C.M.C.L Cyprus Marine Club Limited recently hosted its first Charity Gala, at Four Seasons Hotel, Cyprus marking a significant milestone for the club and bringing together members of the maritime community, partners, and distinguished guests in an inspiring black-tie evening dedicated to giving back.

A significant action to combat the issue of decreasing fish stocks and the flat seabed’s lack of havens for marine life was recently taken with the submerging of the Lambousa II vessel at Larnaca Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Voroklini.

The EU has the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world, known as Natura 2000 and consisting of almost 27,000 terrestrial and marine sites.

A statement was given by the Republic of Cyprus on the outcome of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (ΙΜΟ-MEPC75), November 16-20 of this year.

Cyprus welcomes the approval of the draft new mandatory regulations to reduce carbon intensity of ships.

This is a step forward and a building block towards the implementation of IMO initial strategy for the decarbonisation of shipping. The draft amendments of MARPOL Annex VI, which are scheduled for formal adoption in June 2021, relate to mandatory goal-based technical and operational measures to reduce carbon intensity, including a review clause for the evaluation of the measures in the near future.

Cyprus encourages the examination of proposals put forward for the creation of research and development mechanisms, to expedite the research, innovation and supports the discussion of initiatives towards the development of low and zero carbon technologies for use by the shipping industry.