The international cruise season in Turku will welcome three larger cruise vessels and a number of private yachts. The season will be opened by m/s Serenissima arriving from Stockholm on 7 July. Serenissima is an expedition cruise vessel accomodating 100 guests, and can navigate as far away as the south and the north poles.
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Contract for automooring equipment was signed in port of Turku
The Port of Turku Ltd and Cavotec Finland Oy signed contract to purchase automooring equipment yesterday. The automooring system is used to develop the speed and efficiency of the stay of ships in the port, the management of environmental impacts of vessel traffic, and occupational safety of personnel.
The kick-off meeting of SecurePax project
The kick-off meeting of SecurePax project was held today in the port of Turku. The meeting was divided in two parts; the first was a discussion about the roles and tasks of project partners, accounting, reporting and payment requirements, as well as communication and visibility.
See you at transport logistic 2019 in June
Photo: Messe München This year’s transport logistic is being held from June 4–7 in Munich. We are taking part in the exhibition together with Freja Transport & Logistics, Moonway and Turku Free Zone Company.
SecurePax project aims at enhancing telecommunications and security
The European Union granted nearly 800,000 euros of financing to the Port of Turku’s SecurePax project which aims at enhancing telecommunications and security with a total budget of 1.5 million euros. The financing was granted from the Connecting Europe Facility programme. Other parties in the project in addition to the Port of Turku are Viking … Read more
Port of Turku will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global exhibition
We are participating in Seatrade Cruise Global exhibition in Miami on 8-11 April 2019. It is the largest annual event of the cruise industry and gathers over 10,000 industry professionals from around the world. The exhibition and a parallel cruise conference will be held in the refurbished Miami Beach Convention Center.
Year of steady development for the Port of Turku
The operations of Port of Turku Ltd developed steadily in 2018. The Port’s transport volumes were mainly at the high level achieved in the previous year, and the turnover and operating profit of the port enterprise increased slightly compared to 2017. The expectations are positive for the current financial year, too.
Port’s customer satisfaction continues at a high level
The Port of Turku’s own annual customer satisfaction survey was performed in December 2018. The survey was sent to a similar group of the Port’s key customers and partners as in previous years. Satisfaction with the Port of Turku was at the same high level as in 2017.
Let’s reduce noise! Neptunes Conference on noise reduction on 28 March 2019, Rotterdam
The Neptunes Conference is organized on Thursday 28th March in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The event is hosted by the Port of Rotterdam.
Get to know our staff – Harbour Master Antti Pekanheimo
Harbour Master Antti Pekanheimo is responsible for the Port’s operations, crane and vessel services.