Fact: Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis traveled to Guangzhou, China to attend the naming ceremony of the cargo ship ‘AAL Limassol’, owned by AAL Shipping, a subsidiary of Schoeller Holdings.
Singapore has been declared the world’s premier shipping center in the sixth Leading Maritime Cities survey. Cyprus, specifically Limassol, needs to improve its shipping infrastructure to be included among the top 50 cities in the future. Cyprus has made progress in improving its shipping sector, but more efforts are needed in areas such as research, technology, green transformation, and competitiveness to become a leading maritime center.