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.
Spanish ports lead the way in sustainable cruise tourism at Seatrade Cruise Med
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – On September 11-12, Spanish ports will take part in Seatrade Cruise Med, which is being held for the...
Greek islands to introduce cruise ship passenger charges
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – Greece is the latest country to take steps against “over-tourism” with new cruise ship...
MSC Cruises remains interested in Bari, Brindisi ports
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – MSC Cruises remains interested in investing in Bari and Brindisi ports despite apparent rejection from the...
1,000th cruise ship visit Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – The Norwegian Pearl is the 1,000th passenger ship that has visited to Koper since the beginning of...
Greece’s Port of Heraklion sees increased cruise passengers
Heraklion, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – 2024 is emerging as a landmark year for the cruise industry, with the Port of Heraklion recording...
New Venice cruise terminal in Fusina inaugurated
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024 – The new Venice cruise terminal in Fusina was inaugurated August 29. It is the result of a 5 million euro...
MSC Cruises adopts OptiCruise to reduce pollution
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – Swiss-owned MSC Cruises is to adopt OptiCruise, a new itinerary planning optimisation tool, to reduce ship...
Porto de Lisboa publishes cruise statistics for Jan-Jun 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – Porto de Lisboa has published cruise statistics for January-June 2024. Porto de Lisboa – Cruise...
Ultra-luxury cruise ship visits Port of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – The latest ultra-luxury cruise ship from the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has visited the Port of...
Port of Leixões reports 10% passenger growth in H1 2024
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 1, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Leixões recorded 10% growth in the number of passengers and a...
Port of Barcelona issues tender for new cruise terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has launched a tender for its future ferry terminal at the Adossat Wharf, which...
Salerno cruise passenger terminal concession extended
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – The concession to operate ‘Stazione Marittima’ building – Port of Salerno” has been...
Fincantieri signs order with Carnival for three mega-cruise ships
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – Fincantieri has signed a contract with Carnival Corporation & plc for the design, engineering, and...
Barcelona plans to increase tax for cruise ship passenger visitors
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – The major of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, plans to raise a tax on cruise ship passengers who spend less...
Makro 5 will build new passenger terminal in Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – Makro 5 has won the tender to build new passenger terminal in Port of Koper. The client is Luka Koper,...
Update: First cruise ship visiting all Caspian states in 2025
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – After a multi-year delay, the first-ever cruise route visiting all Caspian Sea littoral states is expected...
Port of Venice purchases land for new maritime passenger station
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Crociere Venezia, AdSP del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSPMAS) and APV Investimenti SpA have signed a...
Global Ports recommends takeover by Global Yatirim Holding
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Global Ports Holding PLC has agreed to be bought by its largest shareholder Global Yatirim Holding...
Amsterdam to relocate cruise terminal from city centre by 2035
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Amsterdam plans to relocate its cruise terminal away from the city centre by 2035 in a bid to tackle...
Medcruise visits Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The MedCruise Board of Directors, headed by its president, Figen Ayan, held a meeting yesterday at the Port...