Maritime Cyprus Conference

The “Maritime Cyprus” Conference is organised every two years by the Shipping Deputy Ministry in cooperation with the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and the Cyprus Union of Shipowners. Established in 1989, it has since grown into one of the world’s most significant and well-attended shipping conferences, attracting approximately 800 shipping executives from around the globe.

Its main aim is to operate as a forum where important and current issues relevant to international shipping are presented by distinguished speakers and discussed by the international shipping community.

The “Maritime Cyprus” Conference is a biennial international shipping conference, which is jointly organised in Cyprus by the Shipping Deputy Ministry, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and  the Cyprus Union of Shipowners. The Chamber’s President, Vice-President and Director General are members of the Organising Committee of the Conference while the Director General also acts as the Chairman of the Conference Organising Sub-Committee.

It was first established in 1989 and since then, the Conference has grown into one of the world’s most significant shipping conferences. Its status now gives it a prominent position in the calendar of many of those connected with the shipping industry, including representatives of numerous international maritime organisations, shipowners, shipmanagers, charterers, bankers, brokers, lawyers, accountants and delegates from other shipping services organisations.

The main aim of the “Maritime Cyprus” 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.  The Conference also offers the opportunity to the participants to become familiar with the strong maritime tradition of Cyprus and its Shipping Industry that was built over the last few decades.

As part of the social functions organised during the Conference, the Chamber in collaboration with the Shipping Deputy Ministry, organise an “open-air” “Rendez-Vous” Reception which is attended by Conference participants, guests and Chamber Members.

During the Conference, the “Cyprus Maritime Awards” are also presented in recognition of the contribution of persons or organisations to the development of Cyprus Shipping.

More details about this event can be found here.