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.
Total cruise passenger traffic in Malta during Q2 2018 was 182,862, down 0.2%
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – In the second quarter of 2018, a total of 103 cruise ships visited ports in Malta, down 12 on the same...
A Coruña port expects 130 confirmed stopovers and 190,000 passengers next year
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The port of A Coruña will register next year a new record in cruise traffic, surpassing the number...
Ceuta port receives three cruise vessels in Jan-July 2018
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta (APC – Port Authority of Ceuta)Â has reported that in the first seven...
Cádiz port bets on Andalusia to position itself as a cruise port
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la BahÃa de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz), José...
AdSP Palermo to present development plan
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Pasqualino Monti, president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP...
Livorno port to host conference on cruise industry
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – “Welcome to Livorno, Port for Tuscany” is the title of a conference to be held in the port on...
Cooperation with Pullmantur brings tourists to port of Adria
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) July 15, 2018 – Until now, most tourists to Bar port have been from the UK, but an agreement with Pullmantur Cruises SL...
Livorno port to host IRPET cruise tourism report presentation
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – On July 19, 2018, a study by IRPET (Istituto Regionale Programmazione Economica Toscana)Â will be presented...
Lisbon port sees increase cruise traffic in first half of 2018
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 –Â Cruise traffic in the Port of Lisbon grew 15% in passenger numbers and 11% in stopovers during the first...
Cruise industry generates 31,233 jobs in Spain in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – The cruise industry is contributing significantly to the smooth running of the Spanish economy, as highlighted...
Naples port to develop new passenger terminal at Beverello dock
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Pietro Spirito, president Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP...
Valencia port to open new cruise terminal in 2020
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Valencia port plans to open a new cruise terminal in 2020 in the space occupied by Unión Naval de Levante,...
Civitavecchia port’s cruise activities may be blocked during strike against Enel
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – The cruise handling operations of Civitavecchia port may be blocked as of July 11 when dockers launch a...
Marseille port discusses its environmental ship index awards
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – The Grand Port of Marseilles (GPMM) has presented its ESI (Environmental ship index) awards. Set up by...
Pullmantur to operate cruise service linking Canary Islands to Agadir port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Santa Cruz de La Palma port will be the point of embarkation for a cruise service through...
Greek minister discusses possible Katakolo port cruise industry development
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura has visited Katakolo, in the Peloponnese, western Greece, to...
Marseilles city council rejects cruise passenger tax proposal
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 –Â Marseilles city council has rejected an amendment tabled by the socialist opposition demanding the...
Turkey’s General Directorate of Commerce reports cruise passenger numbers for Jan-May 2018
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – According to the General Directorate of Commerce data, in January-May 2018 Turkey’s seven harbours...
DP World receives Invest Cyprus award
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – DP World was among six foreign investors acknowledged for their contribution to the economy during this...
Ravenna port carries out dredging to secure cruise business
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Due to a reducing draft, Ravenna port is making alternative plans for users of the cruise and passenger...