AIDA Cruises, the Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Hamburg Port Authority signed a long-term agreement (LTA) on 1st September, 2023, whereby the cruise ship operator guarantees ship and passenger volumes for another five years. The LTA was signed by Hamburg's Senator for Economic Affairs, [Read more...]
MEYER Floating Solutions, a subsidiary of the cruise shipbuilder MEYER Group, has unveiled the world's first floating cruise terminals. These terminals mark a paradigm shift in sustainable port expansion, offering an innovative solution globally, MEYER claimed. This approach not only caters to ports with limited [Read more...]
Global Ports Holding (GPH), the world's largest independent cruise port operator, has been awarded a 10-year port concession agreement, with a potential five-year extension option, by bremenports on behalf of the city of Bremen to operate the Columbusbahnhof Bremerhaven (Bremerhaven Cruise Port). The agreement’s start [Read more...]
Greenock’s new £20 mill cruise ship visitor centre has been officially opened. It was claimed that the new facility on the UK’s River Clyde will provide a £26 mill boost to the Scottish economy with over 70 new jobs created. The project, led by Inverclyde [Read more...]
The UK’s Associated British Ports (ABP), Plymouth City Council and Brittany Ferries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to support Plymouth in its quest towards net zero. The memorandum was signed by Councillor Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council, Christophe [Read more...]
Representatives from a range of businesses at the UK’s Portland Port were given a tour of the ‘Regal Princess’ when the Princess Cruises’ vessel called as part of a 12-day cruise around the British Isles on 13th August. The cruise ship is 330 m long and [Read more...]
On 20th August, 2023, after 18 months of construction, the UK port of Portsmouth welcomed guests from Saga’s cruise ship, ‘Spirit of Discovery’. They were the first to experience the port’s net carbon neutral terminal extension, made possible through £11.25 mill of Levelling Up funding [Read more...]
Global Ports Holding (GPH), the world's largest independent cruise port operator, has signed a 30-year concession agreement, with a 10-year extension option, with the St Lucia Government. The agreement calls for cruise related operations on the island. It marks a further significant step in the [Read more...]
Haifa Port has selected Bermello, Ajamil & Partners (BA) to design the first purpose-built cruise terminal to be located in Israel. BA is a leading cruise terminal designer and has successfully undertaken homeport cruise terminal projects from planning to commissioning in six continents, including the [Read more...]
The Port of Aberdeen has announced that the UK’s Princess Royal will officially open the new Aberdeen South Harbour on 22nd September. A specially designed accropode will be unveiled to commemorate the official opening at an event on the quayside at South Harbour. Over 9,000 [Read more...]