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In the 2016 crocieristici ports of the Mediterranean di MedCruise they have enlivened 27,4 million passengers (- 1.1%)
This year in the port of Cagliari they are attended beyond 400 thousand crocieristi regarding 256 thousand in 2016
March 16, 2017

Last year the associated ports to MedCruise, the association of the crocieristici ports of the Mediterranean, have enlivened a traffic of 27.445.698 crocieristi, with a bending of the -1,1%rispetto to 27.761.864 in 2015. Moreover in 2016 to the crocieristici ports of the Mediterranean 13,476 cruise ships are landed altogether, with a decrease of the -0,5% regarding 13.533 ports of call in the year precedence.

The data on the carried out crocieristica activity in 2016 from the ports of MedCruise are introduced by the association in occasion of Seatrade Cruise Global, the world-wide fair of the crocieristico tourism that is shut today to Fort Lauderdale, in Florida. "Statistics of 2016 - it has emphasized the president of MedCruise, Kristijan Pavic - show positive developments in several parts of the Mediterranean and its adjacent seas. We all work so that the associates of MedCruise can increase the recorded increase. Moreover - it has evidenced Pavic - in spite of the emphasis that the crocieristiche companies place on the increase of other regions of the world, as for example the Asian market, that of the Mediterranean and the adjacent seas is a region that continues to
to generate increasing interest in the crocieristi. For the ports, the destinations and all the operators of the Mediterranean the challenge are that to offer to all the conditions in order to transform all this in a sustainable increase and in order to allow an ulterior expansion of the crocieristiche activities".

The relationship of MedCruise signals that in the 2016 main crociestici ports of the Mediterranean they have been Barcelona with 2.683.594 passengers (+5.6% regarding 2.540.302 pax in 2015), Civitavecchia with 2.339.676 passengers (+3.0% regarding 2.271.652 in 2015), Balearic Islands with 1.957.429 passengers (- 2.0% regarding 1.996.533 in 2015), Venice with 1.605.660 (+1.5% regarding 1.582.481 in 2015), Marseilles with 1.597.213 (+10.1% regarding 1.451.059 in 2015), Naples with 1.306.151 (+2.9% regarding 1.269.571 in 2015), therefore the Greek port of the Pireo that - with 1.094.135 crocieristi in 2016 regarding 980.149 in 2015 (+11.6%) - the port of Savona has climbed over classifying itself to the seventh place in the ranking of 2016, in which they follow to the eighth place the port of Genoa, than with 1.017.368 passengers in 2016 regarding 848.227 in the year precedence (+19.9%) when it had re-entered in the top ten of the crocieristici ports of the Mediterranean, it has exceeded in classifies Savona and the ports of Tenerife, therefore to the ninth place the port of Savona with 910.244 passengers (- 7.3% regarding 982.226 in 2015) and to tenth the ports of Tenerife with 884.173 passengers (- 5.2% regarding 933.154 in 2015).

While, in occasion of the participation to the Seatrade Cruise Global with the scope to introduce the Sardinia as only destination to introduce the world of the operators of the crocieristico market, the port of Cagliari has announced that in 2017 in the port of call fleeting ships of 24 crocieristiche companies regarding 256 thousand in 110 ports of call in 2016 are attended beyond 400 thousand fleeting for a total of 163 landings place of 41 different.




Not

Port

MedCruise
Region

Total
Pax

Total
Calls

Home in
Pax

Home out
Pax

Transit
Pax


1

Alanya

East Med

9.272

13

0

0

9.272


2

Alicante

West Med

89.197

53

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


3

Ancona

Adriatic

54.901

34

5.784

5.112

44.005


4

Antalya

East Med

45.405

16

22.251

22.225

929


5

Azores

West Med

125.904

121

565

617

124.722


6

Balearic Islands

West Med

1.957.429

742

600.181

1.357.248


7

Barcelona

West Med

2.683.594

758

782.196

773.623

1.127.775


8

Bari

Adriatic

400.875

145

52.367

56.770

291.738


9

Bastia/N.Corsica

West Med

18.533

23

0

0

18.533


10

Bodrum

East Med

61.261

44

51

21

61.189


11

Brindisi

Adriatic

5.270

14

6

1

5.263


12

Burgas

Sea black

5.833

4

0

0

5.833


13

Cagliari

West Med

255.873

110

8.456

247.417


14

Cartagena

West Med

187.843

120

186

0

187.657


15

Castellon

West Med

1.095

2

0

0

1.095


16

Ceuta

West Med

19.251

13

0

0

19.251


17

Civitavecchia

West Med

2.339.676

833

425.038

421.971

1.492.667


18

Constantza

Sea black

6.912

8

0

0

6.912


19

Corfu

Adriatic

748.914

481

35.890

34.974

678.050


20

Cyprus Ports*

East Med

141.358

135

28.378

29.785

83.195


21

Dubrovnik

Adriatic

831.730

639

33.473

34.696

763.561


22

Egyptian Ports

East Med

411.626

361

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


23

Riviera french

West Med

562.929

325

41.967

520.962


24

Genoa jib

West Med

1.017.368

248

282.652

323.626

375.711


25

Gibraltar

West Med

404.005

224

90

0

403.915


26

Gioia Tauro

West Med

13.758

13

1

20

13.737


27

Heraklion

East Med

238.780

165

3.739

3.563

231.478


28

Huelva

West Med

20.071

17

0

0

20.071


29

Igoumenitsa

East Med

7.623

7

0

0

7.623


30

Istanbul

East Med

36.708

42

7.872

8.380

20.456


31

Kavala

East Med

6.042

18

0

0

6.042


32

Koper

Adriatic

78.923

69

9

42

78.872


33

Kotor

Adriatic

536.644

487

663

749

535.232


34

Kusadasi

East Med

347.232

278

7.593

10.453

329.186


35

La Spezia

West Med

507.531

211

4.036

3.366

500.129


36

Lisbon

West Med

522.497

311

23.525

24.107

474.865


37

Livorno

West Med

807.935

403

4.755

4.519

798.661


38

Madeira Ports

West Med

522.483

297

824

1.951

519.708


39

Malaga

West Med

442.931

253

45.014

47.232

350.685


40

Marseille

West Med

1.597.213

490

244.580

242.384

1.110.249


41

Mersin

East Med

0

0

0

0

0


42

Messina

West Med

373.199

223

9.190

8.837

337.512


43

Monk

West Med

185.392

181

12.536

13.689

159.167


44

Motril-Granada

West Med

4.570

21

0

0

4.570


45

Naples

West Med

1.306.151

493

70.745

71.392

1.164.041


46

North Sardinian

West Med

210.386

130

0

0

210.386


47

Odessa

Sea black

1.242

5

7

2

1.233


48

Palamos/Roses

West Med

25.505

37

0

0

25.505


49

Palermo

West Med

510.078

174

36.607

35.427

438.044


50

Patras

East Med

743

2

0

0

743


51

Piraeus

East Med

1.094.135

625

176.303

176.360

741.472


52

Portimao

West Med

19.520

43

20

24

19.476


53

Portoferraio

West Med

42.752

118

0

0

42.752


54

Portofino

West Med

19.894

57

0

0

19.894


55

Ravenna

Adriatic

45.582

42

341

332

44.922


56

Rijeka

Adriatic

13.874

15

0

0

13.874


57

Savona

West Med

910.244

213

286.365

290.780

333.099


58

Silks

West Med

23.791

36

11

17

23.763


59

Sibenik

Adriatic

12.276

106

0

0

12.276


60

Sochi

Sea black

1.194

4

0

0

1.194


61

Souda/Chania **

East Med

147.915

86

0

0

147.915


62

Split

Adriatic

275.651

286

367

512

274.772


63

Taranto

Adriatic

0

0

0

0

0


64

Tarragona

West Med

14.013

22

921

921

12.171


65

Tenerife Ports

West Med

884.173

524

37.640

36.484

810.049


66

Thessaloniki

East Med

18.876

23

310

464

18.102


67

Toulon-Var Provence

West Med

362.479

278

6.338

5.848

350.293


68

Trabzon

Sea black

452

3

226

226

0


69

Tunisian Ports

West Med

757

2

0

0

757


70

Valencia*

West Med

404.783

181

30.498

30.465

343.820


71

TV assistant

West Med

682.970

317

58.410

56.321

568.239


72

Vahrn

Sea black

1.109

4

0

2

1.107


73

Venice

Adriatic

1.605.660

529

708.000

700.066

197.594


74

Volos

East Med

37.445

46

0

0

37.445


75

Zadar

Adriatic

136.462

114

452

425

135.584



*

Given Provisional for Cyprus Ports and Port of Valencia.


**

Chania harbour welcomed an additional number of cruise calls (11) carrying 4,777 transit pax.
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PORTS
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Chieti
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PORTS
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SHIPYARDS
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Tehran/Southampton
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PORTS
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Ravenna
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TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
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SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
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CRUISES
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Ancona/Los Angeles
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RAILWAY TRANSPORT
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
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SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
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PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
PORTS
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
COMPANIES
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
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SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
SAFETY & SECURITY
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
NEWS
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
COMPANIES
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
INFRASTRUCTURE
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
COMPANIES
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
COMPANIES
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
SHIPPING
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
INDUSTRY
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
NEWS
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
PORTS
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
COMPANIES
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
SHIPPING
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
PORTS
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
INDUSTRY
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
PORTS
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
ACCIDENTS
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
INDUSTRY
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
INDUSTRY
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COMPANIES
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
COMPANIES
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
SHIPPING
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
SHIPYARDS
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
SHIPPING
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
SHIPPING
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
MOURNING
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
PORTS
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
NEWS
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
PORTS
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
LOGISTICS
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
CRUISES
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
SHIPPING
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
PORTS
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
PORTS
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
COMPANIES
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
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