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.
Karaköy will regain its former commercial activity with Galataport Istanbul BACK
News Release – Karaköy will regain its former commercial activity with Galataport Istanbul – March 15, 2020 “We will restore Istanbul’s...
Royal Caribbean announces voluntary suspension of cruising
Today Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced that it is suspending cruising in the United States for 30 days – March 13, 2020 We understand the gravity...
CLIA announces voluntary suspension in U.S. cruise operations
CLIA ocean-going cruise lines will be voluntarily and temporarily suspending cruise ship operations from U.S. ports of call for 30 days as public health...
Costa Cruises announces a temporary pause of its global operations
Due to the global pandemic of Covid-19, the Italian company has decided to voluntarily suspend cruises on its ships to protect the health and safety of guests,...
Costa Crociere reviews its itineraries in Italy to respect government containment measures
Genoa, March 10, 2020 – Following the new measures introduced last evening by the Italian Government in an effort to contain the health emergency on the...
Valenciaport issues tender for new public passenger terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2020 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has issued a tender the...
Leading cruise ship companies welcome Piraeus port development
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 27, 2020 – International cruise ship companies Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean have both welcomed the...
Minister speaks at opening ceremony of cruise port extension works in Piraeus port
Address by the Greek Minister of Maritime and Island Policy Mr Yiannis Plakiotakis at the opening ceremony of the extension works of the Cruise Station of...
Haifa port benefits from Asian coronavirus crisis
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – The Port of Haifa has published the following information (translated from hebrew) on its Facebook page:...
Piraeus port holds inauguration ceremony for Cruise Terminal Expansion project
The inauguration ceremony of the Cruise Terminal Expansion project was held today at the cruise terminal of Piraeus. It is a project with initial budget €120...
Venice port attends “Cruise, Ports and Cities” event in Colombia
From Venice to Cartagena. Cruise 2030’s work presented to a worldwide audience of cruise operators – February 20, 2020 Identify the correct balance...
Palumbo set to sell stake in Malta shipyard to MSC Cruises
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) February 20, 2020 – Naples-based Palumbo Group is reported locally to be selling a 50% stake in its Cospicua shipyard in...
Lisbon saw registered 17% growth in cruise passengers in 2019
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 19, 2020 – The Port of Lisbon registered a 17% growth in the number of cruise passengers in 2019, totaling...
DP World Limassol announces Nawaf Abdulla as new CEO
DP World Limassol – February 7, 2020 DP World has appointed Mr. Nawaf Abdulla as DP World Limassol’s CEO, replacing Mr. Edi Cioran, who had been...
Málaga delegation in U.S. to promote port’s cruise assets
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2020 – A business delegation from Málaga will travel to the US February 17 and 21, Miami and Seattle, next...
Barcelona port wins Excellence Cruise Award in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2020 – At the 13th edition of the Excellence Cruise Awards (Premis Excellence de creuers), the Port of...
Attica Regional Governor visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 11, 2020 – Attica Regional Governor, Giorgos Patoulis, has visited Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) to meet with...
Cruise 2030 meets in Palma de Mallorca
The Cruise 2030 working group, comprising delegations from eight of the major European cruise ports, including Amsterdam, Bergen, Cannes, Dubrovnik, Malaga,...
Infrastructure Malta looks to provide onshore electricity to reduce Grand Harbour pollution
Malta (Ports Europe) February 5, 2020 – Infrastructure Malta has published details of a two-stage plan to reduce pollution from vessels using the...
TEKAL awarded cruise terminal expansion contract in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 4, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has awarded a €103 million contract to the local TEKAL SA to operate...