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The Western Liguria Sea Port System Authority (AdSP, for its acronym in Italian) pursues the strategic objective of developing the railway component as a factor in streamlining the logistics system, relieving traffic congestion and developing business plans presented by the main terminal operators at the airports of Genoa and Savona.

The main infrastructural interventions for which AdSP is responsible include:

• the final railway mile - infrastructures in progress and planned for Genoa and Savona;
• policies implemented to support intermodal transport – organisational interventions and Law 130/2018 measures.

The Western Liguria Sea Port System Authority (AdSP, for its acronym in Italian) pursues the strategic objective of developing the railway component as a factor in streamlining the logistics system, relieving traffic congestion and developing business plans presented by the main terminal operators at the airports of Genoa and Savona. The policies implemented break down into two lines of action: the final mile infrastructural component and the management and organisational component. Both actions will allow for a significant increase in the modal split and daily in-coming/out-going trains from the current 45 (30 on the Genoa line and 15 on the Savona-Vado line) to approximately 120 on the entire system. As is already known, the main O/Ds already currently cover a very large domestic market, but the prospects contextualise the system in the development of Corridor 6 (Genoa Rotterdam) towards the market on the other side of the Alps, the supporting infrastructure of which is the Third Railway Crossing and the connection works with the Milan hub. The main infrastructural interventions for which AdSP is responsible include: the final railway mile - infrastructures in progress and planned for Genoa and Savona; policies implemented to support intermodal transport – organisational interventions and Law 130/2018 measures.

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Privacy Policy
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority guarantees that the processing of personal data is compliant with the current privacy legistalion (Legislative Decree 30 June 2003, n. 196, in force since 1 January 2004).
Users personal data (required for the service access) will not be disclosed to third parties; they will be used for communications related to the site and its contents and for sending a periodic bulletin.
When the goal of collection of personal data is the development of institutional activities, the public administration is not required to seek consent (Article 24 of the Code) as they are intended for institutional purposes.
The rights of the data subjects are specified in the Article 7 of the Privacy Code and may be exercised upon informal request by registered letter, fax or e-mail (Article 9 of the Code) to the controller or the supervisor.
The data controller is the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, with registered office in Genoa (Italy), Via della Mercanzia 2 – 16100.
The data supervisors are the managers of the departments responsible for the relevant structures (which the interested party can contact to request information relating exclusively to personal data) and the officers and employees that are entrusted with the data processing operations with the authorization of the data controller or manager.

Data Protection Officer (RPD)
With Decree n.930 of May 16, 2018, the President appointed Avv. Tania Valle as Data Protection Officer of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority.
Data Protection Officer (RPD): Avv. Tania Valle
e-mail: responsabileprotezionedati@portsofgenoa.com
Telephone: +39 010 241 2355

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Privacy
Privacy Code: Article 7 – Right to access personal data and other rights
The data subject has the right to obtain proof of the existence or not of personal data concerning him, even though they have not been registered yet, and to ask for their communication in an intelligible form.
The interested party has the right to obtain the information regarding: the origin of personal data, the purposes and methods of treatment, the logic applied in case of treatment carried out with the help of electronic means, the identification details of the owner, the managers and of the designated representative, according to Article 5, paragraph 2, the subjects or the categories of subjects to whom the personal data may be communicated or who can learn about them as appointed representative in the territory of the State, managers or agents.
The interested party has the right to obtain:
the updating, rectification or, when interested, the integration of data, the cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or the blocking of data processed in violation of the law, including those that do not need to be retained in relation to the purposes for which the data were collected or subsequently processed
The attestation that the operations referred to in numbers 1) and 2) have been brought to the attention of those to whom the data have been communicated or shared, with regard to their content, except in the case in which this fulfillment is revealed impossible or involves a use of means manifestly disproportionate to the protected right.
The interested party has the right to object, completely or in part:
for legitimate reasons, to the processing of personal data concerning him, even if pertinent to the purpose of the collection, to the processing of personal data concerning him for the purpose of sending advertising or direct sales material or for carrying out marketing research or commercial communication.

This page describes the management procedures used to process personal data of users consulting the official website of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority. The normative references are (i) Recommendation 2/2001 adopted by the European Data Protection Authorities to identify certain minimum requirements for the collection of personal data online, specifically regarding the methods, timing and nature of the information that data controllers must provide to users when they visit web pages, regardless of the purposes of the connection, as well as (ii) Articles 13 et seq. of EU Regulation 2016/679.

The following notice concerns the website of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, but it does not refer to sites that may be visited via links.

Data Controller
The Data Controller is the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, with registered office in Via della Mercanzia 2 - 16124 Genoa. PEC: segreteria.generale@pec.portsofgenoa.com.

Legal basis for processing
Personal data mentioned on this page are processed by the Port Authority in the performance of its public interest tasks or in any case related to the exercise of its public powers (Art. 57 par. 1, lett. b) and d) of the Regulation).

Data Processor
Pursuant to Article 28 of EU Regulation 2016/679, the Data Processors are Liguria Digitale S.p.A., responsible for the technological maintenance of the website, and Mailup S.p.A., responsible for managing the CDP (Customer Data Platform) used for the automated dispatch of newsletters and email communications.

Data processing location
The data processing related to web services takes place at the offices of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and is handled by the technical staff of the department responsible for processing.. If necessary, data related to the services may also be processed by the staff of the company responsible for the website's technological maintenance, Liguria Digitale S.p.A., at its premises.

Browsing Data
In the course of their normal operation, the IT systems and software procedures responsible for the operation acquire certain personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by users connecting to the site, URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numeric code indicating the status of the response given by the server (success, error, etc.) and other parameters related to the user’s operating system and computing environment. These data are used solely to ensure the proper functioning of the sites. They are typically deleted fifteen days after processing, but may be retained on the servers for up to one month.
The data could be used to ascertain liability in the event of potential cybercrimes against the site.

Processing of personal data through Social Media platforms used by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
With regard to the processing of personal data carried out by the operators of the Social Media platforms used by the Authority, including the direct posting of multimedia content on its own site, please refer to the information provided by them through their respective privacy policies. The Authority processes personal data provided by users through the dedicated social media pages for its institutional purposes, exclusively to manage interactions with users in compliance with current regulations.
For further details, please refer to the social media policy at the end of this document.

Data provided voluntarily by the user
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When using YouTube or Google Maps via content or links available directly on the Authority’s site, user browsing data will be transmitted to Google Inc.

While browsing, users may also receive cookies sent by third parties:

Youtube
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Google Maps
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Data Provision
With the exception of what’s specified for browsing data, the user is free to provide the personal data contained in the request forms to the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, or otherwise indicated within contacts with the office to request dispatching informative material or other communications. Failure to provide them may cause the impossibility of obtaining what has been requested.

Processing methods
Personal data are processed by automated and electronic means for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected. Specific security measures are observed to prevent loss of data, unlawful or incorrect use and unauthorised access.

Rights of data subjects
The rights set out in Articles 15 to 22 of EU Regulation No. 2016/679 may be exercised at any time, including:

• requesting confirmation of the existence or non-existence of their personal data;
• obtaining information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed and, if possible, the storage period;
• obtaining rectification and, if possible, erasure of data;
• obtaining restriction to processing;
• if possible, opposing to processing at any time;
• opposing to an automated decision-making process regarding individuals, including their profiling;
• requesting the data controller to access and modify personal data or, if possible, erase the data or limiting or opposing their processing;
• withdrawing consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent given before the withdrawal;
• filing a complaint with a supervisory authority.

The data subject may assert his/her rights by contacting the Data Controller or the Data Protection Officer.

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority is Attorney Tania Valle, who can be contacted via e-mail at: responsabileprotezionedati@portsofgenoa.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority uses several social media and instant messaging services for institutional communication purposes, in particular to inform citizens on the activities carried out by the Authority, to make publicly available the measures adopted, and to collect comments, general questions and suggestions. Below are the official institutional profiles of the Authority on social media and messaging services:

• Facebook:
  https://www.facebook.com/portsofgenoa
• Linkedin:
  https://www.linkedin.com/company/portsofgenoa/about/
• YouTube:
  https://www.youtube.com/@portsofgenoa
• Instagram:
  https://www.instagram.com/portsofgenoa_official/
• Threads:
  https://www.threads.net/@portsofgenoa_official
• X/Twitter:
  https://twitter.com/PortsofGenoa/
• Telegram:
  https://t.me/+_JOXgHXSHVI1Mjc0

Institutional profiles on social media and messaging services allow the Authority to share and relay content and messages of public interest and utility, also published by third parties (e.g. institutional subjects, press agencies and newspapers, etc.).
Any comments under Authority’s posts, and in user posts that mention the Authority, represent the opinion of individuals and not that of the Authority, which cannot be held responsible for what is published by third parties.

Management
The Authority’s institutional profiles on social media and messaging services are managed by the Communication and Marketing Staff.
No prior moderation is provided.
For this reason, the Authority asks users who interact with its social channels to respect some simple but important rules:

1. Expressing their opinions in a polite, fair and respectful manner, and using appropriate language. Insults, vulgarity, offences, threats and, in general, violent or defamatory attitudes and behaviours are not tolerated. Please remember that everyone is responsible, including legally, for the content they publish and the opinions they express.
2. Content and comments must be relevant to the institutional activity of the Authority (on topic).
3. Users who provide data, news or opinions on specific facts or issues are invited to express well-founded and unprejudiced arguments and to refer to reliable and verifiable sources.
4. Published content must always respect people’s privacy. In any case, references to facts or details that are not of public relevance and that may harm the personal sphere of third parties should be avoided.
5. No advertising, spamming or promotion of private interests or of lawful or unlawful activities is allowed.
6. Content that infringes copyright or the unauthorised use of registered trademarks is not permitted.

Content
In any case, if possible, we will remove all posts, comments or audio/video materials that:

• use inappropriate language and/or a threatening, violent, vulgar or offensive tone;
• contain unlawful content or incitement to commit unlawful activities;
• have the purpose of promoting products and services;
• directly or indirectly disclose personal data and information (names, email addresses, telephone numbers, tax numbers, bank account numbers, addresses, protocol numbers of documents or files, videos or photos of recognisable persons, etc.) or which in any way may cause damage or harm the confidentiality or reputation of the persons concerned;
• report, directly or indirectly, information referring to minors;
• have discriminatory content based on gender, race, ethnicity, language, religious belief, political opinion, sexual orientation, age, personal and social conditions, health;
• have spamming purposes;
• promote or support lawful or unlawful activities, infringe copyright or misuse a registered trademark;
• appear generally inconsistent with the institutional communication purposes of the Authority and the communication content of its social profiles (off topic).

The Authority reserves the right to ban or block individuals who violate these conditions (if possible, after an initial warning) and, in the most serious cases (e.g. if promoting or supporting illegal activities or committing any form of crime or harming third parties), to report the user to the platform managers and, if necessary, to the appropriate authorities.

The Authority’s social channels may not be used to request (via direct messages, comments, quotes, etc.) personal information or direct assistance (e.g. on files, personal issues, reports, etc.). For such needs, please always reference exclusively the official contact channels and the OPR.

In general, there is no guarantee of a direct reply to quotes, messages or comments, and it should be noted that there is no minimum or maximum response time. The Authority reserves the right to reply to comments and messages or intervene in discussions only when it deems them to be really usable, also in terms of providing correct information to the public, and after assessing the correctness and appropriateness of the communication style adopted by the user.
Individuals who follow an Authority’s social media channel are not automatically followed.

If the Authority follows the accounts of other users, befriends them or includes them in its interest lists, or comments on the content of other users and/or “likes” it, this does not imply that the Authority shares the line of thought of the users concerned or endorses all the content posted by them.

Personal Data Protection
The processing of users’ personal data complies with the policies in use on the platforms used. Personal or sensitive data included in public comments or posts within the Authority’s social media channels may be removed.

Press and Communications Office
ufficiostampa@portsofgenoa.com

Marketing Office
marketing@portsofgenoa.com

Customer Relations Office
urp@portsofgenoa.com

THE PORT OF GENOA
Due to its morphology, the economic development of the city of Genoa has been inextricably linked to its harbour.
From as far back as the 6th century BC, the early foundations of the town were erected on the hill of Castello, around the original settlement by the promontory of the Old Pier. This layout remained unchanged from Roman times to the Middle Ages. After the year 1000, sea transport regained importance with the rekindling of trade and Genoa developed into the city-port which has been basically preserved until the mid XIX century: a port positioned between the natural harbour of Mandraccio and the old Arsenal, backed by high rocky shores, where the ruling class had already settled their dwellings (Doria Palace, Fassolo villas), where monasteries had been established (Saint Tomas, Saint Benedict monasteries and Saint Theodore chapel) and other public buildings had been erected (Saint Lazarus hospital), and consequently incompatible with potential port expansion.

Only in 1875, after the donation received from the Galliera family, the port commenced an ongoing development process which can be summarized in four phases:
1st phase (1875/1900): the construction of an outer harbour along with Cagni Eastern quay and the lengthening of the existing Nuovo quay; the construction of 12 new wharves, equipped with warehousing facilities, handling equipment and rail links, intended to promote the growing maritime trade fostered by the opening of the Suez Canal; the construction of the first two docks and Magazzini Generali warehousing facility at Fassolo.
2nd phase (1900/1930): the beginning of port expansion westwards, toward Sampierdarena neighbourhood, with the construction of the Lighthouse basin along the extended Galliera quay and the creation of a new quay below the lighthouse.
3rd phase (the '30s): completion of the Sampierdarena basin and construction of further facilities beyond the mouth of the Polcevera river (airport and industrial port).
4th phase (1960-onward): After the long post-war reconstruction, the Capocaccia Masterplan (1994) steered the development of the basin of Prà-Voltri; over the last quarter of the 20th century, new container terminals were built at Calata Sanità and Ponte Nino Ronco , along with the new passenger terminal and other facilities in the dry-docks area and Sampierdarena. Finally, the Gallanti Masterplan (2001) and subsequent projects , featured the Port of Genoa in its present layout, governed by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority following the merger between the Port Authorities of Genoa and Savona.

THE PORT OF SAVONA VADO
Since ancient times, Savona and Vado Ligure sheltered harbours, already featuring easily accessible road links to the Po Valley, served as natural seaports for the Carthaginian and Roman fleets.
During the Middle Ages, Savona rapidly expanded between the port and the maritime trade centre, while simultaneously, new quays, aimed to accommodate the increasing number of vessels coming from the Mediterranean and North Atlantic, were built out into the sea.

After having survived the dark ages of the 16th and 17th centuries, affected by the maritime rivalry with the Republic of Genoa, the seaport, supported by the House of Savoy, gradually started its expansion, particularly enhancing the role of the city as Piedmont gateway on the Mediterranean basin; new road and rail links (1874) were created, the new Vittorio Emanuele II dock (1884) was inaugurated and a variety of shipyards and installations, supporting the maritime industry, were established.
However, the port has undergone a continuous development since the beginning of the last century.

Across the first decade of the 20th century a futuristic 18-km cableway line was laid down to transport coal from the port to Bragno warehousing facility (beyond the Apennine Mountains), still operating today.
In the immediate post-war the economic development throughout Savona catchment area focused on Vado, where industrial facilities receiving raw materials and energy products from the see were built nearby port quays.

In the second post-war period, the Institutions recognized the port strategic role for the development of the Italian North Western industry and formalized the foundation of a new Savona-Piedmont Local Body, committed to implement Savona port Masterplan, which focused on the development of new infrastructures out into the sea (Alti Fondali project), and, in the late ’70s, took over former FIAT industrial facility starting to outline a preliminary plan aimed to further expand the port (South Landfill project, main quay and North quays).

When the 1994 reform was approved, Savona Port Authority had already accomplished the previously planned operations and started conceiving a new Port Masterplan. The project aimed to streamline the overall layout of the port by concentrating maritime business along Darsena Alti Fondali quay while simultaneously enhancing port-city area (cruise terminal, waterfront urban regeneration). As far as Vado is concerned, the general objectives of the plan envisaged to expand port and logistic infrastructures (Multipurpose platform project), key element for reviving local economy.

HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, which replaced the Port Authority of Genoa and the Consorzio Autonomo del Porto di Genova (CAP) in 2017, preserves, in its Historical Archive, documentary heritage which testifies the origin and growth of Genoa port since the mid 19thcentury.

The Historical Archive essentially features three main sections: documentary, cartographic plan and photography.

The oldest heritage preserved in the Archive is a fully comprehensive documentation produced by Genio Civile (projects, reports, architectural drawings, topographic maps etc.), dating back to the second half of the 19th century and illustrating the original port layout after the donation received from Raffaele De Ferrari - Galliera in 1875/76. The CAP archive encompasses different sections (Presidency, Secretariat General, Works Administration, State properties, etc) covering the whole life of the Local Body from 1903 to 1994.

The documentation focusing on the first half of the century features a particularly important issue closely related to the future development and layout of the port. An extremely interesting section is the one giving evidence of post-war destruction along with the subsequent urban reconstruction. The historical archive also preserves, as from 1903, when CAP was established, all formal documents drawn up by the local Body (Assemblies, Committees, Advisory Committees, Decrees, Executive orders, Service Orders, Regulations, Financial Statements, Rates, etc..), besides a variety of publications (Official Journal and future issues) as well as a thorough collection of statistical analysis.
In addition, even all C.L.N.-related documents, drawn up in 1945 and 1946, may be interesting at least from a historical point. This public body managed the port of Genoa until President Carlo Canepa was appointed.

The historical topographic map collection encompasses about 200 topographic and cadastral maps of the port (a database is partially available) since the first decade of the 19th century: a real treasure substantiating the development of Genoa port. Finally, over 20,000 photographs, from the late '800s onwards, complement the comprehensive collection preserved in our Historical Archive.

GENOVA 2021: A YEAR OF CHANGE FOR THE PORT AND THE CITY

Eighteen months following the implementation of the “Genoa Decree” Law 130/2018, enacted in the aftermath of the tragic collapse of the Morandi Bridge in August 2018, all the provisions introduced have been carried out or are in progress, an exceptional Italian model for best practices in relation to the application of legislation in the effective support of the national economy.

At this juncture, upon the successful reconstruction and opening of the new Genova San Giorgio Bridge (3 August 2020), the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has decided to look back at the roadmap undertaken by the local port community in response to the repercussions which impacted severely upon Italy’s premier port. Within this framework, it is essential to look at the results achieved across the implementation of Law 130, a set of highly complex legislative measures which provided for the rapid reconstruction of the Bridge, supported the segregated businesses and residents left homeless by the incident and guaranteed the recovery of the port and logistic hub, strategic to the local and national economy.

In August 2020, the Port Authority published the document “The Recovery of the Port of Genoa: 2 years after the collapse of the bridge” to outline the wide-ranging measures introduced and enacted by the “Genoa Decree” and which become the driving force behind the organisation of a media event, grouping together all those who worked tirelessly to implement the Recovery Action Plan.

“Two years following the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, the Port Authority has published a guide to all the activities which have been carried out to implement the measures outlined in Law 130. The opening of the new Genova San Giorgio Bridge testifies to a city endowed with a great resilience in the aftermath of the tragic incident in 2018. As can be seen in this publication, Genoa is undergoing an extensive far-reaching restructuring programme in terms of its overall accessibility by sea, air, rail and road, in addition to the redevelopment of industrial areas and the waterfront. Law 130/2018 is an important piece of legislation for the future of the port, instrumental in establishing the Ports of Genoa as a more accessible, sustainable, intermodal and digital hub.” – President Paolo Emilio Signorini.

Within this framework, in December 2020, a follow-up media event was scheduled with the prime objective of bringing together the maritime cluster with city residents to discuss the progress of the infrastructure works and the wide range of measures underway which, thanks to the support of the provisions enacted by Law 130/2018, represent a moment of rebirth for both the Port and the City: Event Genova 2021 was broadcast live on television and in steaming on 30 December 2020.

In disuse since the 1970s, the monumental Hennebique former grain silos is one of the 20th century’s most striking examples of industrial buildings. Strategically located in the heart of Genoa’s Old Port, overlooking both the sea and the historic centre, alongside the cruise terminal and walking distance from Piazza Principe railway station, the site is set to become a multi-service hub for residents, tourists and cruise passengers alike.  In addition, the renovation of the Hennebique silos represents the final step in the completion of the successful large-scale redevelopment of Genoa’s waterfront and will integrate seamlessly between the urban fabric and the cruise and tourist activities which characterise the area.

With the support of the University of Genoa and the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, and the expansion of the range of possible alternative uses approved by the Liguria Region and the City of Genoa, on 21 June 2019 the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority published the call for tender for the concession to redevelop and manage the Hennebique site. On 15 February 2020, the bid submitted by the temporary association of economic operators Vitali S.p.A.- Roncello Capital S.r.l was officially selected, and the 90-year concession between the Port Authority and the consortium was signed on 10 December 2020. Upon the completion of the Technical and Economic Feasibility Study, the request for tender for construction works will be published by the second quarter of 2021.

MORE INFORMATION

Genova Hennebique >
VIDEO/ Gli interventi alla Conferenza stampa (10 dicembre 2020) >
VIDEO/ Intervista al Presidente Signorini (29 dicembre 2020) >

DOCUMENTS

• Hennebique silos - Call for applications for maritime state concession