquartered vessel management arm of Island Oil Holdings, has supported the Cyprus Shipping Chamber’s (CSC) Adopt a Ship programme over the years, connecting its ...

A fresh Russian drone attack on two commercial ships off Odesa has again exposed the human cost of navigating through conflict zones, while emphasising how security threats are steadily redrawing ...