Hamburg. For the first time a ship of the French luxury shipping company, Ponant Yacht Cruises, was welcomed in the Port of Hamburg.
A new service centre was opened at the Port of Akureyri in June.
Scrabster is expecting six turnaround and four transit calls this year compared to four plus three in 2009.
Isafjordur has seen a significant increase in its cruise calls over the last few years.
Hafnarfjordur in Iceland is expecting 13 calls this year of which five will be turnarounds.