Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus’ Shipping Deputy Minister, Marina Hadjimanolis, will travel on Wednesday for a working visit to Athens and Alexandria from February 4 to 9, focusing on maritime diplomacy and promoting the Cyprus shipping register.
Athens meetings and forum participation
In Athens, Hadjimanolis will take part in a ministerial roundtable at the 16th Annual Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum alongside Greece’s Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vasilis Kikilias, Malta’s Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works Chris Bonett, and Marco Sylvester, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs (TRA) at the US Department of State.
She is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with the participating ministers and to attend and address the graduation ceremony of Merchant Marine Officers at the Mediterranean Maritime Academy in Athens.
Alongside her conference engagements, the Deputy Minister will meet representatives of shipping companies, with a view to strengthening the profile and competitiveness of the Cyprus register.
Alexandria visit and MARLOG-15 conference
The visit will continue to Alexandria on Saturday, February 7, where Hadjimanolis will travel at the invitation of Egypt’s Minister of Transport to participate as a keynote speaker at the International Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference (MARLOG-15).
During her stay in Egypt, she is expected to hold bilateral meetings with the Egyptian Minister of Transport and with ministers from other participating third countries.
What outcomes will you be watching for from these meetings on maritime diplomacy and shipping registries?