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.
Tarragona Cruise Port Project Launched at Seatrade Cruise Global
Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, officially takes over the operations of Tarragona Cruise Port from the Port Authority of...
Valenciaport will promote a sustainable, diversified offer at the most important cruise fair
València, April 22, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) will promote the tourist offer offered by the surroundings of Valencia to the thousands...
Global Ports Holding signs concession agreement for Crotone port, Italy
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH) has signed a concession agreement for Crotone port in...
Port of Valencia begins the conditioning and adaptation works of the new passenger terminal
València, April 8, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has started the conditioning and adaptation works of the plot where the new public...
Minister Giovannini inaugurates the new large ship terminal in Marghera, Venice
News Release – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) – April 6, 2022 “I am particularly pleased to be here today, because it is...
Port of Ashdod welcomes first cruise ship since February 2020
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Two days ago, the cruise ship Emerald Azzurra docked at the Port of Ashdod, the first since February 2020....
Port Authority of AlmerÃa to approve expansion of the Levante Dock for cruise ships
The president of the Port Authority of AlmerÃa, Jesús Caicedo, has announced that the APA’s board of directors will approve next week the project for...
Port of Seville assumes presidency of Suncruise Andalusia
The president of the Port Authority of Seville has advanced the 2022 Action Plan of the association for the promotion of Andalusia as a cruise destination...
Ravenna port’s new cruise terminal set to receive ships next month
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – Ravenna port will start welcoming cruises ships next month. The concessionaire, Ravenna Civitas Cruise...
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...
Bergé Terminal Port Nou to relocate within Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has approved the transfer of Terminal Port Nou, operated by Bergé, from the...
Port of Málaga looks to attract U.S. cruise ship business
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – A delegation of parties from Málaga will hold an online promotional event with U.S. cruise ship...
MSC group’s cruise division first major global cruise business to join Green Marine Europe label
Geneva, Switzerland – 14 February 2022: MSC Group’s Cruise Division announced today its commitment to join the Green Marine Europe Label,...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) forecasts cruise ship business recovery
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – The Southern Italian Adriatic ports of Brindisi and Monopoli are expecting record cruise passenger seasons...
Holland America Group considers adding Port of AlmerÃa to luxury roster
AlmerÃa, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2022 –Â U.S. cruise company Holland America Group is considering adding the Port of AlmerÃa as a possible...
Ferry and cruise services between Greek and Turkish ports to resume
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) February 10, 2022 – Following the removal of some health restrictions, the Greek government has announced that ferry and...
Ports of Madeira ended 2021 with a total of 125 stopovers and a movement of 117,289 passengers
The Ports of Madeira (Funchal and Porto Santo) ended 2021 with a total of 125 stopovers and a movement of 117,289 passengers, figures achieved practically in...
Turkish ports see slow recovery of cruise ship industry
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – After five months of zero cruise ships visiting Turkish ports, the industry started a slow recovery in...
Dynamic start to the new cruise season in Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki Port Authority – February 3, 2022 Dynamic Start to the New Cruise Season in Thessaloniki The arrival of the first cruise ship for 2022 at...
Port of Ajaccio shows signs of recovery
Ajaccio, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – In 2021, the Port of Ajaccio handled 269,000 passengers on regular lines (ferries), an...