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Global Ports Holding (Turkey)

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) is the world’s largest cruise port operator with a presence in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Asia-Pacific regions. In the Mediterranean region, include Barcelona Cruise Port, Lisbon Cruise Port and Ege Port Kusadasi.

It positions itself as the world’s leading cruise port brand, with an integrated network of cruise ports serving cruise liners, ferries, yachts and mega-yachts. GPH operates 22 cruise ports in 14 countries. It is a Turkish-owned company, listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Turkish cruise ship traffic starts slow recovery

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 13, 2021 – Following an absence of cruise traffic in January-May this year, Turkish cruise ship traffic started a...

SAXO Bank Chief Economist optimistic for recovery in Malta’s Trade, Transport and Tourism

Steen Jakobsen, the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Economist of SAXO Bank expressed himself more than optimistic about Malta’s prospects for economic...

Global Ports Holding announces new financing deal

Global Ports Holding Plc, the global cruise port operator, has announced a five-year, senior secured loan agreement for up to $261 million with global...

Cavotec wins Malta Valletta Grand Harbour clean energy contract

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Nidec ASI has awarded a contract to Cavotec to provide its ShorePower technology to five cruise liner...

Taranto Cruise Port welcomes its first cruise ship

Today, Taranto Cruise Port has welcomed its first cruise ship, MSC Seaside. This call marks Taranto Cruise Port’s first partial turnaround operation and call...

Taranto Cruise Port set to start operations

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – An official presentation ceremony to the port community of Taranto Cruise Port, a concessionaire newly...

Nidec ASI signs contract with Excel Sis for the creation of a shorepower project for the port of Valletta

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 25, 2021 – The local company Excel Sis has signed a €12 million contract with Nidec ASI to setup a shorepower...

Global Ports’ trading statement shows business hit by pandemic

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Last Friday, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding Ltd (GPH) reported its trading statement for 2020 which...

Global Ports Holding completes sale of Port Akdeniz, Port of Adria future under consideration

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global independent cruise port operator, has announced that further...

Ports included in range of Turkey-Qatar agreements

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2020 – Turkey and Qatar have signed 10 new deals at a joint meeting held at the presidential complex in...

Global Ports Holding announces Taranto port agreement

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to announce that Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar...

Global Ports Holding – Valencia Cruise Port agreement

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2020 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global independent cruise port operator, has issued a press release...

Global Ports Holding announces Q3 2020 and 9 month results

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, today announces its unaudited results for the nine months...

Global Ports Holding signs sale and purchase agreement for Port Akdeniz

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to announce that following a period of exclusive...

Fitch Maintains Negative Rating Watch on Global Liman Isletmeleri

Fitch Ratings has maintained the Rating Watch Negative (RWN) on Global Liman Isletmeleri A.S.’s (GLI) USD250 million senior unsecured notes due in...

First cruise ship returns to Kuşadası since pandemic

Kuşadası, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 31, 2020 – Kuşadası port in Western Turkey has welcomed the first international cruise ship visit since the...

Montenegro plans new container terminal for Bar port

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) August 11, 2020 – The Montenegro government has announced the construction of a new container terminal in the Adriatic port...

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