Today we had an early morning where we visited the four organizations that operate within the Limassol Port, the largest port in Cyprus since the closure of Famagusta. These were the Cyprus Port Authority (CPA), DP World, P&O, and Eurogate. Each company/organization had their own presentation with what they do and information about their processes, as well as gifts and snacks and time for questions. Since 2017 the port has been privatized, so the CPA is an autonomous organization made up of a council of ministers that provide commercial services to the ports in Cyprus as well as regulates cargo and passengers. They regulate the supply chain regarding naval activities on the island.

Additionally the private companies are also quite different. For instance, DP world works with logistics, economic zones, ports and terminals, and marine services. Their goal is to be in as may parts of the supply chain as possible. To gain as many customers they are able to change prices, optimize efficiency of the port systems and improve their product. P&O is a subsidiary of DP World that specializes in helping boats enter and exit the port. These processes include tugboats, mooring, and pilotage. They are a very small part of the supply chain; a specialized system that optimizes how and when ships are docked. Finally we learned about Eurogate, a company that specializes in cargo containers, something that DP World does not do. They are the very middle part of the supply chain for the port, when the cargo containers are moved by cranes off of and onto the large vessels. The order of the chain in Limassol port can be looked at as: arrival of a boat (DP World), docking (P&O), transfer of materials (Eurogate), and departure (DP World and P&O). While these companies perform more than just these parts of the chain and operate separately, these are their specialized areas.