The “Maritime Cyprus” Conference is an established biennial event in Cyprus that was organised by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the Department of Merchant Shipping (new Shipping Deputy Ministry) in cooperation with the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and the Cyprus Union of Shipowners.
“Maritime Cyprus 2017” Conference, was the 15th, since it was first established in 1989, and had a main theme Shipping: “Yesterday’s World, Tomorrow’s Today”. As the theme suggests, Shipping is still the most cost effective and environmentally 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 were addressed during the Conference 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 aim of the Conference was 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.