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.
Seville port officially opens cruise season
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2018 – Seville port officially opened the cruise season with the arrival of the Braemar ship with almost 1,100...
Venice Blue Flag agreement renewed for 2018
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The “Venice Blue Flag” agreement will also be renewed for 2018, following agreement of the...
Residents protest against Zadar port concession awarded to Global Ports Holding
Zadar, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 24, 2018 – Local residents in Zadar and the political opposition have objected to the award to a 20-year concession...
Brindisi port and AdSP work together to improve cruise passenger experience
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – Prefectural Commissioner, Santi Giuffre, and President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...
Ports Europe – Reference – Cagliari Port 2020
Cagliari Ports 2020, March 21, 2018 The Cagliari Port 2020 project aims to set up a system able to effectively deal with the integration of three main hubs of...
Moby and Tirrenia join “Cagliari Port 2020” and Open Data Trasporti of Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – Ferry companies Moby and Tirrenia are to join “Cagliari Port 2020” and Open Data Trasporti...
Genoa port risks losing cruise business
Genoa. Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The conditions of docks at Genoa port used by cruise ships is an issue that could lead the port to lose...
Carnival Corp CEO supports Dubrovnik port cruise solution
Dubrovnik, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald has said that a new agreement in Dubrovnik demonstrates how the...
Global Ports Holding wins tender for Zadar port concession
Croatia, Zadar (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a leading cruise port operator, has announced that, following the...
Taranto port to have multipurpose cruise complex in 2019
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Taranto port will have a multipurpose complex for the handling of cruise passengers for the 2019 season, the...
Increased cruise business forecast at Piombino port in 2018
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – Piombino port expects more cruises to visit the port in 2018, compared to the previous year. The news was...
Taranto port promotes cultural heritage at Seatrade Cruise Global fair
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ionio (AdSP – Ionian Sea Port Authority) participated in the...
A Coruña port to handle 108 cruise calls in 2019
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – A Coruña port confirmed 108 cruise calls for 2019, so it hopes “to reinforce its leadership in the...
Leading cruise companies return to Turkish ports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Following a recent retreat from Turkish ports, international cruise companies are again adding Turkish...
Barcelona port strengthens its leadership in cruises with a commitment to sustainability and innovation at Seatrade
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Representatives of the Port of Barcelona this week attended the Seatrade Cruise Global, the main...
Global Ports provides 2017 ports update
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – As part of it 2017 annual financial report, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has commented on the activities...
‘Braemar’ cruise ship to dock at Avilés port five times in 2019
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – On May 2, 2012, the ‘Braemar’ cruise ship docked for the first time in the San Agustín dock of...
Gibraltar represented at Seatrade Global
Ministry of Tourism, Employment, Commercial Aviation and the Port – March 5, 2018 Gibraltar is once again participating at the Seatrade Cruise Global...
Santander port reveals new cruise traffic strategy
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2018 – Santander port is designing a new strategy to reposition itself in the cruise industry, offering a unique...
Alicante Cruise Terminal successfully hosts “Alicante for Cruise Tourism” conference
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2018 – On March 1, 2018, the Conference “Alicante for Cruise Tourism” was held at the Alicante Cruise...