Crusie news (tagged with port terminals)

Ferries Serving Dalma Island, Abu Dhabi Depart from New Port
Ferries serving Dalma Island (Abu Dhabi) depart from a new homeport from Tuesday, August 20, in anticipation of increasing tourist numbers. ...
August 19, 2019
Cruise Industry
Cruise Demonstration Zone to Be Established in Shanghai
Shanghai is expected to establish a demonstration zone for cruise tourism. This is part of the plans of the port to become a hub for the industry...
August 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal Scheduled for Expansion
The RM 155 million expansion works at Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) are scheduled to begin next month. Upon the planned completion in a year...
August 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
Seattle's Colman Dock Ferry Terminal Building Closes Forever
The Colman Dock ferry terminal building that is in use for over 50 years on the Seattle waterfront is closing forever this month. Crews are preparing...
August 9, 2019
Cruise Industry
Venice Bans Cruise Ships from Entering the Historic City Centre
Venice Italy will start rerouting cruise liners away from city's historic downtown, in a victory for locals tired of the huge vessels. Some...
August 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
Carnival's Half Moon Cay to Receive a Pier
HAL Properties Ltd (subsidiary of Carnival Corporation) announced plans to add a new berthing pier at Half Moon Cay Cruise Port which will allow...
August 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises to Withdraw from Dubai
P&O Cruises announced it will withdraw from Duba UAEi during the winter due to tensions over shipping in the Persian Gulf (aka Arabian Gulf...
August 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Wall Section of Cruise Terminal 3 Parking Garage Installed at Port Canaveral
A crane lifted the first wall section of Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 3 (CT3) parking garage on July 30 and carried the 52,000-pound...
August 2, 2019
Cruise Industry
Cruise Port at Rocky Point Not Ready Yet
Cruise ships are expected to be homeporting in Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) for the first time this winter. Unfortunately, the long-awaited cruise...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Verdant Isle Port Partners Selected for Cayman Islands Cruise Port Project
The Cayman Islands Government selected VIPP (Verdant Isle Port Partners) as the preferred bidder for a proposed cruise berthing facility and...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Kenya Experiences an Increase in Demand for Cruises
There is an increase in demand for cruises in Kenya according to Holiday Bazaar’s Nishma Shah who said that the tourism sub-sector had seen...
July 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port of Portsmouth to See Up to 150,000 Cruisers Per Year Due to £18.7M Project
Thousands more cruisers could set sail from the port of Portsmouth when a GBP 18.7 million project woos major cruise ship operators. Nearly 50,000...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
New Cruise Ship Terminal Officially Opens in Belfast
A new cruise ship terminal officially opened in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the first dedicated facility of the kind on the island. ...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
Active Shooter Drill at New Orleans Cruise Ship Terminal
An active shooter drill is scheduled for Wednesday, July 31, at the cruise terminal at Port NOLA New Orleans, authorities announced. The drill will...
July 30, 2019
Accidents
Marseille Fos Port Authority Announces Zero-Emissions Investment
Among a series of eco-friendly initiatives, Marseille Fos Port will invest EUR 20 million over the next 6 years to extend shoreside power/electrical...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Cruise Industry Partners with Dubrovnik to Protect Cultural Heritage
Dubrovnik Croatia and CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to work together in efforts to...
July 25, 2019
Cruise Industry
More River Cruise Ships Come to La Crosse?
More river cruise ships could visit La Crosse (Wisconsin USA) as city's board of public works approved a study to look into the possibility to add...
July 23, 2019
Cruise Industry
Ferry Service from Macau to HK Suspended Over Riots
Passenger ferry shipping services between Hong Kong Sheung Wan and Macau was closed between midnight and early Monday morning, as the Marine and...
July 22, 2019
Cruise Industry
Costa Rica Renovates Limon Cruise Terminal
The 193,000 cruisers who arrive annually to Costa Rica’s Caribbean seaport will soon be able to enjoy renovated facilities. The Government...
July 21, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port of Keelung Eyeing 1M Cruise Ship Visitors in 2020
The number of cruise tourists visiting Port Keelung (Taiwan) is expected to exceed 1 million in 2020,. The state-run seaport management company...
July 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
£38M Funding Approved for Isle of Man Ferry Terminal
Manx government funding was approved for a GBP 38 million passenger ferry terminal in Liverpool despite costs growing by over 1/5. The project, that...
July 17, 2019
Cruise Industry
Kangaroo Island Reaches a Peak of Visiting Cruise Ships
Cruise ships visit Kangaroo Island for the last 15 years, reaching a peak during season 2018-2019 of 28 vessels. With a projected growth of 20%, the...
July 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
Construction of Sydney's Second Cruise Berth On Track
Construction of a second cruise berth in Sydney (NS Canada) is on budget and currently on track to be completed by the end 2019, an official with the...
July 14, 2019
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Invests in Fort James Project
RCCL-Royal Caribbean will invest significantly in an entertainment facility in Fort James area (Antigua and Barbuda). At a post-Cabinet press...
July 14, 2019
Cruise Industry
Carnival Valor Re-Routed to Mobile Due to Possible Hurricane
Port NOLA New Orleans announced it had ceased cargo-loading operations at Napoleon Avenue container terminal at noon on Thursday, July 11. Carnival...
July 12, 2019
Cruise Industry
Docking Cruise Ship Facilities in Paphos Tabled
The building of a pier for the docking of cruise ships is due to be incorporated into a study to be conducted for Port Paphos' marina. The proposal...
July 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
EIB Grants 70 Million Euros for Ferry Connection Between Sweden and Finland
The European Investment Bank (EIB) revealed it had granted a EUR 70 million loan for the building of Kvarken Link Oy which is a special purpose...
July 9, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port of Tyne Reconfigures Part of International Passenger Terminal
Port of Tyne reconfigured part of its International Passenger Terminal, North Shields, close to Newcastle upon Tyne, in order to create a brand new...
July 9, 2019
Cruise Industry
Controversial Cruise Terminal Plan Abandoned for Housing
Controversial plans for building a new cruise terminal in Greenwich-London were scrapped by site's new owners in favour of a new housing complex...
July 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
Norwegian Spirit Makes an Inaugural Visit to Portland
The 2019 cruise season is underway in Isle of Portland (Dorset, England) with the double visit of Saga Sapphire and inaugural call of NCL’s...
July 7, 2019
Cruise Industry