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.
Global Ports Holding increases cruise passengers in 6 mths to Dec 23
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has issued...
Port of Lisbon welcomes mega-yacht “Emerald Azzurra”
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 20, 2024 – The Emerald Azzurra cruise ship made its maiden voyage today and visited the Port of Lisbon, the first...
Valenciaport forecasts 280 cruise ship visits in 2024
Miami, United States (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – ValenciaPort is forecasting the arrival of 280 cruise shipsValenciaport cruise in 2024, compared to...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges to receive EU grant for cold ironing
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges will receive a European grant of €3.2 million for an OPS (onshore power...
Puertos del Estado attends Seatrade Cruise Global
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The state agency Puertos del Estado (PdE) is attending Seatrade Cruise Global, the largest cruise fair in...
Port of Messina opens cruise ship season
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Port of Messina has officially opened its cruise ship season, with considerable business...
Barcelona seeks more sustainable, newer & smaller cruise ships
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona seeks more sustainable, newer & smaller cruise ships. This is how it sees the...
HAROPA prepares for a record cruise season
Paris, (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – HAROPA PORT and its partners – GIP Le Havre Croisières, Honfleur Tourist Office and Rouen Tourist Office...
Global Ports Holding is preferred bidder for Casablanca Cruise Port
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – A Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) consortium has been named the preferred bidder to operate the new...
Port of Bilbao starts cruise season
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – On April 5, the Port of Bilbao will welcome the first two cruise ships of a season in which it is expected...
Global Ports Holding to operate Liverpool Cruise Port
Liverpool, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has announced a 50-year agreement with Peel Ports Group’s...
Port of Santander starts spring cruise season
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – The president of the Port Authority, César DÃaz, yesterday welcomed the Pont Aven ship, from Brittany...
Port of Catania presents master plan for new maritime terminal
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2024 – The Port Authority of Catania has presented a master plan for a new maritime terminal. The plan is...
Port of Venice starts tenders for dredging and terminal construction
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – The Port Authority of Venice has issued two tenders linked to the local cruise ship business development....
CLIA contracts RINA for global investment study
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024 – The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has commissioned RINA to carry out a global...
Spain’s Port of Cartagena cruise season starts this month
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024 – The cruise season will begin this March in the Port of Cartagena with three stops during Holy Week,...
Ports of Greece sees record year for cruises in 2023
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – In 2023, 49 Greek ports received 5,230 cruise ships and just over 7 million passengers. This is equal to...
Construction has begun on a new cruise pier at the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The construction site for the new cruise pier in La Spezia will be delivered today. It will take 710...
Port of Izmir expects 70 cruise ship visits in 2024
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – This year, the Port of Izmir forecasts 70 cruise ship visits. This compares with 33 ship visits and...
Port of Venice will not extend VTP concession
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – The Port of Venice has said it will not extend the concession of Venezia Terminal Passeggeri (VTP) which...