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A Cyprus-linked crude oil tanker caught fire off Russia’s Black Sea coast near Sochi after being struck by unmanned vessels, with all 23 crew members rescued as attacks on commercial ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) hosted European partners in Cyprus on October 6-7 for a study visit examining the country’s port and maritime sector, with skills, ...

A Greek-flagged LNG carrier controlled by the Angelicoussis Shipping Group was struck by an unidentified projectile while leaving the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest incident to hit commercial shipping ...

Cyprus and Japan are moving to deepen cooperation across shipping, business, technology and higher education, following talks in Tokyo between Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi ...

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has appointed Andreas Solomonides to lead its integrated ship management operations in Cyprus and Greece from January 1, 2027, bringing BSM Cyprus and BSM Hellas under a single ...

A six-week-old tanker managed by Dynacom Tankers Management has been damaged after being struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, with its engine room hit and the ...

Cyprus and India are preparing the next phase of their maritime cooperation, with a business forum planned in Mumbai in November and Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis expected to travel ...

The annual Thalassa festival will return to Limassol on Saturday, October 10, bringing together more than 30 public and private bodies to promote Cyprus’ maritime sector and the opportunities offered by the ...

Shipping companies in the Eastern Mediterranean are raising their climate ambitions faster than their ability to implement them, with financial pressures, skills shortages and limited operational capacity emerging as increasingly ...

Cyprus and India are seeking to deepen maritime cooperation and business links, with investment, maritime education and training among the main areas discussed at the first meeting of the Cyprus–...

Cyprus has stepped into the European debate over how shipping and ports can remain competitive while meeting increasingly demanding energy, security and decarbonisation requirements, with Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis ...

Greece’s shipping policy has helped prevent additional energy costs from feeding through to the wider economy, Shipping and Island Policy Minister Vassilis Kikilias said in an interview with Real ...

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary general Thomas Kazakos put freedom of navigation and the need for a predictable global regulatory framework at the centre of talks in Washington last ...

WISTA International president Elpi Petraki completed a series of visits across Denmark, Sweden and Estonia, meeting maritime professionals, students and industry representatives as the organisation strengthens links across its international ...

Limassol-based Island Oil (Holdings) Ltd has rebranded as Island Energies, introducing a new corporate identity that reflects the group’s evolution, broader energy focus and future direction after more than ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis is travelling to Brussels on Monday for high-level talks on the future of European shipping and ports, with competitiveness, geopolitical pressures, fleet renewal and decarbonisation ...

Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to just nine vessels this week, as Cyprus joined dozens of countries in calling for the restoration of free navigation through one ...

Cyprus remains among the EU economies most dependent on sea transport, with 98.6 per cent of imports and 97.2 per cent of exports by weight moving by sea in 2024, as shipping continues ...

Cyprus and China have put maritime cooperation back at the centre of their bilateral agenda, with Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis and China’s new ambassador Yang Yundong discussing seafarers, ...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has moved closer to tightening safety requirements for ships using methanol and ethanol as fuel, after completing a major revision of its interim guidance while ...

Shipping risks at two of the Middle East’s key maritime passages returned to focus on Wednesday after an unexplained explosion near Iran’s Qeshm Island, while the Houthis claimed ...

Twenty years after the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) was adopted, Cyprus has joined a fresh debate over how long seafarers should be expected to work, as fatigue, mental health and ...

Cyprus and Greece reaffirmed their shared maritime priorities at a dinner hosted by the Cyprus Union of Shipowners (CUS) in honour of President Nikos Christodoulides in Athens on September 18. The ...

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary general Thomas Kazakos has taken the industry’s push for free passage through international waterways to the UN Security Council, warning that commercial ships ...