AAL Shipping (AAL) is taking delivery of two additional ‘G-Class’ multipurpose heavy lift vessels, expanding its core fleet to 720,200 total deadweight (DWT). The Pacific Action and AAL Gladstone have both served in the AAL fleet in the past and re-join later this month – the former renamed this week, ‘AAL Gibraltar’. These versatile and [...]
How Mastermind has achieved Clarity & Scalability across multi-country operations with SAP The Mastermind Group (MSM) was founded principally as a ship-owning company that later expanded into ship-management. MSM technically manages a fleet of more than 20+ vessels, which consist of dry bulk, break-bulk and multipurpose vessels. MSM prides itself in being very innovative and [...]
To satisfy the 2020 IMT TTX and the SMFF TTX requirements, shipping companies that have vessels calling the US must participate in an annual exercise held by their Qualified Individual based in the US. This year the exercise (IMT TTX) was carried out in Marina del Rey, California on March 11 - 12, 2020 and [...]
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber expresses its deep disappointment that, despite repeated appeals and proposals from the International Shipping Industry, there is a delay from Governments around the world in finding practical solutions to the very serious issue of crew changes and repatriation of seafarers with expired contracts, in many cases beyond three months, bringing seafarers [...]
Limassol Municipality together with Frederick University organised the very first "Limassol Blue Forum" on Friday the 29th May, 2020. The Mayor of Limassol, Mr Nicos Nicolaides, is the initiator of this new annual event and provides an excellent platform for the citizens of Limassol who wish to engage in and discuss their environmental concerns and [...]
The world’s reliance on shipping and its seafarers has been brought into sharp focus by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Seafarers are resilient people, able to draw on their already well-developed mental strength. Nevertheless Covid-19 presents a new danger and has created significant difficulties in relation to tours of duty and crew changes. These films examines [...]
The world is facing an unprecedented challenge with the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outpouring of global solidarity however, gives us hope that out of this tragedy comes an opportunity to build a better world. Mastermind Shipmanagement has donated 45 pieces of high-spec medical uniforms and shoes to the Limassol General Hospital Intensive [...]
The three-year average detention ratio of Cyprus for the period 2017-2019 was 0.96% compared to an average USCG ratio of 1.08%. This enhanced track record is the result of a comprehensive National Shipping Strategy which the Shipping Deputy Ministry has been implementing in order to cement its position as one of the world’s top flag [...]
Our vessel, MSM Don, received an order on the 29th March from MRCC Las Palmas to deviate from its current course and assist in their rescue operation searching for a boat with migrants. At 1.15 pm (lt) MSM Don managed to locate the boat with 22 migrants onboard and was instructed by MRCC to keep [...]