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.
Global Ports Canary Islands takes over concession for Las Palmas
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Global Ports Canary Islands S.L. (GPCI) will operate a 40-year concession for Las Palmas...
All three quays in the port of Toulon will have shore-to-ship power connection by mid-2023
Toulon, France, (PortSEurope) July 10, 2022 – The three quays (Fournel, Minerva and Corsica) of the Port of Toulon in Southern France will be equipped with...
Port of La Spezia issues tender for new cruise ship pier
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – The Port of La Spezia has issued a tender for the construction of a new cruise ship pier on Calata Paita....
Cruise activity at Port of Gijón shows recovery
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2022 – Cruise activity at Port of Gijón shows recovery towards returning to pre-Covid levels. Although in 2021...
Viking Saturn floated out in Port of Ancona
Trieste, June 23, 2022 – “Viking Saturn”, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, has been floated...
Port of Reggio Calabria looks to attract mega yachts and cruise ship business
Reggio Calabria, Italy (Ports Europe) June 22, 2022 – The Port of Reggio Calabria is looking to develop infrastructure to attract mega yachts and cruise...
Greek port traffic recovers in Q4 2021
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 17, 2022 – The state statistical agency ELSTAT has reported traffic figures for Greek ports in Q4 2021. It show that...
Cruise industry seeks partnership with governments to reach decarbonisation goals
As the EU takes critical steps to deliver on its 2030 ambitions, cruise industry leaders and policymakers met today in Genoa to discuss implementation of the...
Libya’s Port of Tobruk plans to start cruise ship services
Tripoli, Libya, (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – The Port of Tobruk has announced that it plans to start cruise ship services with unspecified ports in...
Global Ports Holding receives sustainability award
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc, the world’s largest cruise port operator, said that Stephen Xuereb, COO of...
Port of Malaga will receive 41 cruise calls between June 15 and September 15
The Port of Malaga will receive 41 cruise calls between June 15 and September 15. Although the summer season is not considered one of the high seasons for...
DP World Limassol aims to restore Cyprus’ leading role in cruise sector
Limassol Port operator DP World Limassol aims to re-establish Cyprus as the leading cruise hub in the Eastern Mediterranean, a role the island held...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passenger statistics 2021-April 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passengers statistics. The...
Port of Piraeus forecasts positive cruise ship season
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority is forecasting the arrival of 750 cruise ships in the 2022 season, of which 66% will...
4th Meeting of the AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities
On Tuesday 10th of May 2022, the 4th meeting for the Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities took place in a hybrid format, with participants meeting in...
Medcruise: Thessaloniki an ideal cruise destination
The Director of Corporate Communications of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and its representative on the Board of Directors of the Thessaloniki Tourism...
Global Ports Holding announces the appointment of new general manager for its Italian Cruise Ports
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 31, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has announced the appointment of Mrs. Raffaella Del Prete as its new General Manager...
Russia looks to Caspian Sea as an alternative for cruise ship tourism
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 29, 2022 – Rostourism is looking at the possibility of launching international cruises on the Caspian Sea after the...
Valenciaport joins 60th edition of the General Assembly of Medcruise
Valenciaport takes an active part in the 60th edition of the General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports – May 26, 2022...
Global Ports Holding interested in the Port of Alicante
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) May 25, 2022 – The president of the Port Authority of Alicante, Julián Rodríguez López, met last week with Javier...