Jan-feb 2016 Newsletter

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY WWW.CSC-CY.ORG

Inside this Issue:

Main Issues 2

CSC Maers 3

Commiees 4

Internaonal

Representaon 5

Reporng

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Employment 9

“Ocial Dinner” - Nicosia turns ‘Shipping Capital’ of Cyprus

The Chamber successfully hosted its “Ocial Dinner” on Friday, 5 February 2016, at the Hilton Park Hotel, in Nicosia. The

Chamber’s “Ocial Dinner” has been established as the annual tradion of social communicaon between high-level Polical

and Governmental representaves and the Cyprus Shipping Industry turning Nicosia, into the “Shipping Capital of Cyprus”.

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Polical Party Leaders and Representaves, Ministers, Members of Parliament,

Diplomats, Senior Government Ocials, representaves of Professional Organisaons, as well as top management personnel

of the Cyprus Shipping Industry, aended the Ocial Dinner.

Addresses were given by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and by the President of the CyprusShipping Chamber, Mr. Themis Papadopoulos.


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Monthly Members’ Meengs - January/February

Monthly Members’ Meengs were held on 19 January and 18 February 2016, at the Mediterranean Beach Hotel and Amathus

Beach Hotel respecvely, in Limassol.

On 19 January, a Presentaon/Panel Discussion was given by Mr. Mark O ’Neil, Partner, Reed Smith and Mr. Chris Adams,

Director, Steamship Insurance Management Services Ltd., entled: “Pilot on Board – A Help or Hindrance?” The Presentaon

included a review of legal and loss prevenon issues arising from casuales involving vessels under pilotage.

On 18 February, a Presentaon was given by Mr. Libor Krkoska, Head of Cyprus, European Bank for Reconstrucon and

Development, entled: “EBRD Financing for Cyprus Shipping Sector”. Mr. Krkoska presented the overview of EBRD and its

acvies in Cyprus. The Presentaon focused on EBRD experience and experse in nancing the Shipping sector and

parcipants were informed about the available range of the nancial instruments and the ways how they could use them in

Cyprus for nancing of their acvies.

CSC MATTERS

27th Annual General Meeng

Members are kindly invited to note that the Chamber’s 27th Annual General Meeng will take place on Thursday, 21 April 2016, at the Four

Seasons Hotel.

More informaon with regard to the organisaonal arrangements of the afore-menoned event will be provided by the Secretariat in due

course.


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Marine Insurance

Working Group

COMMITTEES

The Marine Insurance Working Group

met on 21 January 2016, in order to

review the Agenda of the MLC 2006

2nd Special Triparte Commiee,

which was held on 8-10 February

2016, in Geneva.

The Working Group also discussed a

number of other MLC implementaon

issues and the adopon of the

Insurance Distribuon Direcve and

any possible eects that this may

have on shipping companies.

The ICT Sub-Commiee organised a meeng on 4 February 2016. Two

presentaons were given during the meeng:

Mr. George Hoyt delivered a presentaon on the “I am a seafarer mosaic” project

which aims to aract people to shipping and boost the image of shipping and the

seafaring careers.

Dr. Lycourgos Kyprianou delivered a presentaon on the Comm’tor Soware

Plaorm, a new product of eUmbrella Corporaon Services Ltd. which aims to

provide content rich communicaon services through the adopon of the Average

Revenue per Account (ARPA) Model.

The Sub-Commiee also discussed the organisaon of a CSC combined ICT and e-

Navigaon Conference in Cyprus.

ICT Sub-Commiee

The Development and Promoon Commiee organised two meengs on 14 January and 19 February 2016 respecvely.

The Commiee considered ways on how to approach new companies that could be idened as possible new Members at

the Chamber, but mainly focused on the proposal with regard to the organisaon of a Cyprus Shipping Conference that will be

undertaken by the Chamber by acquiring the services of a professional events organiser.

Development and Promoon Commiee

Public Relaons Commiee

The Public Relaons Commiee held a meeng on 25 February 2016.

The purpose of the meeng was to review the organisaon of the “Ocial Dinner” that was held on 5 February in Nicosia and

to discuss the organisaonal arrangements of the Chamber’s forthcoming Annual General Meeng. The Commiee also

proposed a number of ideas on how the AGM could be transformed into a more aracve event without, however, losing its

business-type format.

In addion, the Commiee discussed the IMO: “Day of the Seafarer” and 2016 Theme: “Shipping: Indispensable to the World”

and considered proposals on how these two events can be celebrated.


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Internaonal Chamber of Shipping

Board of Directors 2 February 2016, London

The Internaonal Chamber of Shipping (ICS) held its Board of Directors meeng on 2 February 2016, in London. The Vice -

President and Director General of the Chamber, Messrs Philippos Philis and Thomas Kazakos, respecvely, represented the

Cyprus Shipping Chamber at this important meeng. The main items discussed were the reducon of CO2 emissions from

ships, the Global Data Collecon and the ICS Strategy Review.

With regard to CO2 emissions, the ICS Board reviewed the outcome of UNFCCC (COP 21) in Paris at the end of 2015 and

considered the Shipping Industry’s implementaon of the decisions taken at COP 21 for the CO2 reducons by the

internaonal shipping sector.

As far as the Global Data Collecon is concerned, the ICS Board agreed that an ICS submission should be made to IMO MEPC

69 urging the IMO to nalise the global CO2 data collecon system and approve amendments to MARPOL Annex VI for its

mandatory applicaon, so that ships can provide the required data as soon as possible.

The ICS Board also connued its work on the ICS Strategy Review, the aim of which is to idenfy several areas where further

work and delivery commitments were required.

INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION

ILO- MLC 2006 TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE

8-10 February 2016, Geneva

The second meeng of the Special Triparte Commiee (STC) established under the Marime

Labour Convenon, 2006 was held at the oces of the Internaonal Labour Organizaon in

Geneva on 8-10 February 2016.

On behalf of the Chamber, our Execuve Ocer, Mr. Sophoclis Constannou aended this

meeng as part of the Shipowners’ Group through the Internaonal Chamber of Shipping. The

Commiee considered a number of proposed amendments to the Code of the MLC 2006, which

included, the alignment of MLC cercaon dates with SOLAS requirements, the protecon of

seafarers’ wages in cases of Piracy, as well as, ways to eliminang shipboard bullying andharassment.

For more informaon with regard to the outcome of this meeng, Members are kindly invited to contact the Secretariat.


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Cyprus Shipping Chamber - “Marime Ambassador”

Within the framework of its eorts to promote as much as possible the opportunies that exist

for a career at sea or other marime professions, the Internaonal Marime Organisaon (IMO)

has launched the “IMO Marime Ambassadors” scheme. An IMO Marime Ambassador is a

spokesperson or advocate for the marime and seafaring professions, who, through various

acvies and by sharing experiences, raises awareness, parcularly of the young people starng

out on their further educaon, apprenceships and career pathways.

Following therefore, a relevant nominaon by the Cyprus Marime Administraon to the IMO, we

are very proud and pleased to announce that our Deputy Director General, Mr. Alexandros

Josephides, was appointed as “IMO Marime Ambassador” for Cyprus.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Josephides for this presgious appointment, which reects the

recognion of the connuous and most valuable contribuon of the Chamber and him as a true marime professional over

the years in promong a Career at Sea and other marime professions in Cyprus, towards the further enhancement of Cyprus

Shipping.

REPORTING

CYPRUS SHIPPING: PROMOTIONAL EVENT Hamburg, 27 January 2016

Within the framework of the Government’s eorts to promote and further develop the Cyprus ag and Cyprus Shipping in

general, the Minister of Transport, Communicaons and Works, with the support also of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, hosted

an event in Hamburg, Germany, on 27 January 2016, aiming at aracng more ships in the Cyprus Register and new Shipping

companies in Cyprus.

Shipping operators, shipowners, bankers and lawyers were invited at the event and they were provided with the opportunity

to be informed about the advantages of the Cyprus ag as well as the benets that Cyprus oers as a fully -edged, modern

shipping centre with a compeve Shipping Taxaon framework.

The event was quite successful and the Chamber looks forward to such promoonal events in the future.


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Cyprus Merchant Marine Ocers Associaon

Chamber representaves aended the Open Session of the Annual General Meeng of the

Cyprus Merchant Marine Ocers Associaon on Friday, 12 February 2016, in Limassol, during

which, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber was honoured by the Merchant Marine Ocers Associaon

for its connuous contribuon to promong Cyprus Shipping worldwide.

The Vice-President of the Chamber, Mr. Dieter Rohdenburg received the award on behalf of the

Chamber and praised the Merchant Marine Ocers Associaon for their acve role as a lobbyinggroup and for the development and submission of important posions for the Shipping Industry.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber, is commied to assist and support the Cyprus Merchant Marine Ocers Associaon to aracng and

retaining high quality seafarers and highly educated on-shore personnel, ensuring as such the future sustainability of the industry.

Cyprus Shipowners Employers Associaon Board of Directors and Annual General Meeng

The Cyprus Shipowners Employers Associaon (CYSEA) held its Board of Directors and Annual General Meeng on 16 February

2016.

During the Annual General Meeng, elecons were held for the new Board of Directors for the next two years. Mr. Philippos

Philis of our Member-Company, Lemissoler Navigaon Co. Ltd was elected as the new President of the Associaon in

replacement of Mr. Adonis Papadopoulos of Interorient Navigaon Co. Ltd following four consecuve successful terms of

oce.

The newly elected Members of the Board are:

Philippos Philis - President

Eberhard Koch - Vice-President

Andreas Neophytou - Treasurer

Adonis Papadopoulos-

Member/Immediate Past President Thomas Kazakos - Secretary General

Arthur McWhinnie - Member

Dieter Rohdenburg - Member

Petros Monogios - Member

Chrysostomos Papavassiliou - Member

We would like to wish all the new Members of the Board of Directors every success in

their new dues within the Associaon.

Following his decision to step down

as President of the Associaon aer

four consecuve terms, the new

Board of Directors presented Mr.

Adonis Papadopoulos of our

Member-Company, Interorient

Navigaon Co. Ltd. with a

commemorave gi, as a token of

appreciaon and recognion for his

outstanding dedicaon and strong

leadership during his tenure.


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The Instute of Chartered Shipbrokers Professional Qualifying Examinaons (PQE)

The Professional Qualifying Examinaons (PQE) are the entry level requirement for membership with the Instute

of Chartered Shipbrokers. The mission of the Instute is promong professionalism in the shipping industry

worldwide. Once you pass the examinaons you are eligible to apply for membership.

The examinaons take place in Limassol each year in April and November as arranged by the Cyprus Branch of the

Instute. This year, the April exams will take place between 11th and 21st April 2016.

The Instute Academic Year commenced on 3 August 2015 and Registraon for the April 2016 exams were eligible

from that date. The deadline for Registraon is 4 March 2016. There have been some signicant changes to the

Registraon and Examinaon entry procedures announced by the Instute recently and these will appear on the

ICS website www.ics.org.uk soon.

The Member Company employees who are considering sing the examinaons and who may require any advice are urged to make rst

contact with the Training Ocer, Mr. Ben Casey at the Chamber’s Secretariat (Tel 25 360717) or email [email protected]

Further informaon on these maers may be obtained from the Educaon Ocer of the Branch, Maria Kazamias, on 99 633936 or email

[email protected]

Mr. Casey is in close liaison with the Chairman and Commiee of the Cyprus Branch at all mes.

MARITIME EDUCATION & TRAINING

4/2016 - The Radiocommunicaons Laws of 2002 unl 2012 The Radiocommunicaons (Fees) Regulaons of 2004 unl 2012

3/2016 - Liing/Suspension of European Union restricve measures (sancons) against Iran (relang to Iran´s Nuclear Programme)

2/2016 - New List of Accounng Authories Recognized by the Republic of Cyprus

1/2016- (1) Private Ship Security Companies

- The Protecon of Cyprus Ships against Acts of Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts Law of 2012. (2)

Circular by virtue of secons 70 and 81 of Law 77(I)/2012.

DMS CIRCULARS

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EMPLOYMENT

Mr. Oress Agathokleous

26, Cypriot. BSc Tourist Management. Some experience as a sales person.

Mr. Raphael Ioannou

23, Cypriot. BA in Business Administraon. Some experience as an Assistant Mechanic in a local Shipping Company.

Mr. Christos Siapous

28, Cypriot. BSc (Hons) Finance and Accounng. LCCI Elementary and Intermediate. Some experience as an Accountant and Junior Auditor.

Ms. Vasia Christo

21, Cypriot. Knowledge of shipping soware NAUTILUS and MAREWATCH. Knowledge of accounng soware SES and Navision Microso

Dynamics. Some experience as Payroll Ocer.

Ms. Grigoria Kypri

23, Cypriot. Qualied Lawyer. LLB Law and LLM Internaonal Commercial Law. Some experience as a Labour Relaons Ocer.

Ms. Maria Panayi

53, Cypriot. Highly experienced Secretary.

Ms. Maria Theodosiou

53, Cypriot. LCCI Higher in Accounng. Highly experienced book-keeper and accountant.

Mr. Evangelos Leonikias

25, Cypriot. BSc Business Administraon and MSc Computer Informaon Systems. Some experience as IT Security Analyst.

Mr. Clyde J.T. Zorgvol

38, Dutch. Bachelor at Law and LLM in Internaonal and European Law. Experienced legal advisor with experience in contract management

of large infrastructural projects.

Ms. Andrea Athanasiou

33, Cypriot. Experienced Payroll and Accounng Ocer.

Ms. Maria Hadjigeorgiou

25, Greek. Shipping, Trade and Transport. Assistant Professor at the European University of Cyprus.

Ms. Marinella Papadopoulou

35, Cypriot. Diploma in Business Studies. Book-keeping 3rd Lever - Higher LLCI. Experienced Accounts Ocer.

Mr. Andreas Charalambous

40, Cypriot. Bachelor Degree in Economics and Postgraduate Degree in Business Administraon. Experienced Credit Ocer.


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ANALYSE THIS...

Dear Reader,

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber connues to lobby for the promoon and introducon of a number of new mechanisms, which are necessary

to protect the Shipping sector, as well as to develop and reinforce it further.

The prospects for the further development are strengthened even more in view of the development of the Energy sector and especially the

Hydrocarbons Industry due to its direct relaon with the transportaon of natural gas and/or oil to be found in the Exclusive Economic Zone

of Cyprus. Indeed, the strong interconnecon of the Shipping and Energy sectors has set a “SEA-NERGY in Moon” and it is clear that

intelligent planning and strategic alliances through these special and very important Industries, will play a lead role in the joint eorts

towards the creaon of a new, more ecient and sustainable model of the Cyprus Economy.

Looking ahead, we are opmisc that the overall shipping landscape will improve. Investors will connue to nd opportunies to prot as

the capital markets will connue to provide opportunies for shipowners within an unpredictable freight and asset price environment. New

realies have now begun to be understood and are correctly managed, and Cyprus is in the right direcon to aligning its business models to

becoming a sustainable Shipping and Energy centre with a growth potenal.

The Cyprus Shipping Industry remains united and faithful to Cyprus and the Cyprus ag, as it has done for many decades now. To that end,

the Chamber strongly believes that if the structural measures and policies that the Chamber has advocated for are implemented or resolved

the soonest, the prospects for a substanal growth of Cyprus Shipping is both tangible and achievable.

Sophoclis N. Constannou

Editor

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