Taranto Hosts the first in-person meeting of the Cruises & Port Cities Working Group

Press release - 20/02/2026 – Taranto, Italy AIVP and MedCruise strengthen their collaboration for Sustainable Cruises and Port–City Development MedCruise and AIVP, have brought the international Cruises & Port Cities Working Group to Taranto for its first in-person meeting, gathering around 30 port city professionals and experts from Italy, Spain, France, Greece and Portugal. This initiative, stablished in 2021, promotes dialogue, best practices and cooperation between cruise ports and cities, supporting more sustainable and inclusive destination management. Hosted by the Port System Authority of the Ionian Sea (AdSPMI), the meeting focuses on key topics such as governance, mobility and community engagement, with dedicated workshops addressing tourism flow management and collaborative approaches between port–city stakeholders and cruise companies. The two-day programme kicked off with an official press conference in the Ketos Center, with the President of the Port of Taranto, the representative of the municipality and…