The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority is committed to capitalising upon the diverse funding opportunities offered by the European Union - across programmes such as CEF (Connecting Europe Facility), Horizon 2020, Interreg MARITTIMO-IT FR-MARITIME and FESR - to boost port infrastructure and services.
EU Projects in progress:
MISSION started in January 2024. It aims to digitalise the maritime sector in order to enhance maritime safety and protect people’s health by reducing port traffic, associated costs and GHG emissions.
Delays within the maritime supply chain can lead to a “hurry-up-and-wait” syndrome of vessels sailing at a predetermined speed to their destination port to find the terminal or port not ready thus waiting at anchorage in the port area. MISSION will develop an interoperable digital real-time-based optimisation and decision support tool enabling coordinated port call operations planning and execution in terms of time, fuel consumption, environmental impact, and safety spanning the overall maritime supply chain. Stakeholders benefit from increased transparency and information sharing between shipping companies, terminals, ports, and service providers, enabling the optimisation of their resource and capacity planning.
The project lasts 42 months and it’s coordinated by SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET involving 30 partners by 11 different countries: Denmark, Spain, Italy, Greek, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Belgium and UK.
Expected completion date: 30/06/2027
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RENEW4GE Project was established to improve last-mile rail accessibility to the basin of Sampierdarena across the implementation of a range of rail infrastructure upgrade projects, and last-mile maritime accessibility to the Old Port of Genoa across the construction of the New Port Control Tower.
Projected completion date: 31/12/2023
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"Progetto E-BRIDGE"originated with the objective to develop intangible infrastructure in support of the gradual digitisation of data exchange across the Port of Genoa. E-Bridge integrates seamlessly with port operations in relation to the optimisation of heavy vehicle fluidity, the automation of port access and terminal gates and the creation of buffer zones.
Projected completion date: 31/12/2024
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"Progetto ENGIMMONIA" It kicked off in 2021 and focuses on research in the deployment of ammonia as fuel for ships. The project, which has a duration of 48 months, is coordinated by RINA and groups together partners from various EU countries: Italy, Spain, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Cyprus.
Projected completion date: 30/04/2025
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Completed EU projects:
CEF-EU projects
"INES - Implementing New Environmental Solutions in the Port of Genoa" is dedicated to the installation of a shoreside electrical power facility at the PSA Genova Pra’ terminal with the objective of reducing gas emissions, specifically CO2 and NOx, and noise pollution.
Completion date 31/12/2021
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"Vamp Up - Vado Multimodal Platform Intermodal Connections Optimization and Upgrading", the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Vado Ligure Intermodal Terminal VIO SpA joined forces in the implementation of studies and works dedicated to an upgrade of intermodal and IT connections between the Vado Multimodal Platform and the national transport network.
Completion date 31/10/2020
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Interreg EU Projects MARITTIMO-IT FR-MARITIME
Rumble with the objective of reducing noise emissions in the port cargo terminal area.
Completion date 31/12/2021
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Impatti-No with the aim of optimising the management of waste produced by the ports across a more intensive use of the sustainable circular economy model.
Completion date 31/12/2021
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GNL Facile / Fonte Accessibile focused on a reduction in the use of polluting fuels in favour of new sources of energy with minimal environmental impact, such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
Completion date 31/12/2021
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EASYLOG was established to upgrade connections of the secondary and tertiary hubs of the cross-border cooperation zone with the TEN-T networks, and to boost the sustainability of port operations.
Completion date 14/08/2021
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GRAMAS grouped together the Ports of Piombino, Savona and Tolone with the common goal of developing a system to forecast and monitor bathymetric variations in the port basins across the deployment of sensors and weather stations. The system is programmed to produce bathymetric charts which are updated regularly on 3D maps to provide forecast guidance to variations to water levels.
Completion date 14/08/2021
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VENTI E PORTI provided for the installation by the Port Authority of a wind monitoring system and a statistical-mathematical calculation forecasting model. The project was instrumental in upgrading safe access to the port and to all terminal facilities.
Completion date 2017
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EU Projects INEA The Expansion of Ronco - Canepa Terminal and upgrade of intermodal infrastructure, a new multipurpose terminal equipped to cater for market requirements.
Completion date December 2015
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