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.
Costa Cruises restart in Italy for locals only
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 14, 2020 – Following the announcement earlier this week from Costa Cruises of a resumption of business in Italy from...
Costa Cruises plans to resume Italian cruises on September 6
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 12, 2020 – Yesterday, the Rome government approved the restart for passenger cruises in its ports and waters together...
MSC Cruises returns to service in the Mediterranean offering full-experience cruising this summer
MSC Cruises announced today that flagship MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica will resume operations in the Mediterranean starting from 16 and 29 August 2020...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 27/2020 – Green light (with caution) to cruises in Europe
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 27/2020 – Green light (with caution) to cruises in Europe – August 7, 2020 The news of the moment is...
MSC Cruises buys 50% stake in Palumbo Malta Shipyard
Geneva, Switzerland and Paola, Malta, 30 July 2020 – MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group today announced they have formed a joint venture to operate the Palumbo...
Valenciaport studies Baleària offer to construct and operate new passenger terminal
The infrastructure will comprise some 63,000 m² and 13,462 sheets of concessioned water on the former land of the Unión Naval de Levante, between the...
Genoa port joins call for restart of cruise ships industry
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 24, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...
Valencia port’s cruise industry prepares for the “new normal”
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has started working...
Global Ports Holding’s Valletta Cruise Port invests locally
Global Ports Holding’s Valletta Cruise Port invests locally; over €2m invested in revamping the outdoor area at Valletta Waterfront – July 9,...
Barcelona Cruise Port has obtained the ‘Safe Travels’ Stamp
The health and safety measures implemented by Barcelona Cruise Port, the company that manages five cruise terminals at the Port of Barcelona, are recognized...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 23/2020 – The cruises are preparing to sail
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 23/2020 – July 3, 2020 After the devastating impact of COVID on cruises, which have stopped since the first...
CLIA announces voluntary suspension of cruise operations from U.S. ports
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) issued the following statement today to announce that the association’s ocean-going cruise line members will...
Global Ports Holding says it can trade with no cruise ships until 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 10, 2020 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has today...
Global Ports Holding – Q1 2020 Trading Statement
Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, today issues a trading update for the period from 1 January to 31...
Turkey’s Bodrum Harbour reopens
Bodrum, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – The Mayor of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, Osman Gürün, has visited Bodrum harbour to examine...
Fincantieri confirms work in Palermo port until 2022
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 27, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding facility in Palermo has a guaranteed workload until 2022, the...
Black Sea ports cruise working group meeting held
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – Managers of the leading Black Sea ports have held a virtual “meeting” to discuss the impact of...
Portugal extends cruise ban until June 15
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 18, 2020 – The Portuguese government has extended the ban in on disembarkation and licenses for passengers and crews...
Marseille port carries out first cruise LNG bunkering operation
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 15, 2020 – The port of Marseille Fos, Shell and Carnival have completed the first operation ship to ship liquified...
Piraeus Port Authority denies absence of environmental licences
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has issued a press release in response to other press articles alleging...