A bit of a shorter blog entry again today, as our eleventh day in Cyprus was mainly a beach day. However, in the morning we all had to get tested for COVID-19 for reentry into the U.S. Afterwards, we took a bus down to Finikoudes beach in Larnaca. We arrived shortly after 11am and had…

Our tenth day started off later than usual with a short 11am bus ride to visit PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). There, we were given several presentations about supply chain in their Experience Center room on the top floor of the building. We began with a presentation from a manager from PwC Germany about a study by PwC…

Our ninth day started off early again with an 8am bus ride to the city of Famagusta, in the Turkish-controlled northern part of Cyprus. We had to stop at a security checkpoint when we crossed from the Greek side to the Turkish side of the island, and we also saw lookout posts on both sides…

Our eighth day started off at 9am with a short bus ride to the University of Nicosia (UNIC). There, we listened to a lecture from the head of Fleet Management Limited’s (FML) Cyprus branch. As with any ship management company, they act as a middleman between the owner of the ship and the client. Since…

A bit of a shorter blog entry today, as our seventh day in Cyprus was mainly a beach day. We went to the beach around 10-11am, and didn’t leave until around 2pm. While we were there, we spent our time tanning, playing volleyball keep-it-up style, and swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. Playing volleyball was my…

Our sixth day started off with a 9am bus ride heading to Paphos, a city on the western side of Cyprus. Along the way, we made a couple stops at important archaeological and mythological sites, first at Kourion archaeological site, and then at Aphrodite’s Rock. I learned that Kourion used to be one of the…

Our fifth day started off with a 9am bus ride down to the Mari area near Limassol. There, we had a company visit with executives from Vassiliko Cement Works and from VTTV, who described how their respective cement and oil companies each play a role in the supply chain of Cyprus. Vassiliko Cement Works explained…

Our fourth day also began at 8am with yet another bus ride down to Limassol, to visit the Limassol port. There, we started off the day with a lecture at Dubai Ports (DP) World. DP World mainly handles the passenger traffic coming through the port, although they also have some cargo capabilities. The company acts…

Our third day also began bright and early with another 8am bus ride down to Limassol. There, we visited the Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) Maritime Training Centre, where new seafarers are immersed in the ways of the ship and learn how to control ships in nearly any situation. The students live in the Training Centre…

Our second day started off bright and early with an 8am bus ride down to Limassol, to visit the headquarters of Medochemie, a pharmaceutical company. There, I learned about their quality assurance and supply chain. Quality assurance is especially important for them since they are a drug manufacturing company, so making sure their standards are…