Today was a day full of sightseeing. We started our day by visiting the ghost town of Famagusta. This is located in the North of Cyprus so it is in the Turkish region. This area has been abandoned since the conflict between the Greeks and Turkish in 1974. This was the only city thus far…
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Day Nine: A Venture into the North
Today was our first and last venture into the Northern-occupied areas of Cyprus. It was a little intimidating but also an extremely interesting cultural experience. It was very odd to see the process of crossing over to the Turkish side. We were required to have a Turkish escort with us at all times, even on…
Famagusta
Today we spent the whole day in Famagusta. First, we had to drive through the buffer zone set up by the UN between the free side of Cyprus and the Turkish Military controlled side. Once through the boarder we walked through a city that was abandoned after the Turks invaded the Northern half of Cyprus….
Famagusta and Turkey
We visited one of the last cities on the island that we had yet to, Famagusta. This city is on the Turkish side of the island which is not recognized by the world. The city has multiple parts to it. There’s the old city which is within the walls of an old fort built by…
Famagusta Day!
We got an early start today and headed towards Famagusta. Due to Famagusta being militant occupied we had to have our passports to cross into that part of Cyprus. Famagusta was invaded by Turkey and is technically not part of Cyprus anymore. We got to be some of the first people to walk through the…
So uhh… do you like crypto?
Today we went to the University of Nicosia to hear a panel from some different ship management companies. First we heard from Fleet Management Company (FML). Then, Antonis Polemitis talked to us about cryptocurrency, the blockchain, and NFTs. Finally, we talked to Spyros Makridakis. He is a leading data forecaster for large companies all over…
Meeting with Fleet Management Limited and Attending Cryptocurrency and Forecasting Lectures
After an amusing weekend in Paphos, we returned to Nicosia ready to dive back into our business and academic endeavors. In the morning, we met with the ship management company, Fleet Management Limited and in the afternoon, we attended lectures about cryptocurrency and forecasting. Fleet Management Limited (FML) is the only ship management company in…
Day Eight: A Day at UNIC
We spent the day at the University of Nicosia today, hearing from Fleet Management Limited and listening to two wonderful lectures from UNIC faculty. The director of FML Ship Management in Cyprus, Mr. Sunil Kapoor, started by giving us a nice overview of the company overall. This is the only ship management company in Cyprus…
The Metaverse Will Consume Society As We Know It
Today, we sat in on a panel with a ship management company and attended lectures for blockchain and forecasting. The ship management company focused the most on supply chain management in their presentation out of the three presentations. They play the essential role of moving large quantities of products and materials across the world, taking…
Buying Some Bitcoin After Today
Despite our relaxing weekend, it was time to get right back to businesses this Monday. We had a full slate that required us to leave the hotel at 9am and spend the entire day at the University of Nicosia. Today consisted of 3 meetings: a conference with Fleet Management Ltd, a lecture on blockchain and…
Getting Back to Business with Shipping, Blockchain, and Forecasting
This weekend was a relaxing change of pace, but today it was time to get back to business with a meeting and two lectures. The morning started with a quick bus drive back to the University of Nicosia where we had a business meeting with Fleet Management Limited (FML). FML is a ship management company…
Day 8: In the Classroom
Today we spent our day back at the University of Nicosia listening to guest speakers. The first speaker was from a ship management company called Fleet Management Limited. As another part of the small scale supply chain that makes up the transportation element of the larger, global supply chain, Fleet is in charge of staffing…
Crypto Day
Today we spent the day at the University of Nicosia to listen to 4 different speakers. The first 2 speakers were from Fleet Management Company, which is a company that manages and provides seafarers for cargo ships. They talked about how sailing is a necessary industry because it can traverse water and carry tons of…
Another Round at UNIC
All of today’s activities took place at the University of Nicosia. The first people to speak were people from a company called Fleet Management Limited. They are a shipmanagement company with a branch located in Cyprus. They manage over 600 ships around the globe. The mother company claims to be the second largest shipmanagement company…
A Bit of Bitcoin
We spent Monday at UNIC attending meetings and listening to lectures. Our first meeting was with Fleet Management Limited (FML). They are a ship management company that manages over 35 ships in Cyprus and over 600 worldwide. FML does not own these ships; they provide crew, maintenance, and help with operation. They have put effort…
I’m Slightly Less Confused about Cryptocurrency
Today we spent the day at the University of Nicosia. We first met with the Fleet Management Limited, then with the CEO of UNIC on blockchain and cryptocurrency, and lastly with the director of UNIC’s Institute for the Future on data forecasting. Starting with FML, Fleet Management Limited. FML is the second largest ship management…
Lectures and More Lectures
Today, we spent the entire day at the University of Nicosia (UNIC). While at the university, we had a meeting with representatives from a fleet management company and some lectures from a professor at UNIC and its CEO. The company that we met with does not own any of their own ships. Their job is…
A day at UNIC
We spent the entire day at UNIC learning about Fleet Management, Cryptocurrency, and Forecasting. The first meeting was with Fleet Management Limited, one of the largest third party ship management companies managing over 600 diverse types of vessels. In 1996 they started off with only 13 vessels and now they have over 600. The pandemic…
Forecasting my Week in Cyprus
Today was full of learning! We arrived at the University of Nicosia early in the morning for our first meeting with Fleet Management Limited(FML). Two of their representatives gave informative talks regarding the role their company plays in the shipping industry. Fleet Management Limited is the fastest growing shipping management company on the island of…
Day 7: A Relaxing Beach Day
This blog is a bit of a shorter one because it did not have any cultural or business visits. Instead, many people within the group went to the beach in the morning before we transferred our stuff from our overnight stay in Paphos back to our hotel in Nicosia. At the beach, a large group…