MSC Group’s cruise division and Fincantieri have signed a contract for the construction of a new mega cruise terminal at PortMiami. The new terminal, to be built by Fincantieri Infrastructure Florida, represents an investment of around €350 mill. It will consist of a multi-level central [Read more...]
MSC Cruises has obtained final approval from the Port of Barcelona’s Board to build and operate an exclusive cruise terminal at the port. This concession will allow the construction of a 11,670 sq m terminal to go ahead that MSC Cruises will operate and manage [Read more...]
The Icelandic ports of Reykjavik and Keflavik have joined Cruise Europe. Situated in the middle of the North Atlantic, Iceland is claimed to be a natural destination for the cruise industry. Over the past few years, Reykjavik has become a destination for expedition ships and [Read more...]
The northern German port of Sassnitz has rejoined Cruise Baltic. With this new German member, the number of member cruise ports and destinations totals 32 – the highest ever. Sassnitz is a gateway to the island of Rügen and is centrally located in the southwestern [Read more...]
Global Ports Holding has signed a 20-year concession agreement to manage the cruise passenger terminal of the Port of Taranto, Italy. This agreement follows the announcement made by GPH in November last year that the Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea had issued an [Read more...]
Sanary-sur-Mer, part of the Var Provence Cruise Club, has installed a mooring buoy. “This new environmentally friendly equipment helps protect the Posidonia seabed and will allow future cruise ships to be welcomed in the best safety and security conditions,” the Var Provence Cruise Club network said [Read more...]
Brittany Ferries has tested the facilities at the port of Bilbao ahead of the arrival of the LNG powered ropax ‘Salamanca’. She is due to start calling at the Spanish port in 2022 from the UK. She is a sister ship to ‘Galicia’, and is chartered by [Read more...]
The Port of San Diego is to double the shore power capability at its B Street and Broadway Pier cruise ship terminals. This move will improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on and around San Diego Bay, the port said. The Board of [Read more...]
Shannon Foynes Port has joined Cruise Europe. The Irish port received its first cruise ship call in 2014 and since then, has had up to three calls per year until 2019. Despite the current pandemic, the port is preparing for cruise ships return. There are [Read more...]
With the huge impact that the COVID pandemic has had on the global cruise industry, the UK’s Portland Port said that it joined cruise lines, other ports, businesses and industries in welcoming the news that UK domestic cruising could resume next month. Ian McQuade, Portland [Read more...]