Limassol Marina has announced that it has been awarded ‘Blue Flag Marina’ status for the fourth year running, in recognition of its commitment to environmental best practice, awareness and protection.

Following a successful external audit carried out by leading third-party certification firm, TUV Austria Hellas, DP World Limassol was found to be fully compliant with the latest version of ISO standard on Occupational Health and Safety Management System, achieving the most recent international accreditation, the ISO 45001:2018.

On June 25 the international shipping community celebrated its annual ‘Day of the Seafarer’, which is set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in 2011.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) expressed its deep disappointment that, despite repeated appeals and proposals from the international shipping Industry, there is a delay from governments around the world in finding practical solutions to the very serious issue of crew changes and repatriation of seafarers with expired contracts, in many cases beyond three months, bringing seafarers and the Shipping Industry on the verge.

Statement by Costas Kadis, minister of the environment, Cyprus, on the announcement of the European Commission concerning the quality of bathing waters for 2019.

“The European Commission {recently} announced the final results concerning the quality of bathing waters across Europe. This is the annual evaluation of European bathing areas, which shows how well the environmental protection measures are applied, allowing the citizens to make sound decisions with regard to the bathing areas they will choose in Europe.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) expresses its growing frustration at the ineffectiveness of the international community to address the continuing piracy crisis in the Gulf of Guinea, with more ships being attacked and more seafarers being taken hostage for ransom, in spite of the comprehensive measures that ship operators have taken to defend their ships and crews.