The Department of Merchant Shipping has published an updated list of approved private ship security contractors in accordance with Section 84 of the Protection of Cyprus Ships Against Acts of Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts Law 2012.

The Department of Merchant Shipping has issued a circular to owners, bareboat charterers, managers and representatives of ships flying the Cyprus flag, advising them of their obligation under the Merchant Shipping (Official Logbooks, Ship's Articles and Annual Lists) Regulations 2001 and 2012 (PI 451/2012) to submit their annual lists of seafarers engaged, discharged and repatriated for the period between January 1 and December 31 2013.

The Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) has issued a notification to owners, bareboat charterers, managers and representatives of ships flying the Cyprus flag, and to foreign-flagged vessels...

The new publication replaces a previous version published in 2006 and recognised organisations are required to implement its terms and conditions immediately.

In June 2009 the European Commission provided new and detailed guidance on state aid granted to ship management companies, complementing the 2004 guidelines on state aid to maritime transport.

The Council of Ministers has approved the draft legislation concerning the establishment of limited liability shipping companies. Once the draft legislation is adopted by the Cyprus Parliament...

The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping has announced the publication of the Essential Requirements (Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft) Regulations 2017.

The expiry date for most existing certificates is February 20 2018 and there has been an unprecedented delay in the submission of renewal applications this year.

The Department of Merchant Shipping recently announced that it has amended the form for declaration by a legal representative or auditor of a company adopting the tonnage tax system that the company concerned was tax resident in Cyprus for the relevant year.

The Department of Merchant Shipping recently announced that with effect from the 2012 tax year, all owners of foreign ships, charterers and ship managers participating in the tonnage tax system must submit a declaration by their legal representative or auditor in the prescribed form, together with their tonnage tax declaration.

The Department of Merchant Shipping recently announced that with effect from the 2012 tax year, all owners of foreign ships, charterers and ship managers participating in the tonnage tax system must submit a declaration by their legal representative or auditor in the prescribed form, together with their tonnage tax declaration.

The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping has announced that the Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 will enter into force in Cyprus on 20 August 2013, the date of its international entry into force.

The Cyprus DMS has announced that the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments will enter into force for the Republic of Cyprus on 8 November 2018 pursuant to...

To this effect, a relevant Bill has already been prepared and is anticipated that it will shortly be enacted into Law by the Cyprus Parliament.

On 17 February 2020, the Shipping Deputy Ministry of Cyprus issued Circular 4/2020 in relation to cyber risk following IMO Resolution MSC.428(98) which recognizes the urgent need to raise awareness on cyber risk threats ...

The Law of Limited Liability Shipping Company ("LLSC") of 2022 creates a new type of entity as the title refers. The LLSC, in essence, is established as a common limited liability company...

On 21 March 2019 the Deputy Ministry of Shipping announced its decision to replace the International Safety Management Code form required by Circular 27/2006 and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code C-1 form ...

Boating can be a thrilling hobby, a practical mode of transport, or a profession; but no matter how you use your boat, safety is always the top priority.

Cyprus is one of the world's most important locations for ship management, with around 60 ship management companies operating in its territory, several of which rank among the largest of their kind in the world.

The Deputy Ministry of Shipping has recently issued a circular informing Recognized Organizations and Recognized Security Organizations, and registered owners, bareboat charterers, managers...