Today was another day full of great company visits, with our first stop being the Vasilliko Cement Works (VCW) near the town of Zigi. This is a very important business on the island, as cement is the nation’s largest heavy industry and its third largest export. Here, we learned about the many complex operations for…
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Cyprus Day 5
Our fifth day on the island brought a few interesting company visits that I learned a lot from. First, we visited Vassiliko Cement. The company is the leader in cement production not only in Cyprus, but in Europe as a whole. Cement, being one of the main ingredients used to make concrete, the second most…
Concrete, Oil, and Jet Skis
Today is day 5 of Cyprus and it was another day full of company visits. Our first stop was in Vassiliko at the Vassiliko Cement Works Headquarters. They were established in 1963 and their first cement production began in 1967. Concrete is the second most consumed material in the world and Vassiliko produces 75 billion…
Cyprus Day 5: Cement, Fish, and Sustainability
Dayyyyy 5 in Cyprus! For our site visits today, we went to Vasilliko, a cement company, as well as Cyprus Maritime and Marine Institute (CMMI for short). We started our day at Vasilliko where we learned about the extensive process to make cement. To start they have to acquire the raw materials, which include limestone,…
Cyprus Day 5!
Today we started the day bright and early and headed to Vassiliko Cement Plant. It was so interesting to learn that cement is Cyprus’s largest heavy industry and that cement is the 2nd most consumed material in the world after water! I didn’t realize the process of cement works was based on 5 main steps….
Cementing Our Understanding of Sustainability
Today was a fascinating day of site visits. Our first stop was Vassiliko cement works where we discussed the making of cement as well as the production of the intermediate product, clinker. The overall process is rather lengthy and has high energy demands meaning the reduction of this energy use is a priority for improving…
Cyprus Companies Day 3
Today was the 3rd day of company visits. The first stop was the cement company Vassiliko. They were established in 1963 but started cement production in 1967, and they are the biggest heavy industry company in Cyprus and their plant is the largest production unit in Europe. Vassiliko is a vertically integrated company because they…
Day 5 in Cyprus: Ports, Cement Companies, & Maritime Research
The past couple days have been very busy with learning about the local companies. Yesterday, we took a break from blogging to focus entirely on our visits at Limassol Port and all of its operator organizations (Cyprus Ports Authority, DP World, P & O Maritime Logistics, and Eurogate Container Terminal). It was really interesting to…
Day 5: Keeping the Environment Clean!
After a great day of visiting some more ports, we were able to get to visit Vassiliko Cement Works at their factory. Vassiliko was founded in 1963, but their first production line started in 1967. They are the largest heavy works in Cyprus and the largest production unit in Europe. Vassiliko makes around 75 billion…
Company Visits, Cyprus Day 5!
Today, we completed our second round of site visits! We visited Vassiliko Cement Works in Mari and Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute in Larnaca. Our morning was spent at Vassiliko Cement Works. The session started with a presentation from a chemical engineer from Vassiliko and was followed by supply chain executives from VTTV, an affiliate…
Day 5 In Cyprus
Today we had another early day filled with more company visits and some fine dining. The first company we visited was a cement company called Vassilike Cement and they are the largest cement production unit in Europe. Cement is one of the main ingredients used to make concrete which is the second most consumed material…
More company visits on the Port and in Larnaca – Cyprus Day 5
This morning we started our day as usual at our hotel with some breakfast. We departed on the bus to our first company visit. After going to 4 companies yesterday we would continue going to companies that we actually researched today. Our first stop was Vassiliko. When we arrived at Vassiliko we listened to the…
Sustainability and Shrimp—So much fun!
Today we went on three site visits. The first two were in Vasilliko by a port. Vasilliko cement works, the first company we heard from, actually built the port themselves. It is mainly an industrial port and 80% of the shipments received at the port are for the cement company, the rest being third party…
Day Five: Zygi’s Companies & CMMI
To start off today, we went to Vassiliko Cement Works. The company operates outside the town of Zygi, and interestingly runs its own specialized port. Vassiliko shared with us the process of how cement is made. I found it particularly interesting that cement and concrete are actually different things, where cement is an ingredient in…
Sustainable Cement and Maritime (SCM, get it?) Industries
Day five in Cyprus, and the day started with a visit to Vassiliko Cement Works, where we learned about the process involved in making cement. I was also impressed with their vertical integration, owning the quarries, factories, and port: all major components of their supply chain. I was also glad to hear of their efforts…
Cyprus Day 5
Today we visited three companies, Vasiliko cement works, VTTV, and CMMI. Vasiliko is a highly vertically integrated company which produces cement and clinker for domestic use as well as exports. Vasiliko was founded in 1963 and is the current largest heavy industry in Cyprus. The company makes use of their own employees and contractors to…
Cyprus Day 5
The background is Cement works shipping port where they export clicker and cement. The first company we visited was Vassiliko Cement Works. This is the largest heavy industry in Cyprus. They made it clear that their goals in this company align with the definition of sustainability. By using alternative fuel sources, Cement Works largely reduces…
Day 5 in Cyprus!
We started out our day by visiting Vassiliko Cement Works. They were established in 1963 and have 233 employees and 350 contractors. In the presentation they explained how they build their product which was a much more complex process than I was expecting. Something I found interesting was that they own 2 limestone quarries, 2…
Friday May 10th company tours
Today was our third day of our business tours and the companies we looked at were different in many ways, and each provided examples of their concerns for the environment/ sustainability. To start off we went to the Vassailiko Cement company. This is the largest heavy industry in Cyprus, and the largest production unit in…
Supply Chain, Simulations, and Flattering Outfits
Its day 3 in Cyprus and we had to wake up bright and early to get to our first site visit to Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement’s (BSM) Training Centre. From the outside, the training center looked like any other building, but from the moment we walked into the building, we were all amazed. The inside of…