MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises is an Italian global cruise line registered in Switzerland and based in Geneva, with operations offices in Naples, Genoa and Venice. It was founded in 1989 in Naples, Italy, as part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company.
Global Ports Holding subsidiary in Tunisian acquisition
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 6, 2020 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), one of the world’s largest independent cruise port operators, has...
MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere to manage cruise terminals in Western Sicily
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – An agreement has been reached between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia...
Valencia port: five cruise ships trigger tourism
The simultaneous arrival of five cruise ships to Valenciaport has activated the entire tourist offer in the province of Valencia. The ships, from the cruise...
Cruise companies sign emissions past with La Spezia port
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2019 – The international cruise ship companies, Costa Cruises (also representing AIDA Cruises), MSC Cruises...
Cruises companies, Marseille port and others sign “Blue Charter”
Port de Marseille – October 17, 2019 Today, on the occasion of the Blue Maritime Summit Marseille Provence – Cruise Initiatives organized in Marseille...
MSC Cruises joins Genoa Blue Agreement
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – MSC Cruises has today joined the “Genoa Blue Agreement” operated by Autorita’ di Sistema...
Marseille port gives ESI Awards to environmental shippers
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Hervé Martel, President of the Executive Board of the Port of Marseille...
Major cruise lines call for improved infrastructure and new destinations in East Med
News Release – The 5th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum has been held in Athens 28-29 May 2019, and major cruise lines companies have called for improved...
GPH set to acquire La Goulette port’s cruise terminal in Tunisia
La Goulette, Tunisia (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – Global Ports Holding said it has been notified by the government of Tunisia that the...
China’s Cosco brings Valencia port’s expansion project to court
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – Two years’ ago, Chinese group Cosco Shipping Ports Limited, the third largest container shipping company...
La Spezia port’s cruise traffic to soar 48% in 2019
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 11, 2019 – La Spezia port expects to handle about 700,000 cruise passengers in 2019, up 48% compared to last year,...
Genoa, Savona ports to handle 2.1 million cruise passengers in 2019
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2019 – Genoa and Savona ports expect to handle a total of 2.1 million cruise passengers in 2019, up 13%, according to...
Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises to build €41 million cruise terminal in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 9, 2019 – Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises plan to invest a total of €41 million ($46.2 million)...
Malaga port expects 180,000 cruise passengers during the spring season
Málaga, Spain, March 20, 2019 – The Port of Malaga is forecasting 180,000 passengers and 113 stopovers from March 20 to June 30, thus consolidating...
The biennial Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will take place in Athens, May 28-29, 2019
March 19, 2019 The biennial Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum has established itself as one of the most influential events for the international cruise industry,...
MSC considers construction of own luxury cruises terminal at Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – MSC Cruises is interested in the construction of its own terminal for luxury cruises at Genoa port, the president...
MSC and Heraklion port discuss cooperation
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The Port Authority of Heraklion SA and MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company have met to...