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Pilides Aims at Establishing Cyprus as a Shipping Centre
April 3, 2019
Deputy Minister for Shipping Natasa Pilides is aiming at establishing Cyprus as a shipping center through a series of actions, which she informed the parliamentary Committee on Transport, Communications and Works about on Friday.
During the Committee’s meeting and in statements afterwards, Pilides referred to actions which would lead to expanding Cyprus’ register, efforts to open the register to Asian shipping companies, securing Cyprus ranks first in systems to protect the environment, and attracting Cypriots to the sector’s jobs.
Pilides said that reducing emissions, such as Sulphur, was one of the issues being discussed within the EU and internationally, noting that as of 1 January 2020 a regulation will come into force providing for ships to use other fuel or alternative solutions, such as emission-reducing machinery. This, she pointed out, greatly impacted the countries with a large fleet.