Today we started our journey to Paphos. On the way we stopped at a few sites that I found very interesting. We stopped at the ancient city of Kourion first. Then we went to Aphrodite’s Rock. Afterwards, we visited the Tomb of the Kings. Finally, after lunch we visited the Paphos Mosaics. The ancient city…
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Paphos!?
Today was by far my favorite day. It was very long, but we visited a lot of cool cultural and historical sites. Unfortunately it was a little but cloudy but the sites were gorgeous nonetheless. The first place we went to was the Kourion Archeological site. Some of the first homes built in the area…
Oil and Cement
Today we visited VTTV and Vassiliko Cement. VTTV is an oil storing and modification company, which is a subsidiary of VTTI. Vassiliko produces cement for concrete. VTTV stores oil for its customers. They also have the ability to modify the oil to meet certain specifications of different countries. They do not take ownership of the…
Cement, Oil, and the Beach
Yesterday was a jam packed and the companies that we met were really cool! We met with Vasiliko Oil and Vasiliko Cement Works and they each explained their operations and their position on the supply chain. For the oil works, I thought it was really interesting that they only have 3 shareholders: Vito, IFM, and…
Day 4: The Limassol New Port
Today we visited a handful of companies at the Limassol New Port to see how Cyprus’ shipping industry fits in with the global supply chain. At the new port, we visited Dubai Ports World (DPW) and Eurogate, as they are the main companies that run the port. Both companies work with P&O on this port,…
Cementing My Knowledge of Cyprus: VTTV, Vassiliko, and Larnaca
We began our day by meeting with VTTV and Vassiliko. VTTV provides oil storage for its customers. VTTV operates as a subsidiary of VTTI, an independent provider of energy storage worldwide. VTTV also adjusts the oil to meet specifications for the EU. The oil product specifications are different in the US than in the EU….
Day 5: Industry and Culture
After sleeping in an extra hour today, we had the chance to have a two-in-one company visit with VTT Vassiliko (VTTV), which handles the storage of oil products for its customers, and Vassiliko Cement Works, which produces cement from limestone and other raw materials. VTTV discussed their specific role in the supply chain, as a…
Vassiliko Cement, VTTV, and Hala Sultan Tekke
The first visit for today was to Vassiliko Cement and VTTV oil and energy. These two companies work out of the same plant. Vassiliko Cement has the task of taking raw materials, mainly limestone, and processing it into cement. The limestone is collected themselves from a quarry they own nearby. This means that there are…
Cementing Memories
Today, we drove to Limassol to tour Vassiliko which is a cement company based in Cyprus. I was really excited to learn more about their manufacturing process as this company employs chemical engineers to make their process safe and efficient. One of the lead chemical engineers with over thirty years of experience at Vassiliko went…
The fish won the staring contest
We arrived at Limassol again this morning to visit the companies, VTTV and Vassiliko Cement Works. VTTV is a company that uses cement or oil the way their customers want them to. They do not own the cement nor the oil they use. They also blend substances to produce other substances and can move product…
Limassol to Larnaca: A Day of Culture and Business
This morning began with a trip back to the coast where we met with VTTV and Vassiliko Cement Works. VTTV is a company in the oil industry providing storage and mixing options for oil companies. They explained what exactly this means in terms of the company’s position in the supply chain of oil products. This…
Port Means Much More Than Left
While yesterday we learned that the word port can mean the left side of a boat, today we focused on what exactly goes on at a place called port. Again today we traveled to Limassol, and around 9:30 am we arrived at DPW’s general cargo and passenger terminal. DPW (Dubai Ports World) is one of…
Cement, Oil, and the Mediterranean Sea
Today we visited the VTT Vasiliko at the Vasiliko Port. A representative from Vassiliko Cement Works spoke to us about their company. In addition to managing four quarries for the extraction of raw materials for cement production, this company operates in the clinker and cement production sectors. The largest Quarry is the Limestone Quarry in…
Day Five: Cement, Fish and Everything in Between
Today was full of variety, from oil storage companies to mosques to beaches. We started with a visit to the Vassiliko Cement Works building where we got the opportunity to hear from their company, as well as from VTT Vassiliko. We were greeted with delicious snacks and coffee which was really welcoming of them. The…
Cement, Oil, and Larnaca!
This morning we got the opportunity to talk to two different companies: Vassiliko Cement and VTT Vassiliko (VTTV). Vassiliko Cement, as is obvious by their name, makes cement. They run the entire process from quarrying to delivery. After getting the limestone from the quarry a few kilometres away, they bring it back to their facility…
Cement and Sun
Today we traveled to Limassol once again to meet with executives from Vasiliko Cement and VTTV. VTTV is a company that services other companies that own oil products. Some things they do include storing, moving, and modifying these oil products. We learned about the oil supply chain and how it gets from crude oil to…
Lanarca and Churches
Our fourth trip to Limassol was just as exciting as the other ones. Today we met with VTTV and Vassiliko cement works. They both were at the meeting we are attending and told us lots of great information. VTTV is a company that stores energy like oil and gas for other companies. They act more…
Beach!
Today, we started out by visiting Vasiliko Cement and VTT Vasiliko (VTTV). Vasiliko Cement is a company that makes clinker and cement products through cultivating the large limestone, gypsum, and clay resources in the Cyprus mountains. This company has managed to own their entire supply chain for the creation of clinker. Vasiliko Cement owns limestone,…
A Day in Larnaca
Today we went to the port of Vassiliko located in Larnaca. There we met with two companies Vassiliko Cement Works and VTTV. Vassiliko Cement Works produces all of the cement in Cyprus. Cement is the largest heavy industry in Cyprus, and the third largest exported product following medicine and halloumi. When talking to Vassiliko Cement…
First Day in Larnaca!
Today was our first trip to Larnaca. It was also our first trip to the beach! Before the beach though, we had a company visit with Vasiliko Port (VTTV) executives. The managing director, operations director, and customer service manager all gave us a short presentation about the company. I found the cement part of the…