Code of practice is launched at the ESPO Conference 2016

A Code of Practice for Cruise and Ferry Ports was officially released at the ESPO conference in Dublin on June 2. The five sections are devoted to the discussion of competition and cooperation between ports; the importance of infrastructure developments; security of cruise operations; the improvement of the relations of ports and the hosting cities and destinations; and the structuring of relationships between ports and cruises and ferry lines and their associations.

CE is one of five regional European cruise port associations - MedCruise, Cruise Baltic, Cruise Britain and Cruise Norway - that has come together with ESPO to represent the sector towards European institutions. The Code is the first major outcome of the work conducted within this pan-European network.

The Code provides a united cruise ports voice that informs policy makers and the public about the characteristics, challenges, and bottom-up initiatives undertaken by European cruise ports. At the same time it strengthens ports efforts to endorse best practices and enhance their performance.