‘A plague of locusts’: Barcelona battles port authorities to curb cruise tourists
Councillors and residents hope to limit the number of daytrippers arriving by boat to preserve the city’s streets and character. (more…)
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Ports of Barcelona and Ashdod sign Agreement
The Ports of Barcelona and Ashdod have signed an agreement to develop collaboration. The cooperation focuses on innovative projects in the maritime and logistics field and the development of joint business and infrastructure. (more…)
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The Port of Barcelona and cruise operators create a working group to speed up the supply of clean energy to ships
The Port of Barcelona, Barcelona Cruise Port, Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Group, MSC Cruises, NCL Holding, Viking Cruises and have signed an agreement to actively collaborate in the dock electrification
project of the port area. (more…)
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Barcelona Targets Cruise Ships in Its Latest Fight With Tourists. In a long struggle with overcrowding, Catalonia’s regional government is looking at how to reduce the number of liners docking in the city’s harbor
The days when Barcelona’s harbor was thronged with cruise ships could soon be a thing of the past if local leaders get their way. (more…)
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Costa Cruises celebrates in the port of Barcelona the christening ceremony of Costa Toscana
Christening ceremony of Costa Toscana
Costa Cruises celebrates in the port of Barcelona the christening ceremony of Costa Toscana, the newest Italian-flagged ship in the Costa Cruises fleet, that leads to the discovery of “the art of living the sea”. (more…)
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Christening Ceremony In Barcelona For Costa Toscana, Costa Cruises’ New Lng-powered Flagship. Godmother of the ship is Chanel, the artist who represented Spain in the last edition of Eurovision
Costa Cruises celebrates in the port of Barcelona the christening ceremony of Costa Toscana, the newest Italian-flagged ship in the Costa Cruises fleet, that leads to the discovery of “the art of living the sea”. (more…)
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Virgin Voyages’ Second Lady Ship, Valiant Lady, Arrives In New Mediterranean Homeport
Virgin Voyages’ second lady ship, Valiant Lady, shed her winter wardrobe and sailed from her sunny new Mediterranean homeport of Port de Barcelona on May 15. (more…)
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Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady Cruise Ship Sets Sail on its “MerMaiden” European Cruise with Sir Richard Branson Onboard
Virgin Voyages cruise ship Valiant Lady set sail from sunny Barcelona yesterday on its “MerMaiden” cruise in Europe — with Sir Richard Branson onboard. (more…)
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The President of Heraklion Port Authority Mr. Ioannis Vardavas and its CEO Mr. Minas Papadakis visit the Port of Barcelona
The President of Heraklion Port Authority Mr. Ioannis Vardavas and its CEO Mr. Minas Papadakis visited the Port of Barcelona, one of the leading Ports in Europe and the largest in terms of cruise passenger traffic in Europe/ Mediterranean. (more…)
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MedCruise elected Figen Ayan as President at The 59th MedCruise General Assembly that was held in Barcelona
The 59th MedCruise General Assembly that was held in Barcelona, Spain, elected Ms Figen Ayan, Chief Port Officer Galataport Istanbul as the new President of the Association representing ports and stakeholders related to the cruise business in the Mediterranean and its adjoining seas. (more…)
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