Ports

The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has granted permission for cruise ship technical calls and warm layups at its ports. The British Virgin Islands Goverment has agreed on conditions to allow cruise ships to carry out short-term berthing at [Read more...]

Tallink Grupp’s ropax ‘Victoria I’ became the first ship to connect up to shore power in Tallinn when she berthed at the Old City Harbour on 11th September. Shore power can now be used by vessels operating the [Read more...]

Tokyo International Cruise Terminal was officially due to open to the public on 10th September. Designed to be part of the now delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics, the terminal will be able to accommodate the world’s largest cruise ships. [Read more...]

A major project that has been years in the planning and months in the undertaking, has been completed at UK’s Portland Port. The port’s main berths, outer coaling pier (OCP) and the outer arm of queens pier (Q [Read more...]

In April, 2020, the Port of Seattle suspended its planning for a new cruise terminal to serve the Alaska market. This move was said at the time to be due to a need to better understand the short [Read more...]

Port Canaveral, the US second largest cruise homeport, is to implement austerity measures, due to the impact of COVID-19 on its operations and the shutdown in the cruise industry. The port will reduce its employees by more than [Read more...]

Spanish ferry operator Baleària has submitted a bid to build and operate a new passenger terminal at Valencia in conjunction with cruise terminal operator, Global Ports Holding (GPH). Under a long-term contract, GPH would manage the new terminal’s [Read more...]

To meet more stringent emmisions requirements and for future development, Norway’s Port of Flåm has been working towards offering locally produced hydro-power to cruise ships while berthed. Flåm submitted an application for funds to Norwegian state investment facility [Read more...]

Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) has postponed the building of a new cruise terminal at Copenhagen’s Oceankaj, due to the pandemic decimating the sector. With the prospects for healthy growth in the Copenhagen cruise market, CMP began the invitation [Read more...]

Nassau Cruise Port has raised over $130 mill through a private bond offering. According to the local media outlet ‘The Tribune’, Nassau Cruise Port CEO, Mike Maura, Jr and Colina Financial Advisors (CFAL) confirmed that the offering was [Read more...]