The Republic of Cyprus, being a leading maritime state, understands the importance of promoting sustainable practices within its shipping sector.

Since the first discussions of the use of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) there are many debates and concerns on whether the current legal framework, namely the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC),...

The Supreme Court of Cyprus, in its admiralty jurisdiction, is vested with the jurisdiction to hear and determine questions or claims, inter alia, for loss of or damage to goods carried in a ship or arising out of any agreement ...

In general, just because performance is made harder, this does not equal impossibility.

The global shipping landscape is changing. Decarbonizing shipping is a huge challenge. Cyprus as a quality shipping centre is determined to contribute effectively...

The Deputy Ministry of Shipping has announced that an English translation of the Merchant Shipping (Recognition and Authorisation of Organisations) Law 2011(1) is now available on its website.

The adoption of the new performance lists for Flag States and Recognized Organizations was approved during the 56th meeting of the Paris MoU committee and will enter into force on the 1st of July 2023.

A recent amendment to Cyprus Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Law (Law 86/1972) introduced through Law 146(I)/2025 and published on 25th of July 2025 brings important changes...

The Cyprus flag is considered to be a reputable flag in the shipping industry. Cyprus has a well-established maritime legal framework that is based on international standards...

The Department of Merchant Shipping has issued an updated guide to ship registration, providing comprehensive information on all aspects of the registration of vessels under the Cyprus flag.

Have you had a road traffic accident in Cyprus? What should you do?

The Cyprus Parliament has, on November 30th, 2018, approved the law which transposes the provisions of the Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive of the EU (2016/681) into the national legislation.

The Tax Department recently issued a circular1 clarifying the exemption from tax on interest received that is available to owners, charterers or managers of ships...

The Department of Merchant Shipping has announced the entry into force of increased liability limits under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 (LLMC)...

Two first instance judgments of the Admiralty Court issued in 2013 were addressed in previous updates.

On 16 February 2021 the Administrative Court annulled a Ministry of Transport decision which had awarded Concession Contract F for the Provision of Intercity Public Passenger Transport Services with…

The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, which was adopted on May 18 2007, entered into force on April 14 2015, a year after gaining approval from the requisite number of countries.

The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping has updated the list of countries whose certificates of competency are recognised by Cyprus.

The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January-November 2022.

Police reports showcase the high-rate Cyprus has as regards road traffic accidents. According to the collected data, out of 555 recorded road traffic accidents that occurred in 2022...