April 16,2020
Cyprus Shipping at the front line supporting the battle against Covid-19 The Cyprus Shipping Chamber, within the framework of its Corporate Social Responsibility and significant charitable work done by the Cyprus Shipping Industry in general, appealed to its Member-Companies to join forces, to support the Cyprus Government in the difficult battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
April 10,2020
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes with satisfaction the inclusion of the Cyprus Flag to the “Qualship 21” list of the US Coast Guard after being removed from the Targeted flaglist of the USCG, further improving its safety performance as to the applicable regulations and quality image. This very positive outcome, comes as a result of […]
April 09,2020
To ensure the continued functioning of the global maritime transportation system, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), issued a new message to G20 leaders. The message calls for co-operation between UN agencies, governments and airlines to find viable solutions to the important issues of facilitating crew changes soon […]
April 03,2020
In their meeting on 2 April, ECSA’s Board of Directors thanks all maritime professionals across the whole shipping industry for their dedication and sacrifices made to continue the supply of goods and equipment and the necessary transport services to millions of citizens currently affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “European shipping has reached a breaking point,” […]
March 24,2020
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) have joined forces to call on G20 leaders to act quickly to protect global supply chains from the impact of COVID-19. In an open letter the two organisations representing the global shipping industry and the worlds ports and harbours set […]
March 23,2020
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber has been closely monitoring developments with regard to the COVID-19 outbreak at local and global scale and has been following the advice provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Cyprus Government, acting in a proactive manner. “We Stay Home – Taking care of our Community” Following the latest measures […]
December 18,2019
The international shipping community has today announced proposal for the establishment of a new Research & Development Fund to pave the way for decarbonisation of shipping. Core funding from shipping companies across the world of about USD 5 billion over a 10-year period. To accelerate the development of commercially viable zero carbon-emission ships by the […]
December 02,2019
The International maritime Organisation (IMO) held its General Assembly on Friday, 29 November 2019, in London, during which Cyprus was re-elected as a Member of the IMO Council for a further two years. The Cyprus Shipping Chamber warmly congratulates the Cyprus Maritime Administration and particularly, the Shipping Deputy Ministry for achieving this very important election […]
October 31,2019
Women International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International), a professional networking organisation for women in the Maritime industry held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 30 October 2019 in Cayman Islands during which Mrs. Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou Board Member of the Chamber and Managing Director of Tototheo Maritime Ltd was re-elected as the President of […]
October 28,2019
ECSA is launching its ambitious Maritime Growth plan today at an event attended by Member States, the European Commission, the European Parliament and its social partners. The Maritime transport sector is vital to the lives of Europeans and is of great strategic importance to the European economy. EU shipping is a solid contributor to the […]