June 20,2023
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber, organised its first of its two Blood Donation Drives for the year, which are organised annually for 30 years now, on 20 June 2023, at Agios Georgios Havouzas Church Hall, in Limassol, with the participation of a large number of employees from its Shipping Member-companies. Knowing the need to maintain an […]
May 04,2023
The Cyprus Chamber of Shipping held its 34th Annual General Meeting with great success and participation, on Tuesday, 9 May 2023, at the “Four Seasons” hotel in Limassol, which has attended by State and Government dignitaries, Political Party representatives, Members of the House of Representatives, Diplomats, representatives of Professional Organisations and as well as by […]
April 19,2023
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes the formal approval of the new EU ETS law yesterday by the European Parliament. The law embraces the calls of European Shipowners through the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), to earmark revenues generated by EU ETS allowances, to facilitate the decarbonisation of the shipping industry. At least 20 million ETS […]
March 31,2023
The European Commission announced earlier today that they shall continue to recognise the certificates of Filipino seafarers, confirming the compliance of the Philippines with the requirements of the STWC Convention. The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes this very positive development which was catalyzed by the joint efforts of both the ECSA (European Community Shipowners’ Associations) and […]
March 27,2023
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes the provisional agreement reached on 23 March 2023 between the EU Parliament and the EU Council on FuelEU Maritime. This agreement is another positive step towards establishing the right conditions for the energy transition of shipping. The agreement gives a strong political signal and provides clear climate targets and guidance […]
March 21,2023
On 16 March 2023, the European Commission proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up the manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped with net-zero technologies for the clean-energy transition. This initiative is part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan and will contribute to the European Green Deal objectives, contributing […]
March 13,2023
Following a relevant invitation on the occasion of her recent assumption of duties, the new Shipping Deputy Minister, Mrs. Marina Hadjimanolis had an official meeting, on 13 March 2023, with the Cyprus Shipping Chamber’s Board of Directors, at the Chamber’s office, in Limassol. Taking the opportunity of the curtesy meeting, the Chamber briefed the Shipping […]
November 01,2022
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber participated at the Global Relay Race “Running Out of Time”, which was coordinated in Cyprus by the Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA), as part of their celebrations for their 30th Year Anniversary, on 31 October 2022, in Limassol. “Running Out of Time” is a 7,767km non-stop relay which started from […]
October 27,2022
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes and fully supports the proposal by the International Chamber of Shipping to introduce a global CO2 reduction fund to the IMO. The Chamber believes that the earliest introduction of a global fund will help the industry drive towards achieving the IMO’s decarbonisation goals and ensure a global level playing field […]
October 13,2022
“Maritime Cyprus 2022” Conference was organised by the Shipping Deputy Ministry in cooperation with the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and the Cyprus Union of Shipowners between 9 and 12 October, 2022. Once again, the Conference exceeded all expectations by welcoming hundreds of Shipping Industry leaders, decision-makers and top management from around the globe. The main theme […]