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Solent Stevedores invests in the future of cruise at Southampton
Solent Stevedores has recently taken delivery of 33 fully electric counter balance fork lift trucks from STILL Materials Handling in preparation for the 2019 cruise season at the Port of Southampton. This latest investment by...
Read MoreCruise expert joins Portsmouth International Port
Experienced cruise specialist Ian Diaper joins Portsmouth International Port as head of operations, a new role created to manage shore side activity. Ian has spent over 40 years in the shipping industry, most recently as...
Read MoreCruise Hull Yorkshire issues invitation for expressions of interest to tender
Cruise Hull Yorkshire has issued an invitation for expressions of interest to tender to be the commercial partner for the new Hull Cruise Facility in partnership with Hull City Council. Interested providers should complete the...
Read MoreVisitGuernsey shortlisted for two Travel Marketing awards
VisitGuernsey has been shortlisted for two prestigious National Travel Marketing Awards 2019 for its marketing campaigns to promote tourism to the island, created to capitalise on the cinema release of ‘The Guernsey Literary & Potato...
Read MorePortland Port’s 2019 cruise season to smash all previous records
Portland Port’s 2019 cruise season is going to be another record breaker with the greatest number of cruise calls and passengers to date. This has been the general pattern for the last 10 years, with...
Read MoreCruise passengers rate Kirkwall top destination in Northern Europe
Passengers from one of Europe's most prestigious cruise lines have rated Kirkwall as their top Northern Europe and Scandinavian European cruise destination. Every year, Viking Ocean Cruises, like many other cruise lines, analyse their guest...
Read MoreQueens Pier Improvement Project given the green light at Portland Port
The nature of shipping at Portland Port is changing rapidly; as the cruise business continues to grow, the Port’s cargo customers are also seeing a significant growth in activities and there is an increased use...
Read MoreIt’s a hat trick! Guernsey wins Best UK & British Isles Port of Call in Cruise Critic UK Editors’ Picks Awards for third time.
Guernsey is delighted to announce that it is the winner of the ‘Best UK / British Isles Port of Call’ category in the 2018 Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards, winning the title for the third...
Read MoreBrexit Britain will be the ‘new Montenegro’ says Dingle
Addressing Cruise Britain’s first formal business event during a trip along London’s River Thames, Carnival UK chairman David Dingle spoke of Britain as a 'leading cruise nation with a very healthy and fast-developing cruise economy.'...
Read MoreAll aboard for the departure of Liverpool’s 2018 cruise season
This year the Liverpool Cruise Terminal has welcomed more than 100,000 international passengers and crew and approximately 50,000 spectators to the waterfront during cruise ship visits, generating an economic impact of around £7 million. During...
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