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