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Port of Dover wins third EcoPort PERS certification
Port of Dover has won a third certification through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). The port is recognised in the field of clean energies both for shipping and port operations, biodiversity and monitoring pollution....
Read MorePortsmouth Port’s new terminal welcomes 75,000 passengers in first six months
Since Portsmouth International Port's terminal extension opened in August 2023, a report has shown 75,000 passengers have made use of the new facility, arriving and departing for their cruise. The carbon neutral terminal, part funded...
Read MorePort of Tyne handles first cruise ship of the season
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is the first cruise operator to depart from Newcastle this year. Balmoral set sail on its first cruise of the season from the Port of Tyne, taking passengers on a nine-night...
Read MoreAIDA Kick-Starts Dover Cruise 2024 With Four Visits In March
The 2024 cruise season at the Port of Dover officially begins next month, with four consecutive weekly port of call visits from AIDA Cruises. After AIDAluna is welcomed to the Port on 12 March, AIDAdiva...
Read MoreABB to supply shore power solution for Portsmouth International Port
ABB is appointed primary contractor as part of Portsmouth International Port's Sea Change project. The Sea Change project will design, build and operate a shore power project across the port's three busiest berths. It is...
Read MorePortland Port’s cruise season kicks off with AIDAsol
The arrival of AIDAsol at Portland Port has heralded the start of the UK port’s cruise season. A total of 2,194 passengers and more than 600 crew were travelling on board the AIDA Cruises vessel,...
Read MorePlymouth cruise bookings up 40% on 2023
In Plymouth, cruise bookings are up 40% on 2023 with the port due to handle 10,000 passengers this season. Calls start in April and continue until October, with more in the pipeline for 2024, and...
Read MoreAmbassador & ORCA monitoring British waters for whales, dolphins & porpoises
Ambassador Cruise Line named ORCA a charity partner for the third year running and continues to support the monitoring of the 25 species calling the British Isles home: whales, dolphins and porpoises, including ‘slinky’ minke...
Read MoreLiverpool to host naming ceremony for Cunard’s new ship Queen Anne
Cunard’s Queen Anne will be named in Liverpool on June 3 in a celebration hosted by Busted musician Matt Willis and his TV presenter wife Emma Willis. It will take place on the Mersey waterfront...
Read MoreAberdeen’s cruise sector growth to deliver £4.5million regional windfall
In a major economic boost for local businesses and communities, the Port of Aberdeen will host 50 cruise calls in 2024 bringing £4.5m in regional benefit; projections exceed 100 calls by 2027, delivering a potential £20m....
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