18/03/2024

Cruise ships expect a historic year in the face of a worldwide tourism boom

A report by the consulting firm Ocean Infrastructures Management, a subsidiary of Ocean Capital Partners, a firm specializing in the port sector, estimates a significant increase in the cruise business worldwide for the coming years, if the figures of the past 2023 are consolidated, when growth rates were close to 70% compared to its predecessor. Thus, the economic impact of the sector would have grown to 9.5 billion euros last year, compared to 5.6 billion the previous year, due to the boom the tourism sector, in general, and the cruise industry in particular.

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Ocean Infrastructures Management advised Boluda on acquiring the Barcelona multipurpose terminal

08/10/2026

The new Silk Road? The Arctic route is born limited by the lack of icebreakers and dependence on Russia.

27/09/2026

Reducing truck waiting times at ports by one hour would free up more than 400 million euros a year for Spain.

06/09/2026

Spanish ports risk losing 400 million euros a year due to truck traffic jams

29/08/2026

Spain needs workers in its ports: there is a shortage of more than 17,000 and they pay salaries of up to 4,000 euros per month.

09/08/2026

Occupation of the 85% in the megayacht marina of the port of Ibiza

02/08/2026

Ocean Capital Partners advises Terminal Marítima del Grao on its sale to Agunsa

14/07/2026

Agunsa buys the 60% from Terminal Marítima del Grao de Castellón for 3.8 million

13/07/2026

IGY Ibiza Marina unveils a new shopping area with the transformation of the Hammer building

06/07/2026

Malaga brings together national experts in investment, sustainability and nautical tourism at its port

02/06/2026

Rafa Nadal's success, 39, outside of tennis: his investment in managing marinas for megayachts

29/05/26

Spanish ports will seek between 12,000 and 17,000 new employees over five years, according to OCP

10/05/2026

Spanish ports are looking for 17,000 professionals on the verge of retirement.

03/05/2026

The Mediterranean's Super-Yacht Summer Is Moving West This Year

02/05/2026

Seville's new cruise and megayacht terminal is now operational with the aim of attracting "higher value-added" port calls.«

26/04/2026

The Port of Seville plans to become a benchmark for cruise destinations with the new management of the terminal

24/04/2026

Ocean Platform Marinas launches new superyacht terminal at Port of Seville

24/04/2026

Why Ocean Capital Partners joined Japan's Uraga Marina project

22/04/2026

The "world's first museum ship" docks in Ibiza this Sant Jordi

10/04/2026

The megayacht marina fills up as people come to experience Holy Week in Malaga

01/04/2026

Ocean Capital Partners to develop major Uraga Marina project in Japan

30/03/2026

Rafael Nadal and Aspemir acquire stake in Ocean Platform Marinas

17/03/2026

Tennis star Rafa Nadal invests in Ocean Platform Marinas targeting superyacht infrastructure development

17/03/2026

Rafa Nadal enters the luxury megayacht marina business

16/03/2026

Interview with José Luis Almazán about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

08/03/2026

Muelle Uno, the commercial icon of the port of Malaga, improves its profits and exceeds 12 million in revenue

08/03/2026

José Luis Almazán: “Companies propose investments in weeks, and the Administration takes years to approve them.”

04/03/2026

Shipping companies and the government agree to simplify regulations to accelerate the competitiveness of maritime transport. (Diario de Sevilla)

04/03/2026

Operators advocate for the modernization of stevedoring

04/03/2026

José Luis Almazán speaks at the 1st National Congress of the Port Sector

04/03/2026

The first international cruise ship of the season arrives in Seville, reinforcing its commitment to luxury tourism.

27/02/2026

A renewed roadmap to address the stormy journey of port competitiveness

26/01/26

The replica of the Nao Santa Maria will make a stop in January at the megayacht marina in Malaga.

17/01/2026

Spain accelerates the modernization of its ports to avoid losing market share

14/01/2026

Sasha Romashova, Malaga's megayacht marina is too small

01/01/2026

Spanish ports face the challenge of maintaining their competitiveness against non-European ports by 2026.

28/12/2025

Ports address $7 billion in investment amid global readjustment

26/12/2025

Global Ports and Ocean Platform Marinas will manage the cruise and megayacht terminal at the Port of Seville

18/12/25

Global Ports and Ocean Platform Marinas will build the large cruise and megayacht terminal in the Port District of Seville

18/12/2025

The reinvention of the Club de Mar: the iconic Spanish marina that serves as a base for the great yachts of the Mediterranean

10/12/2025

The arrival of megayachts at the port of Malaga doubles in one year

08/12/2025

Archaeological remains found that describe the urban evolution of the city of Ibiza

04/12/25

Port of call: 11 new global superyacht marinas for your yacht

03/12/2025

The 1st National Congress of the Port Sector will have more than 50 speakers

17/11/2025

Ports with diversified activity manage 50% of freight traffic in Spain

16/11/2025

The railway, a pending issue in port logistics

23/10/2025

Female scientists, engineers, and leaders in STEM sectors inspire vocations among secondary and high school students

23/10/2025

The future of Spanish ports: multifunctional terminals to combine cargo with cruise ships and megayacht mooring

11/10/2025

OCP argues that "without legal certainty, there will be no commitment to freight rail."

08/09/2025

Ocean Capital Partners appoints Marc Colls as Technical & Operations Director

03/09/2025

The lack of rail freight costs ports 800 million.

31/08/2025

The train wastes 800 million a year in its battle with the truck

21/08/2025

IGY Ibiza Marina completes €5m upgrade with shore power for superyachts

14/07/2025

IGY Ibiza Marina inaugurates its new facilities and launches electrical connection for large boats

14/07/2025

Juanvi Roselló, IGY Ibiza Marina: "We have between 10 and 15 moorings of 20 to 30 meters, which we would love to help us operate in winter".

14/07/2025

Superyacht lineup in Málaga

03/06/2025

Spanish ports will save 3 billion thanks to digitization

26/05/2025

Cartagena beats Bilbao to become the fourth largest port in Spain

05/04/2025

Spanish ports require 4,500 million euros to…

05/04/2025

The megayacht marina in Ibiza advances in the works so that the boats have access to electricity supply.

15/03/2025

The digital twins give a new dimension to the digital twins sector….

28/02/2025

Ocean Capital Partners has added Sara Blanco and Ignacio del Río as partners.

10/02/2025

Intense decarbonization roadmap shakes up shipping industry

19/01/2025

Emissions regulations may cost shipping companies 100 million

15/01/2025

The ETS will devour the intended reduction of port fees.

14/01/2025

The main shipping companies face cost overruns of 142 million euros in Spain

23/12/2024

The Nao Victoria arrives at the Marina de Megayates

12/12/2024

The megayacht marina in Malaga receives the Tourism Forum's Tourism Investment Award

26/11/2024

Malaga ratifies its commitment to quality at the Tourism Awards ceremony

25/11/2024

Interview with Ignacio Javier Del Río, Head of Assets at Ocean Capital Partners

19/11/2024

One year of crisis in the Red Sea: sea freight rates have doubled and are already threatening shortages

02/11/2024

Climate laws force port modernization

27/10/2024

The most expensive Christmas: rising shipping costs threaten to push up prices

21/10/2024

Looking for a job? Cruise ships need up to 100,000 workers

21/08/2024

Spain faces the opportunity to lead the transformation of the maritime business

23/07/2024

The lucrative business of 'megayachts': each one contributes 6.5 million to the economy

15/07/2024

The Spanish challenge of supplying remote islands in the Pacific Ocean

21/05/2024

Spanish ingenuity for the Galapagos puzzle

19/05/2024

The economic impact of the cruise industry is 9.5 billion in Spain

06/04/2024

The megayacht marina of Malaga hangs the sign of full house

20/03/2024

Cruise ships expect a historic year in the face of a worldwide tourism boom

18/03/2024

Ports accelerate their complex journey towards decarbonization

24/02/2024

The megayacht marina in the port of Ibiza wants to attract yachts all year round.

22/02/2024

The digitization of Spanish ports will increase the GDP by 27.3 billion euros annually

19/02/2024

All Spanish ports must be electrified in six years: this is the investment required

09/01/2024

Ports need to invest 450 million up to 2030 to electrify their operations and lower emissions

25/12/2023

Spanish ports to create more than 1,000 jobs to decarbonize

15/12/2023

Nearly 200 pre-1992 port concessions may be extended and attract 1 billion euros to the country

05/11/2023

Ocean Capital expects 1 billion in investment with the reform of the Ports Law

17/10/2023

The 'megayacht' marina, a strategic opportunity for the arrival of specialized companies in Malaga

29/09/2023

Cruise ships and the nautical sector are firmly committed to sustainability and digitalization

20/09/2023

Spanish ports to invest 500 million by 2030 to electrify their operations

18/09/2023

Interview with Sara Blanco on the report "Offshore wind, opportunities and challenges for the port system".

17/09/2023

Ports look to offshore wind to move one million more tons of cargo

30/08/2023

The development of offshore wind power will contribute 9,581 million to the Spanish GDP by 2030

10/06/2023

Malaga, in the spotlight of investment funds

03/06/2023

The megayacht marina, internationally recognized for its use of...

02/05/2023

Ports consolidate their recovery with 3.5% more tons and record revenues

02/04/2023

Cartagena beats Bilbao to become the fourth largest port in Spain

21/02/2023

Spanish ports require 4,500 million euros to…

22/01/2023
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