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331. Limassol’s trade enabler gets new CEO

The appointment of a new CEO at DP World Limassol is expected to give the company a new impetus, after a year of investing and upgrading infrastructure and equipment...

332. PRIO: A Cyprus solution could reap high economic benefits

A solution to the Cyprus problem will create large new markets, research conducted by the independent, bicommunal research centre PRIO showed....

333. Foreign powers back Libya ceasefire

Foreign powers agreed at a summit in Berlin on Sunday to shore up a shaky truce in Libya, but the meeting was overshadowed by blockades of oilfields by forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar that could cripple the country’s crude production...

334. DP World Limassol agrees to revise policy

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has been promised a change of policy at DP World Limassol, with the company saying it would service more than two cruise ships in a given day following complaints...

335. Ecstasy in Cypriot BBQs seized 'down under'

Australian police have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 645 kilos of ecstasy hidden inside hundreds of aluminium barbecues, the culmination of a six-month investigation spanning three countries ...

336. Six countries attend “Nemesis 2019” multinational exercise in Cyprus’ EEZ

Six countries participated on Wednesday in “Nemesis 2019”, a multinational Search & Rescue exercise, which was held in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus, under the general coordination of the Joint Rescue Coordination Center....

337. Chavez daughter got funds through Cyprus

More allegations of money laundering implicate Cyprus with a special report saying a Florida account accessed by the daughter of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez had money transfers from a bank on the island...

338. Revenue from ship management dips

Ship management revenues decreased in the first half of 2019 by €5 million, according to the results of the Ship Management Survey for the first half of 2019, concerning the transactions of resident ship management companies published Wednesday by the Central Bank of Cyprus...

339. We work intensively on Cyprus-Greece ferry link, Shipping Deputy Minister says

Shipping Deputy Minister Natasa Pilides has said that Ministry staff is working feverishly on the proposal to be presented to the European Commission regarding a ferry connection between Cyprus and Greece which is expected to be operational by the upcoming summer season....

340. Pompeo opts for diplomacy over Cyprus EEZ

The new defense deal signed between Athens and Washington will contribute to Greece’s security, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Kathimerini in a recent interview, while staying firm on diplomatic efforts regarding Cyprus' EEZ...

341. Maritime Cyprus kicks off in Limassol

Maritime Cyprus 2019 Conference kicks off Monday in Limassol with the participation of more than 800 shipping executives from around the globe...

342. Yavuz on its way to a new well

Turkey is sending an oil and gas drilling ship to waters off southern Cyprus where Greek Cypriot authorities have already awarded exploration rights to Italian and French companies, according to Turkish statements on Thursday....

343. Greece sends Frontex new request for assistance with inflow surge

Amid the recent surge in migrant flows to the islands of the eastern Aegean, the Greek coast guard has sent a new request – the second within three weeks – for additional assistance from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, according to sources. ...

344. Cocaine found on Cypriot-flagged ship

Twenty-two seamen on board the Cyprus-flagged UBC Savannah have been detained in Mexico on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking...

345. Britain begins escorting all UK vessels through Hormuz Strait

Britain has started sending a warship to accompany all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a change in policy announced on Thursday after the government previously said it did not have resources to do so. ...

346. Britain calls for European naval mission to counter Iran's 'piracy'

It is unclear how much influence Britain may have in Europe given it is about to have a new prime minister, widely expected to be Boris Johnson, who takes over a country divided over Brexit, its planned departure from the European Union. ...

347. Firms including MOL, Osaka, Gaslog, chosen in Cyprus FSRU LNG tender

Three joint ventures have been selected by Cyprus in the first stage of a tender to provide a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to import liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

348. Athens back among top 10 shipping hubs

The Greek capital’s shipping cluster is back among the top 10 global metropolitan centers, the annual report by the Baltic Exchange shows, though this was not thanks to shipping activity in Athens and Piraeus, but due to the development of the Port of Piraeus after its acquisition by China’s Cosco...

349. Britain says Iran attempted to block its oil tanker

Three Iranian vessels tried to block the passage of a British ship through the Strait of Hormuz but withdrew after warnings from a British warship, the British government said on Thursday. ...

350. Cyprus pushes for ferry link with Greece

The government is looking for ferry links to Greece as cheaper alternatives to costly flights, with the shipping deputy minister hoping there will be a weekly connection by next summer...

351. Apple Pay now available to Bank of Cyprus customers

352. New offices in Malta for Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC

353. Belt and Road Initiative different from make oneself great again slogans says Chinese Ambassador

354. Cyprus seeks EU sanctions against Turkey

355. Motive behind tanker attacks unclear

356. Lakkotrypis: Cyprus energy developments an incentive for Turkey

357. Revenue from ship management climbs

358. Great potential for profit in the digital economy and the startup world

359. 10th Economic Ideas Forum takes on Cyprus economic reforms

360. Six arrested in massive drug bust in Limassol

Six men have been arrested and more could soon be detained after a large-scale police operation uncovered some 100 kilos of cannabis in Limassol...