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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.

Valenciaport forecasts 280 cruise ship visits in 2024

Miami, United States (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – ValenciaPort is forecasting the arrival of 280 cruise shipsValenciaport cruise in 2024, compared to...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges to receive EU grant for cold ironing

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges will receive a European grant of €3.2 million for an OPS (onshore power...

Puertos del Estado attends Seatrade Cruise Global

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The state agency Puertos del Estado (PdE) is attending Seatrade Cruise Global, the largest cruise fair in...

Port of Messina opens cruise ship season

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Port of Messina has officially opened its cruise ship season, with considerable business...

Barcelona seeks more sustainable, newer & smaller cruise ships

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona seeks more sustainable, newer & smaller cruise ships. This is how it sees the...

HAROPA prepares for a record cruise season

Paris, (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – HAROPA PORT and its partners – GIP Le Havre Croisières, Honfleur Tourist Office and Rouen Tourist Office...

Global Ports Holding is preferred bidder for Casablanca Cruise Port

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – A Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) consortium has been named the preferred bidder to operate the new...

Global Ports Holding to operate Liverpool Cruise Port

Liverpool, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has announced a 50-year agreement with Peel Ports Group’s...

Port of Santander starts spring cruise season

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – The president of the Port Authority, César Díaz, yesterday welcomed the Pont Aven ship, from Brittany...

Port of Catania presents master plan for new maritime terminal

Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2024 – The Port Authority of Catania has presented a master plan for a new maritime terminal. The plan is...

Port of Venice starts tenders for dredging and terminal construction

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – The Port Authority of Venice has issued two tenders linked to the local cruise ship business development....

CLIA contracts RINA for global investment study

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024 – The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has commissioned RINA to carry out a global...

Spain’s Port of Cartagena cruise season starts this month

Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024 – The cruise season will begin this March in the Port of Cartagena with three stops during Holy Week,...

Ports of Greece sees record year for cruises in 2023

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – In 2023, 49 Greek ports received 5,230 cruise ships and just over 7 million passengers. This is equal to...

Construction has begun on a new cruise pier at the Port of La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The construction site for the new cruise pier in La Spezia will be delivered today. It will take 710...

Port of Izmir expects 70 cruise ship visits in 2024

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – This year, the Port of Izmir forecasts 70 cruise ship visits. This compares with 33 ship visits and...

Port of Chioggia will open the cruise season February 26

Chioggia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The port of Chioggia will officially open the cruise season on February 26, with the arrival of Viking...

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