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Whittier project gets off the ground
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Huna Totem Corp to develop berthing and upland facilities at Whittier, Alaska. This privately funded development project will consist of a berthing facility able to handle [Read more...]
Turku to revamp its ferry and cruise infrastructure
The tendering process for a building contract for a new pier for Viking Line at the Finnish port of Turku started on 9th February. Structural design of the quays has been undertaken by Profund and the goal is [Read more...]
Virgin opens dedicated Miami terminal
Virgin Voyages opened Terminal V at PortMiami earlier this month. Virgin supremo, Sir Richard Branson, was joined by Miami/Dade County Mayor, Daniella Levine Cava and Virgin Voyages’ CEO, Tom McAlpin to cut a ribbon to officially open the [Read more...]
ADP Inaugurates new cruise ship jetty
AD Ports Group’s (ADP) has opened its new jetty at Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach. The new jetty — equipped with eight mooring dolphins, firefighting equipment, and solar lighting — will be able to accommodate two cruise vessels [Read more...]
First LEED certificate for cruise terminals awarded to NCLH’s PortMiami facility
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ (NCLH) PortMiami terminal has received the world’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold New Construction v4.0 certificate awarded to a cruise terminal. “We are proud to be recognised as a leader [Read more...]
Stena Line inaugurates Sweden/Finland link
On 1st February, 2022, the first ferry on Stena Line’s new route Nynäshamn/Hanko sailed from the Swedish port. Stena’s ropax ‘Urd’ left Nynäshamn/Stockholm’s Norvik Port after an inauguration ceremony. Starting with three departures per week, the link will [Read more...]
Dover expects record cruise year
Similar to many ports worldwide, the UK Port of Dover is expecting a record breaking year for cruise operations. The only UK destination on the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel List 2022, the port is gearing up to [Read more...]
Milwaukee to upgrade cruise facilities
The US State of Wisconsin has awarded Port Milwaukee a $3.5 mill Capital Tourism grant. This will be used to help fund a new Seawaymax infrastructure at the South Shore Cruise Dock to accommodate the largest international cruise [Read more...]
New company covers both deepsea and river cruising in Amsterdam
The Supervisory Boards of both Port of Amsterdam and Passenger Terminal Amsterdam have agreed to transfer the river cruises operation to Cruise Port Amsterdam - a new company set up. This move was based on the need to [Read more...]
ADP to develop Aqaba cruise terminal
AD Ports Group (ADP) has signed four agreements and a Head of Terms Agreement (HoT) with Aqaba Development Corp (ADC). These agreements will result in ADP supporting Aqaba’s development of tourism, logistics, transport and digital infrastructure, including the [Read more...]