In an atmosphere of emotion and pride, on Wednesday 28 June, at a special ceremony at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre, the Awards and Excellence of Primary Graduates of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and graduates of Frederick University Doctoral Programmes were awarded. Mastermind Shipmanagement Ltd. were amongst the companies and organisations that offered monetary or other awards to [...]
Sunday, June 25, 2023, was a celebration of the International Day of the Seafarers, a day dedicated to recognizing the seafarers' contribution to world trade and economy, and the protection of the marine environment. This year's theme is "MARPOL at 50” IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim, in his video message to mark the occasion, acknowledges the [...]
Citizens’ wellbeing should be prioritized in designing and implementing Limassol's sustainability strategy. This was the conclusion of the 3rd Blue Limassol Forum, which was held on May 26th at Frederick University, Limassol campus, with simultaneous online streaming. The Forum was addressed by the Deputy Minister of Shipping, Ms. Marina Hadjimanolis. The Blue Limassol Forum is [...]
2023 marks the 15th anniversary of SHIPDEX protocol. SHIPDEX, a not-for-profit organization that has been leading the way in digitalization and life-cycle management of technical data in the shipping industry, was founded with the primary objective of introducing digitalization to the maritime technical data sector, including technical manuals and in-service data feedback. Here below the [...]
We are happy to announce that on the 19 of April 2023 at Rotterdam, the delivery of MV RMS Fraternity (ex. California) was successfully concluded and the vessel has entered into MSM management. Thank you to all who was involved in this successful take-over.
Ocean Technologies Group (OTG), the maritime e-learning company formed by the merger of Videotel, Seagull, COEX, Marine Training Services (MTS), Marlins and Tero Marine, has combined all its offerings on a single platform, under the new company name, Ocean Technologies Group. On 27 March 2023, Elaine Forrester, the Tier 1 Customer Success Leader of OTG [...]
The Mission to Seafarers has recently unveiled its newly updated crew area at the Limassol port in Cyprus. The new facility has been designed to provide seafarers with a comfortable and welcoming environment during their time onshore. The crew area features comfortable seating, Wi-Fi access, television screens, and a selection of books and magazines for [...]
Shipdex, a standard for transferring maintenance data and instructions between equipment manufacturers and shipping companies, is now able to transfer data back to manufacturers. Until now, it was a one-way system, for manufacturers to provide shipping companies with maintenance instructions and data in a structured format, which would be easier to work with than paper [...]
In August 2020, the first GreenOil system was installed onboard MV MSM DON. The WP1-P2-750 was fitted to clean the lubeoil of a Yanmar main engine type 6EY26, shortly thereafter, the water contamination in the oil was eliminated and substantial savings were achieved within a few months. Read full story
We are happy to announce that on the 30 of August 2022 at Panama, the delivery of MV Mauritius Pride II (ex. Thorco Angela) was successfully concluded and the vessel has entered into MSM management. Thank you to all who was involved in this successful take-over.