Cyprus Mail3 Aug 2026

Cypriot shipping executive calls for free and safe passage through Hormuz

Cypriot shipping executive Thomas Kazakos has taken the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) campaign for a toll-free Strait of Hormuz to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, as the industry steps up pressure for the restoration of safe and unrestricted passage through one of the world’s most important maritime routes.

The ICS Secretary General met Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani at the kingdom’s embassy in London last week, with discussions focusing on the continuing...

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