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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.

Port of Taranto welcomes two cruise ships at the same time

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – In a first for the port, it has welcomed two cruise ships simultaneously at the Molo San Cataldo. They were...

Port of Thessaloniki welcomes largest-ever cruise ship

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – Two days ago, the port of Thessaloniki welcomed two cruise ships simultaneously...

Luka Koper continues search for cruise terminal contractor

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – Luke Koper, the operator of the Port of Koper, is continuing the search fro a contractor to build a new...

Fincantieri and Viking sign contracts for two cruise ships

The order confirms a strong order pipeline as per the Industrial Plan 21 JUNE 2024 Fincantieri and Viking have announced that they have signed contracts to...

Venezia Terminal Passeggeri renegotiates concession

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – The Northern Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has approved Venezia Terminal Passeggeri (VTP)’s...

Greece’s ELSTAT publishes cargo figures for Q4 2023

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – The Greek statistical agency, Elstat, has published figures for traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...

Global Ports Holding – year to 31 March 2024 results

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global independent cruise port operator, has issued a trading...

Port of Ancona plans new passenger terminal

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – The Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has issued a “Notice of preliminary market consultation...

New cruise terminal at the Port of Tarragona inaugurated

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – The Catalan Port of Tarragona has inaugurated its new cruise terminal. The terminal was commissioned by...

Cruise ports need to adopt new Entry-Exit System (EES)

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – In October 2024, cruise ports will have to adopt a new Entry-Exit System (EES), said Cruise Europe. The...

Port of Venice modifies cruise and container terminal tenders

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2024 – The Port System Authority of the Northern Adriatic Sea has corrected tender specifications and annexes to the...

Venice Blue Flag agreement renewed

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2024 – The Venice Blue Flag agreement has been renewed, a voluntary agreement aimed at reducing emissions from...

Record day for cruises in Messina, Italy

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – Today was a record day for cruise ships in Messina with four vessels docking at the Sicilian port....

Second attempt to lease Sochi port, Russia

Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The entire port infrastructure of Russia’s Black Sea cruise and yacht Port of Sochi will be made again...

Spain’s Port of Marin plans €15 million cruise investment

Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The Galician Port of Marin is planning a €15 million investment to develop the local cruise ship industry....

Port of Lisbon welcomes new luxury cruise ship, Queen Anne

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – On Tuesday, the Port of Lisbon welcomed the new cruise ship Queen Anne on its first voyage. Lisbon is the...

Turkey: Cruise ship & passenger numbers – April 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passenger numbers for April 2024....

Palma asks to renew limitation on cruise ship numbers

Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – The Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB) has requested to renew the agreement to...

Genoa will soon have a new berth for latest generation of ships

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – Genoa’s Ponte dei Mille Levante will soon be able to welcome the latest generation of ships due to the...

Turkey: Cruise numbers – March & Q1 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passenger numbers for March and Q1...

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