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Portsmouth International Port successfully transitions to revised International Quality Standard
Portsmouth International Port has become one of the first UK ports to successfully transition to International Quality Standard ISO 9001:2015. The deadline for making the transition from the previous quality standard is September 2018,...
Read MoreDiscover where a cruise from Port of Tyne can take you
The Port of Tyne in North East England is set for another record year in 2017, with more than 50 calls already booked. The Port celebrated an all-time high in cruise ship visits in 2016,...
Read MoreGuernsey’s 2016 Cruise Passenger Findings Show Robust Growth and Increased Overall Spend Ashore
Guernsey’s cruise passenger numbers growth has yet again been positive in 2016, with an increase of 8%, reflecting the benefits being accrued by the continued investment and increased resource deployed to support this growing sector....
Read MoreNew Year, New Port Director at Portsmouth International Port
With the change of year comes new leadership at Portsmouth International Port, as Mike Sellers starts full time as the new Port Director. Mike, who has spent the last twenty years working for Associated British...
Read MoreBlack Watch comes calling on a Christmas cruise at Portsmouth International Port
The last cruise ship call of 2016 at Portsmouth International Port sees Fred. Olsen’s stylish cruise ship ‘Black Watch’ arrives two days before Christmas on an around Britain “Tinsel & Hogmanay” tour. Six hundred passengers...
Read MoreLiverpool seeks design team for new Cruise Terminal
Liverpool City Council has launched a Europe wide search to design a potential new cruise terminal on the River Mersey. The authority is seeking to appoint a highly skilled technical team to advise on the...
Read MoreRising Star award scooped by ABP Southampton’s Rebekah Keeler
Cruise Trade News has named seven members of the cruise industry as Rising Stars including Rebekah Keeler, Commercial manager, ABP Southampton who has been awarded Ports Rising Star. The winners, all aged 35 and under, were...
Read MoreRoyal Princess returns to Liverpool
Princess Cruises has announced that the 3,560-guest ship will visit Liverpool throughout spring and summer 2018. It’s the latest good news for Liverpool’s cruise liner terminal, which this year welcomed 63 ships bringing 114,676 passengers...
Read MoreCruising towards a busy 2017 at Portsmouth International Port
With a successful 2016 summer season drawing to a close the schedule for cruise ships at Portsmouth International Port next year is looking healthy, with a 24% rise in bookings already in the diary. 2017...
Read MorePort of Dover scoops top National award
The Port of Dover became the toast of the transport sector after being named 'Port of the Year' at the UK National Transport Awards 2016. Supported by the Department for Transport, Transport Focus and the...
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