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Global Ports Holding (Turkey)

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) is the world’s largest cruise port operator with a presence in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Asia-Pacific regions. In the Mediterranean region, include Barcelona Cruise Port, Lisbon Cruise Port and Ege Port Kusadasi.

It positions itself as the world’s leading cruise port brand, with an integrated network of cruise ports serving cruise liners, ferries, yachts and mega-yachts. GPH operates 22 cruise ports in 14 countries. It is a Turkish-owned company, listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Global Ports Holding issues trading statement for nine months to 31 December 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 15, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc, the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has published a...

GPH to transform the cruise experience in Tarragona with a new sustainable terminal

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (LON: GPH) has been awarded a 12-year concession, with a 6-year extension...

Global Ports Holding publishes cruise port passenger numbers for 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published 2021 passenger numbers for the cruise ports of Ege (Turkey),...

Cruise terminal of port of Crotone to be managed by Port Operation Holding srl

Crotone, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – The cruise terminal of the port of Crotone it will be managed by Port Operation Holding srl, a...

QTerminals to operate Antalya Port until 2047

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2021 – In October last year, QTerminals, a Qatari commercial port operating company, purchased OrtadoÄŸu...

MSC Cruises returns to Turkey in 2022

Kusadasi, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 7, 2021 – Turkey will return to MSC Cruises’ Mediterranean itinerary in the summer of 2022 with KuÅŸadası...

Port of Taranto inaugurates the new eastern quay of Molo San Cataldo and Calata 1

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has inaugurated the new eastern quay of Molo San Cataldo and Calata 1 in a...

Global Ports Holding sees revenue up over 30% in 6 months to 30 Sep 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2021 – Global Ports Holding has published its trading statement for the six months to 30 September 2021 which...

Global Ports Holding Plc awarded preferred bidder status to operate cruise port concessions for Las Palmas Cruise Ports

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 11, 2021 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global, independent cruise port operator, has announced that it has...

Port of Taranto promotes cruise ship offer at Savona event

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has attended the 2021 edition of the Italian Cruise Days in...

Global Ports Holding positions Kalundborg as an alternative to Copenhagen

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to announce that it has signed a 20-year agreement with...

Turkish cruise attributes promoted at Seatrade Cruise Global Fair

Miami, United States (PortSEurope) October 5, 2021 – The Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) is attending at the Seatrade Cruise...

Heraklion Port Authority privatisation sees nine expressions of interest

Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) September 19, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), part of the HCAP Group, has announced...

Ege Port – KuÅŸadası welcomes the return of the cruises ship business

KuÅŸadası, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 3, 2021 – The Aegean Sea port of Ege Port Kusadasi has welcomed its first cruise ship visit of the season...

Global Ports Holding Plc reports low cruise passenger volumes in Q2 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 2, 2021 – Global Ports Holding Plc, the global cruise port operator, has published its April-June 2021 trading...

Turkish cruise ship traffic starts slow recovery

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 13, 2021 – Following an absence of cruise traffic in January-May this year, Turkish cruise ship traffic started a...

SAXO Bank Chief Economist optimistic for recovery in Malta’s Trade, Transport and Tourism

Steen Jakobsen, the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Economist of SAXO Bank expressed himself more than optimistic about Malta’s prospects for economic...

Global Ports Holding announces new financing deal

Global Ports Holding Plc, the global cruise port operator, has announced a five-year, senior secured loan agreement for up to $261 million with global...

Cavotec wins Malta Valletta Grand Harbour clean energy contract

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Nidec ASI has awarded a contract to Cavotec to provide its ShorePower technology to five cruise liner...

Taranto Cruise Port welcomes its first cruise ship

Today, Taranto Cruise Port has welcomed its first cruise ship, MSC Seaside. This call marks Taranto Cruise Port’s first partial turnaround operation and call...

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