Cruises
All aspects of port business associated with the cruise ship industry. This includes announcements of home porting, contracts to build and operate cruise terminals and traffic figures for cruise ship and passenger per port/country. Leading cruise terminal operators include Global Ports Holding. Cruise ship operators in the Mediterranean include MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruises.
Port of Trapani forecasts increased cruise passengers
Trapani, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – In 2025, the port of Trapani is expected to welcome approximately 25,000 passengers from 58...
Malta sees reduced cruise ship passengers in Q3 2024
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – In the third quarter of 2024, total cruise passenger numbers were 321,814, down 7.6 per cent over the...
Port of Ancona increases cruise passengers by 10% in 2024
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – The port of Ancona registered 104,419 cruise passengers this year, up 19% compared to 2023 when there...
Cruise industry worth nearly €2 billion to Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – The Port of Lisbon has held the “Meeting for the Sustainability of Cruise Activity in Lisbon”,...
Port of Koper ends record cruise season
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – On Saturday, November 2, The Port of Koper handled this year’s last passenger ship at the...
Port of Cagliari exceeds 500,000 cruise passengers
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – The port of Cagliari has exceeded 500,000 cruise passengers so far in 2024. By the end of...
Piraeus Port Authority, Q3 2024 cargo volumes
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – The cruise sector grew traffic with a number of ships rising (+9.2%) and the total number of passengers...
Port of Ancona welcomes Explora 1 cruise ship of MSC Cruises
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – The port of Ancona last week welcomed Explora I, the first of a fleet of six ships from the luxury brand...
Construction starts of Ravenna Civitas Cruise Port
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) October 25, 2024 – Yesterday, the groundbreaking ceremony organized by Ravenna Civitas Cruise Port (RCCP) took place to...
Fincantieri signs contract for two Viking cruise ships
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 25, 2024 – Fincantieri has signed a contract with Viking to build two new cruise ships, based on previous ships...
Cruise ship visits to Spanish ports up in Jan-Sep 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – The state ports of the archipelago, with Palma as the docking point for the vast majority, have handled...
Dogus could take stake in former Galataport development
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – Dogus Holding AS is discussing the potential transfer part of its stake in an Istanbul port and...
Cruise companies question delayed building in Port of La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – “In the absence of certainty about the availability of mooring, cruise companies could decide to...
New maritime railway station planned for Savona port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – A memorandum of understanding to build a new maritime railway station and adapt the connection between the...
Port of A Coruña welcomes cruise ship with methanol
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – The Port of A Coruña has welcomed the new cruise ship Mein Schiff 7, owned by the German-based company...
Barcelona introduces new tourist tax – cruises in the cross hairs
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – Barcelona is one of the many Mediterranean port-cities where local citizens have forced local...
Carnival to solar panels on cruise terminals in Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – Carnival Corporation will install solar panels on the two cruise terminals it manages at the Port of...
Budget for a new cruise terminal in Venice increased
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 27, 2024 – The budget for a new cruise terminal in Venice has been increased by 27.5 million euros. This is in...
Cruise associations announce coalition
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – MedCruise, Cruise Baltic, Cruise Britain, Cruise Norway and Cruise Europe established the United...
Strikes at Leixoes and Lisbon, cruise ships divert to Vigo
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The strike called by Portuguese port pilots for today and Tuesday will directly affect several...