Cyprus Flag Vessels
915 vessels registered under the Cyprus flag
Cyprus Maritime Fleet Overview
Cyprus has 915 registered vessels tracked on MarineRadar. The fleet primarily consists of Cargo (502), Tanker (84), Other (63), Passenger (62) and Unknown (39). Track all Cyprus-flagged ships with live AIS positions and real-time maritime data.
About the Cyprus Flag
Registry Authority
The Cyprus flag is administered by the Shipping Deputy Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus, headquartered in Limassol. Cyprus is the third-largest ship-management centre in the world and the EU's third-largest registry by tonnage, with around 1,000 vessels.
Why Ships Register in Cyprus
Cyprus has been an EU member since 2004 and offers an EU-approved tonnage tax regime that exempts qualifying shipping operations from corporate income tax. Combined with the country's deep cluster of ship-management firms, an English-language legal system rooted in common law, and Paris MOU white-list status, Cyprus is a natural choice for German, Greek, and Russian-controlled tonnage operating into Europe.
Notable Operators
Columbia Shipmanagement, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, Interorient, Marlow Navigation, and Hartmann Reederei manage substantial Cypriot-flagged fleets. The flag is also heavily used by German KG-financed container ships and bulkers operating long-term charters.
Trade Routes
Cypriot-flagged tonnage runs across all the major deep-sea trades — Asia–Europe and transatlantic container loops, capesize bulkers on the iron-ore and coal arcs, and product tankers serving Mediterranean and Black Sea refineries. Eastern Mediterranean short-sea trade is also heavily Cyprus-flagged.
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