Shipping: “Yesterday’s World, Tomorrow’s Today”
The “Maritime Cyprus” Conference is an established biennial event in Cyprus organised by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the Department of Merchant Shipping in cooperation with the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and the Cyprus Union of Shipowners.
“Maritime Cyprus 2017” Conference, is the 15th, since it was first established in 1989, and has a main theme Shipping: “Yesterday’s World, Tomorrow’s Today”. As the theme suggests, Shipping is still the most cost effective and environment friendly method for the transportation of goods on a global basis. Is Shipping for tomorrow still in today’s world, due to the fear of change both in terms of shipping technology and policy? The issues that will be discussed include policy and regulatory matters and the forthcoming changes in the international shipping scenery, economic matters, environmental matters and their interaction with technology, geopolitical and energy developments and forecasting for the recovery of the economy and for the freight markets.
The Conference will be officially opened by H.E. the President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Nicos Anastasiades. Distinguished guests such as, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, the Commissioner in charge of Transport of the European Commission and other personalities of the International Shipping scene will address the conference.
The aim of the Conference is to operate as a forum where important and current issues relating to international shipping are presented by distinguished speakers and subsequently discussed by the international shipping community, thereby helping to formulate sound and well balanced decisions and policies on crucial shipping issues.
“Maritime Cyprus 2017” Conference provides the opportunity to the participants to become familiar with the strong maritime tradition of Cyprus and its people. Cyprus’s complete shipping infrastructure constitutes an invaluable asset, both for the expanded Europe and for the international shipping community in general.
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