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Roma Cruise Terminal hosts 2nd edition of the Sustainable Cruise Tourism Management ProgrammeRoma Cruise Terminal hosts 2nd edition of the Sustainable Cruise Tourism Management Programme

Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation organized, within the frame of its partnership with the Indian Ocean Region Association (IORA), the 2nd edition of the Sustainable Cruise Tourism Management Programme.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

November 20, 2024

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The program saw the participation of representatives from key authorities across the Indian OceanPHOTO: ROMA CRUISE TERMINAL

The course, took place this week at Roma Cruise Terminal’s Terminal Amerigo Vespucci and was organised in  collaboration with ForMare and Confitarma – the Italian Shipowners’ Confederation. 

The program saw the participation of representatives from key authorities across the Indian Ocean, including port authorities of Mauritius, Tanzania, and Kenya, representative from the Thai Ministry of Transport and chairman of the Port of Cochin, India.   

The five day course provided an opportunity for participants to engage in discussions on sustainable cruise terminal practice and gaining practical insights for implementation in their countries. The sessions were run by experts from the Port Authority, Italian Coast Guard, Costa Cruises, Aquila Centre for Excellence, port security and Roma Cruise Terminal. 

Delegates also visited among others Civitavecchia cruise terminals, Costa Toscana and the Coast Guard office.

About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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