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Cruise Industry Association Says Passenger Ships Have Not Been Banned From Dutch Capital

29th July 2023
City officials in Amsterdam are looking to relocate the cruise terminal to outside the city centre and do not plan to outright ban such ships from calling to the popular tourist destination, as some media reports have suggested. Above Azamara Journey berthed at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam facility.
City officials in Amsterdam are looking to relocate the cruise terminal to outside the city centre and do not plan to outright ban such ships from calling to the popular tourist destination, as some media reports have suggested. Above Azamara Journey berthed at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam facility. Credit: cruiseportamsterdam/facebook

In Amsterdam, a city council moves to 'keep' cruise ships out of the city-centre, according to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world's largest cruise industry trade association.

As Tradewinds reports, Amsterdam is certainly looking to prevent massive sized cruise ships from berthing in close proximity to the centre of the city. This would reduce in port terminal based air pollution and hinder partygoers in their thousands from laying siege upon residential areas.

But CLIA in a press release said that city officials do not plan to ban outright cruise ships from calling to the popular tourist destination, as some media reports have suggested, among them BBC coverage as featured previously.

On Thursday, the city’s Local Council approved a proposal however, to relocate the 600m quay Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA) to a less central area within the city, to be determined.

CLIA also in their statement said “We are aware of the media reports about the future of cruise in Amsterdam".

“As the port has publicly stated, cruise ships have not been banned from Amsterdam.”

CLIA added that the Port of Amsterdam and the PTA have pledged to invest millions in port infrastructure with upgrades and shoreside electricity “for the long-term”, but the terminal may get moved to a less central area within the city.

Since 2016 there have been discussions on its relocation outside of the city centre and that talks are still ongoing.

For more, Tradewinds has the story.

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Jehan Ashmore

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals. 

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