The Department of Merchant Shipping has announced a new policy on security awareness training or security training for seafarers with designated security duties.

Following the United Nations' and European Union's adoption of resolutions imposing restrictive measures against Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen...

Law 123(I)/2017 has upgraded the Department of Merchant Shipping to a deputy ministry under the direction of the newly created post of deputy minister of shipping with effect from March 1 2018.

On the 14th of May 2020, the European Commission decided to refer Cyprus to the Court of Justice of the European Union due to its failure to implement a national register of road transport companies.

he regulations define 'ocean-going commercial Cyprus ships' as Cyprus ships which carry out their usual activity outside Cyprus's territorial sea for commercial purposes.

What is the Ship Registration Process in Cyprus? The ship registration process in Cyprus is relatively straightforward and efficient. It involves the following steps...

The new reciprocal agreement on merchant shipping between Cyprus and India entered into force on 29 November 2017, replacing an earlier agreement dated 11 February 1997.

The Department of Merchant Shipping recently issued guidance regarding the use of electronic oil record books on board Cyprus-flagged vessels...

International trade and shipping play a key role in the transportation of essential supplies, foods and other necessities, a role which becomes even more significant during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

On 16th February 2021, the Administrative Court annulled the decision of the Ministry of Transport (hereinafter referred to as "the Contracting Authority") by which the "Concession Contract F...

Mortgages on vessels are a common practice in the maritime/shipping industry and can be an effective way for shipowners to obtain financing for their vessels. Cyprus, as a popular maritime nation...

In order to promote its objective of improving the quality of Cyprus shipping, the Merchant Shipping Law imposes a surcharge on the tonnage tax payable in respect of qualifying vessels registered in countries that appear in the grey list or blacklist of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control.

In order to transpose EU Directive 2013/38/EC into national law, the government has amended the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Law 2011 and issued a revised Merchant Shipping Notification.

The Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) has informed owners, operators and managers of Cyprus ships of the adoption, under the tacit acceptance procedure, of the 2014 amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006.

For vessels registered under the Cyprus flag on or after 18 January 2017, an amended form of DMLC Part I will be issued.

The Department of Merchant Shipping has announced that the EU Marine Equipment Directive (2013/52/EC), which amended EU Directive 96/98/EC, has been transposed into Cyprus law.

The Protection of Cyprus Ships Against Acts of Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts Law 2012 regulates the use of private security contractors on board Cyprus ships.

The new agreement on merchant shipping between Cyprus and Georgia, which was signed on February 5 2014, entered into force on May 24 2014.

The new agreement on merchant shipping between Cyprus and Georgia, which was signed on 5 February 2014, entered into force on 24 May 2014.

In December 2013 the Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) announced the following new policy regarding Security Awareness Training or Security training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, STCW 78, as amended (the Convention).