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Kotor to be assessed as a cruise destination
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the municipality of Kotor and the port of Kotor in Montenegro and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) are to co-operate to conduct a destination assessment in the port city. This announcement [Read more...]
Aberdeen South Harbour officially opened
On 22nd September, the UK’s HRH The Princess Royal officially opened Port of Aberdeen’s £420 mill expansion project, which can accommodate large cruise ships. Independent analysis forecast that when the expanded port reaches its full potential, its gross [Read more...]
WFW advises GPH on Bremerhaven cruise terminal contract award
Law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Global Ports Holding (GPH) on its successful bid for the contract to manage bremenports GmbH & Co, the operating company for the Bremerhaven cruise terminal. WFW advised GPH throughout [Read more...]
AIDA Cruises and Hamburg sign further co-operation agreement
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 [Read more...]
MEYER Group introduces floating terminal concept
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 [Read more...]
GPH moves into Bremerhaven
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 [Read more...]
New Greenock cruise terminal visitor centre opens
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 [Read more...]
MoU to enhance Plymouth’s Millbay Docks
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 [Read more...]
Portland Port markets its facilities
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 [Read more...]
Terminal extension boosts Portsmouth
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 [Read more...]