5 th April 2025 – 11 th April 2025 LOCAL NEWS No news reported. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. MEPC 83: Global GHG Pricing Mechanism Approved Following Rare Vote The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) convened for its 83rd session at IMO Headquarters in London from 7 to 11 April 2025. On Friday, 11 April 2025,...

29 th March 2025 – 4 th April 2025 LOCAL NEWS No news reported. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. 3 rd Capital Link, Cyprus Business Forum - April 4, 2025 - New York The 3rd Capital Link Cyprus Business Forum was held with great success on Friday, April 4th, 2025, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. Organised in...

22 nd March 2025 – 28 th March 2025 LOCAL NEWS 1. Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis Welcomes the Shipping Community in Glyfada On Thursday, 27 March 2025, the Shipping Deputy Minister of Cyprus, Mrs. Marina Hadjimanolis, hosted a high-level event at the Glyfada Golf Club, welcoming prominent figures from the Greek...

15 th March 2025 – 21 st March 2025 LOCAL NEWS 1. CUS Members lunch with ICS new Secretary General, Mr. Thomas Kazakos On Monday, 17 March 2025, a farewell lunch was held in Limassol, between a delegation from our Union and Mr. Thomas Kazakos, the newly appointed Secretary General of the International Chamber of...

8 th March 2025 – 14 th March 2025 LOCAL NEWS No news reported. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. Leadership Insights Webinar: U.S. Trade Representative Section 301: Proposed Remedies On Monday, 10 March 2025, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) hosted a webinar, to discuss the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR)...

1 st March 2025 – 7 th March 2025 LOCAL NEWS No news reported. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. US President Draft Executive Order – To Make Shipbuilding Great Again With respect to the Draft Executive Order (EO) issued by the US President, on 27 February 2025, kindly see below a summary prepared. In general, the Executive...

22 nd February 2025 – 28 th February 2025 LOCAL NEWS 1. Cyprus Tax Reform On 26 February 2025, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, addressed the presentation of the project “Cyprus Tax Reform: Recommendations for a Modern Tax System”, marking the first major reform in Cyprus' tax...

15 th February 2025 – 21 st February 2025 LOCAL NEWS 1. 8th Annual Capital Link Cyprus Shipping Forum On Tuesday, 18 February 2025, the 8th Annual Capital Link Cyprus Shipping Forum took place at the Columbia Plaza in Limassol. The forum was held under the auspices of the Shipping Deputy Ministry of Cyprus and the...

8 th February 2025 – 14 th February 2025 LOCAL NEWS No news reported. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. Joint statement ECSA/A4E/T&E main messages On Thursday, 13 February 2025, ECSA, Airlines for Europe (A4E), which represent the shipping and aviation sector at European level, along with the green transport group Transport &...

1 st February 2025 – 7 th February 2025 LOCAL NEWS 1. 15 th Annual Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum – Global Maritime Leaders meet with CUS Delegation On Friday, 7 th February 2025, the 15 th Annual Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum took place at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Athens in Greece. The Conference...

25 th January 2025 – 31 st January 2025 LOCAL NEWS 1. 8 th Annual Capital Link Cyprus Shipping Forum On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the 8th Annual Capital Link Cyprus Shipping Forum will take place at the Columbia Plaza in Limassol, Cyprus. The Forum will take place under the Auspices of the Republic of Cyprus and...

18 th January 2025 – 24 th January 2025 LOCAL NEWS No news reported. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. ECSA C-14075 – European Commission Study on mapping ship finance instruments The European Commission recently released its study titled "Support Study for the Development of a Living Inventory of Relevant Instruments to Support...

11 th January 2025 – 17 th January 2025 LOCAL NEWS 1. Cyprus Flag promotion at Advisory Committee on Competitiveness meeting The first ordinary meeting of the Advisory Committee on Competitiveness and Quality Enhancement of the Cyprus Flag was held on Monday, 13 January 2025, in Athens. This significant meeting was...

4 th January 2025 – 10 th January 2025 LOCAL NEWS No news reported. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. IMO GHG emissions pricing mechanism proposal backed by 47 nations On the 9 th January 2025, a group of 47 IMO member states (including all major Ship Registries and EU countries), the EU Commission and the International Chamber...

28 th December 2024 – 3 rd January 2025 LOCAL NEWS No news reported. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. Turkey hikes shipping pollution fines as rampant inflation grips On the 24 th December 2024, the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change revised and published in its Gazette the updated pollution fine...