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Record day for cruises in Messina, Italy

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – Today was a record day for cruise ships in Messina with four vessels docking at the Sicilian port....

Port of Lisbon welcomes new luxury cruise ship, Queen Anne

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – On Tuesday, the Port of Lisbon welcomed the new cruise ship Queen Anne on its first voyage. Lisbon is the...

Port of Barcelona awards contract for new cruise terminal

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has approved the award of the construction and operation of the future Cruise...

Sardinia predicts bumper cruise ship business in 2024

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Sardinian Port System is forecasting over 650,000 cruise ship passengers on over 260...

Cruises also affected by the Red Sea crisis

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – Since October, Houthi rebels have been attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea, vessels the rebels...

Peninsula starts LNG bunkering services at Port of Algeciras

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – Marine fuel supplier Peninsula has started liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering services at Port of...

Port of Malaga supplied LNG to first cruise ship

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – The ship ‘Silver Nova’, belonging to the Silversea company, was supplied with liquefied...

Port of La Spezia new cruise pier contract awarded to consortium

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – A contract for the construction of the new cruise pier in La Spezia has been awarded to a...

Port of Vigo taking steps to attract largest cruise ships

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – The Port of Vigo is taking steps to attract the largest cruise ships. Cruises are one of the fastest-growing...

La Spezia cruise businesses join Blue Flag agreement

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – A new voluntary “Blue Flag” agreement was signed yesterday at the cruise terminal in La...

Port of Barcelona resumes tender for the future cruise terminal G

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has resumed the call for tenders for the construction and operation of the future...

Malaga Cruise Port starts promotional visit to the USA

Miami, USA (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Malaga Cruise Port is part of a delegation from Andalucia visiting Miami to promote the regions attraction to...

Royal Caribbean Group to open office in Limassol, Cyprus

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Royal Caribbean Group, a leading global cruise company, has announced plans to open an office in...

Spezia & Carrara Cruise Terminal reports increased passenger numbers in 2022

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – The ports of La Spezia, Marina di Carrara and Lerici handled 551,615 passengers and 199 ship calls in...

Fincantieri to build new cruise ship pier in La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – Fincantieri Spa will head a consortium to build new cruise ship pier in the Port of La Spezia. The...

Port of Barcelona approves two agreements to improve cruise terminals

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has approved two agreements that will speed up the transfer of passenger...

Port of La Spezia starts second tender phase for new cruise pier

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – Port of La Spezia has started the second tender phase for new cruise pier on Calata Paita. The...

Port of La Spezia issues tender for new cruise ship pier

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – The Port of La Spezia has issued a tender for the construction of a new cruise ship pier on Calata Paita....

Port of Piraeus forecasts positive cruise ship season

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority is forecasting the arrival of 750 cruise ships in the 2022 season, of which 66% will...

Ege Port Kuşadası hosts largest cruise ship to visit Turkey

KuÅŸadası, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – Ege Port KuÅŸadası, operated by Global Ports Holding, has hosted the Odyssey of the Seas, the largest...

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