Friday, February 28, 2025 - 18:13 by ce-press
In 2025, Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP) expects to surpass the one million passenger mark on 403 calls across its ports of Malmo, Visby and Copenhagen. This follows on from 2024 when Visby welcomed 170,000 passengers, Copenhagen 818,00 and Malmo 1,700. Calls numbered 192, 280 and three respectively.
Last year confirmed Copenhagen's status as an all-year cruise destination, with calls in every month of the year for the first time. The year saw a significant number of maiden calls, with 9 in Copenhagen and 11 in Visby, highlighting the deployment of newer and more efficient ships to the region. Germans were the single largest group of cruise guests in both Copenhagen and Visby, with Europeans in general being frequent passengers on the cruiseships calling at CMP in 2024.
Looking ahead to 2025, CMP is expecting 14 maiden calls. Copenhagen and Visby are expected to continue their strong performance, with 850,000 passengers and 295 calls anticipated in Copenhagen, and 172,000 passengers and 105 calls expected in Visby.
Copenhagen is set to host 107 turnaround calls, as well as reaffirming its status as an all-year cruise destination.
Passengers on turnaround calls are in general spending more money in Copenhagen as well as supporting the city as a regional transport hub.This year will see the inauguration of Copenhagen’s onshore power facility with five connection points at Oceankaj and Langelinie. The facility is expected to reach full capacity by 2028.
CMP has provided shore power to the ferry between Oslo and Copenhagen since 2021. The terminals at Langelinie will be fully operational again in 2025, ready for shore power and direct sewage connection, after a thorough renovation and expansion that respects the historic details of this iconic pier. This year is also the year when CMP aim to reach net-zero CO2-emissions in own operations.
Luis De Carvalho, commercial cruise director CMP, says: “The strong strategic collaboration across the value chain in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the region will continue through Cruise Denmark – Copenhagen and Beyond, as well as Cruise Baltic and Cruise Europe, strengthening the Baltic as a region for responsible cruise tourism.
“In May 2025, Copenhagen will host the prestigious Cruise Europe annual conference, marking the 33rd year since the city hosted the first-ever Cruise Europe conference in 1992.”
