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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.

Eurogate targets Limassol transit traffic

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) September 28, 2017 – Since taking over the management of the Limassol container port in January 2017, Eurogate (parent...

Cyprus to invest in Vassilikos port LNG facility

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – Vassilikos port is to build a jetty to enable the port to develop an LNG floating storage capacity...

Cypriot Minister cites ports as examples of international investment opportunities

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Cypriot Minister of Transport Marios Demetriades has opened the 2nd Cyprus International Investors...

Event – LNG: The meeting point for marine, transport & energy sector in Cyprus, Limassol, September 29, 2017

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – The Conference entitled “LNG: the meeting point for Marine, Transport & Energy sector in...

Engel & Völkers Yachting ranking: the ten highest priced marinas in Europe

Engel & Völkers Yachting has published its ranking of the ten highest priced marinas in Europe: With a mooring fee of €3,025 per day, Ibiza Magna in...

Limassol port operators under review

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cyprus has been looking at the commercial operators at the ports...

DP reports improved H1 2017 TEU traffic

Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) 25 July 25, 2017 – DP World Limited handled 34.0 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of...

Limassol port’s anchorage named as leading polluter

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) July 26, 2017 – A study by the Technical University says that Limassol port’s anchorage is the primary polluter along...

Eleftherios Hadjizacharias resigns from Cyprus Ports Authority Board

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – The Cyprus Ports Authority has accepted the resignation of Board Chairman Eleftherios Hadjizacharias....

DP World announces opening of new passenger terminal in Limassol

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – This summer, DP World will opening of a new cruise terminal in the Cypriot port of Limassol. The new...

Petrogress looks at investment in Cypriot shipyard

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Petrogress, Inc. has announced today a Memorandum of Understanding with F & T Investments, Ltd. to open...

MedCruise welcomes new members

Gibraltar (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – At its 50th General Assembly, MedCruise announced the admission of Ashdod Port (Israel) and DP World Limassol...

Spain’s Indra installs port management system in Cyprus

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The Janela Única Portuária (JUP) port management system for ship and cargo clearance, developed in...

Cyprus: Turnover Value Index in Transport and Storage, 1st Quarter 2017

Nicosia, Cyprus (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – The Turnover Value Index of Transport and Storage for the first quarter of 2017 recorded an increase of...

Cyprus aims to boost maritime fleet in 2017

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) May 20, 2017 – Addressing the 28th annual general meeting of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, Nicos Anastasiades said that the...

Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum looks to promote East Med cruising and yachting

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, the biennial trademark event for the international cruise and yachting...

DP World adds port equipment to Limassol

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – DP World is investing in its Limassol concession with the installation of new advanced handling equipment....

Limassol port remains under pressure following privatisation

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – On January 29, 2017, Dubai’s DP World assumed management of Limassol port as part of the government’s...

MSC improves two services including calls in Valencia

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the improvement of two of its services linking Northern...

Eurogate Group presents its results for the 2016 financial year

Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) April 6, 2017 – EUROGATE Group today presented its results for the 2016 financial year – expansive business...

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