Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Dimitriadis is in Japan today, where he will hold a series of meetings with government officials, representatives of shipowners' associations and shipyards as well as with executives of shipping companies and financial institutions. The visit falls within the framework of promoting Cyprus as a maritime centre, with the aim of creating conditions for attracting shipping companies to Cyprus and ships to the Cypriot register from the Far Eastern market.
Mr. Demetriades is expected to visit a number of companies to develop the advantages of Cypriot shipping, while meetings and presentations are scheduled with Japanese shipping officials and journalists covering local and international shipping events on the current developments and challenges facing global shipping, presenting Cyprus' strategic vision for shipping "SEA Change 2030".
As part of his visit to Japan, the Deputy Minister, who will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Shipping, will attend the christening ceremony of a newbuilding cargo ship of Safe Bulkers. The ship, which was built in a Japanese shipyard to the latest environmental standards, will fly the Cypriot flag.
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