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Limassol

Limassol is a port in south of the Eastern Mediterranean island state of Cyprus. Limassol port is now the principal seaport of the island. Most of the island’s cargo is also handled in this port. In the year 2000, 3,589,000 tonnes of cargo were handled whilst there were roughly 1 million passenger arrival and departures. Over 50 international cruise liners include Cyprus in their Mediterranean Sea routes resulting in much of the passenger traffic. The port’s multi-purpose terminal is operated by DP World Limassol.

EU approves Greece-Cyprus shipping service

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) July 7, 2020 – The Ministry of Shipping has reported that after months of consultations with the European...

EBRD and EIB to support Cyprus Floating Storage and Regasification Unit

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to hire an independent consultant (TESC) to...

€150 million funding approved for introduction of LNG to Cyprus by European Investment Bank

The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB), approved funding of €150 million for the construction of the liquefied natural gas project in...

DP World Limassol unveils new equipment

Eight forklifts and a state-of-the art empty container handler were added to the Company’s fleet – June 15, 2020 In line with its ongoing commitment to...

EUROKAI reports container traffic down over 10% in Q1 2020

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – In January-March 2020, EUROKAI Group container terminals recorded 2.67 million TEU handled, down 10.2% on...

Cyprus opens tender for purchase of specialized consultants / scholars

Ministry of Tourism open tender for the purchase of specialized consultants / scholars – April 3, 2020 As part of the implementation of its strategic...

DP World Limassol unveils digital payment solutions

News – DP World Limassol unveils digital payment solutions – March 27, 2020 DP World Limassol has announced the launch of two new digital payment...

DP World Limassol CEO message considering COVID-19

Limassol, Cyprus – 19 March 2020 Dear Partners/Customers/Port stakeholders, At DP World, the safety and well-being of our employees and our customers is...

ETYFA advances to next phase of Cypriot LNG infrastructure project

ETYFA, the Natural Gas Infrastructure Company of Cyprus, moves to the next implementation phase of the largest energy project in the Cyprus Republic –...

DP World Limassol announces Nawaf Abdulla as new CEO

DP World Limassol – February 7, 2020 DP World has appointed Mr. Nawaf Abdulla as DP World Limassol’s CEO, replacing Mr. Edi Cioran, who had been...

Cypriot Association of Maritime Agents comments on Limassol and Larnaca ports

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 7, 2020 – At the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Maritime Agents, held in Limassol, the re-elected...

DP World Limassol welcomed record number of cruise vessels in November

November was the busiest month of the year with 25 cruise vessels and more than 34,000 passengers arriving at the New Cruise Terminal in Limassol –...

Chinese companies part of consortium to build Cyprus LNG plant

The LNG construction contract at Vassiliko with the international consortium has been finalized on Friday, December 13 at the Presidential Palace –...

EUROKAI Group reports Q3 2019 traffic numbers for container terminals

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 14, 2019 – In the first three quarters of 2019, EUROKAI container terminals handled a total of 8.925 million...

EUROKAI – Interim Group Management Report – Handling Volumes – as of 30 June 2019

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) October 1, 2019 – EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA, based in Hamburg, Germany, has published its Interim Group Management...

Event: “Maritime Cyprus 2019” Conference October 6-9, 2019

The Maritime Cyprus Conference is an established biennial event organised by the Shipping Deputy Ministry in cooperation with the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and...

China-led consortium is leading bidder for Cyprus LNG terminal

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) August 25, 2019 – A multinational consortium of China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co Ltd, Aktor S.A. and Metron S.A.,...

DP World presents Limassol port investments

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – In April 2016 DP World Limassol was awarded a 25-year concession to exclusively operate the multi-purpose...

Cyprus receives three bids for LNG infrastructure

Limassol, Cyörus (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – The Natural Gas Public Company of Cyprus (DEFA), has announced the successful completion of the first...

DP World Limassol awarded as the “Most Efficient Cruise Terminal”

News – DP World Limassol awarded as the “Most Efficient Cruise Terminal – The Company was recognised at the first MedCruise Awards – July...

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