Hadjimanolis to visit Athens for shipping and seafarer events

Athens, Greece. Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis will travel to Athens from September 17 to 19 for a three-day working visit focused on promoting the Cyprus flag, meeting shipping executives and attending events linked to World Maritime Day and the 20th anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention.

The visit forms part of Cyprus’ efforts to strengthen its position as an international maritime centre and attract more vessels to its registry.

Maritime industry events

Hadjimanolis will attend meetings with shipping companies during her visit.

Her programme includes the event “Women, Shipping, Social Contribution”, organised by the Shipping Deputy Ministry as part of activities surrounding World Maritime Day. Hadjimanolis will deliver the opening address, while First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides will also attend.

World Maritime Day falls on September 24 this year. The International Maritime Organisation has selected “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence” as the theme for 2026 and 2027.

The theme focuses on turning internationally agreed maritime rules into practical action on ships, in ports and across national maritime administrations.

Shipowners and seafarers

Hadjimanolis will also attend the annual general meeting of the Cyprus Union of Shipowners, where she is due to address members.

She will later attend the union’s annual dinner, which President Nikos Christodoulides is also expected to attend.

Seafarers’ working conditions will be another focus of the visit. Hadjimanolis is due to speak at an event organised by Greece’s Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation and Cyprus’ Federation of Transport, Petroleum and Agricultural Workers.

The event will mark 20 years since the adoption of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, an international agreement governing seafarers’ working and living conditions.