Gold Magazine June - July 2013, Issue 27 | Page 53

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT

CYPRUS
SHIPPING
DIRECTORY
2013
THE CYPRUS FLAG IS THE 10TH LARGEST
FLEET IN THE WORLD AND THE 3RD LARGEST
IN EUROPE WITH 1,000 OCEANGOING SHIPS
OF 20 MILLION GROSS TONS. DOZENS OF
SHIP OWNING, SHIP MANAGEMENT AND
CHARTERING COMPANIES ARE BASED
MAINLY IN LIMASSOL, TOGETHER WITH FIRMS
SPECIALIZING IN SHIPPING, INCLUDING
SPARE PARTS SUPPLIERS, MARINE
INSURANCE BROKERS, ICT SPECIALISTS,
AND ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING THAT THE
SHIPPING COMPANIES NEED IN ORDER
TO OPERATE. CYPRUS IS ALSO PROUD
OF ITS EU-APPROVED TONNAGE TAX
SYSTEM, WHICH IS ARGUABLY THE MOST
COMPETITIVE IN EUROPE.
ON THE FOLLOWING
PAGES, VARIOUS
SHIP OWNERS AND
SHIPPING SERVICE
PROVIDERS TALK
ABOUT HOW THEY
CONTRIBUTE TO
THE SUCCESS OF
INDUSTRY AND
HOW THEY SEE ITS
FUTURE.