Investment Programme

Savona: Roadmap towards a new maritime rail station

07 October 2024

The Palacrociere Cruise Terminal provided the backdrop to the Signing Ceremony of the MoU for the construction of a maritime railway station and the upgrading of the rail link between Savona Parco Doria Station and the new facility.

7 October 2024 – The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Government Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority Rear-Admiral Massimo Seno, the Mayor of Savona Marco Russo, the Director of RFI Italian Rail Network Fabio De Barbieri and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transpor...

New Port Control Tower, a triumph of safety and stability

05 July 2024

The 65-metre high glass and steel control tower, under construction in Genoa's Levante Waterfront, will be equipped with a technologically innovative system designed to protect the building from vibrations caused by strong winds and severe sea conditions. Tuned mass dampers will be programmed and activated by electrical engines, across the Electro Pro system planned and built by ISAAC, to counteract all possible swaying motions of the tower and eliminate vibrations.

At the heart of this state-of-the art technology is a central command system which records the movement of the building across motion sensors applied to the walls and calculates in real-time the amount of force required to counterbalance the oscillations of the tower caused by strong winds. The New ...

Genoa's New Breakwater: works move ahead

01 July 2024

At a depth of 20 metres, the second caisson of the Port of Genoa's new breakwater has been successfully positioned.

The facility, a sophisticated feat of engineering, begins to unfurl off the coast of the Sampierdarena basin, and construction works are underway on many fronts, with the deployment of cutting-edge techniques and equipment in terms of innovation and sustainability. The caisson will form part of the...

New Breakwater: the first caisson successfully positioned

24 May 2024

Genoa, 24 May 2024 - The Port of Genoa's New Breakwater unfolds along the Sampierdarena basin, opposite the landmark 16th century Lighthouse. The first of the over 90 caissons, set to form part of the initial 4 km of the large-scale maritime infrastructure facility and which, upon overall completion, will stretch along a 6 km coastline, was positioned at a depth of 25 metres.

The ceremony to commemorate this important milestone was officiated at the Port Authority headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio by both the Minister and Vice-Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini and Edoardo Rixi, the Port Government Commissioner Paolo Piacenza, the acting Presiden...

Genoa's new cruise port promenade reopens

10 May 2024

The Cesare Imperiale waterfront promenade, which cuts along Genoa's cruise port, officially opens to passengers following the completion of extensive refurbishment works.

The panoramic 300-metre walk connects Ponte dei Mille to Ponte Andrea Doria in Stazioni Marittime's cruise terminal area, accessed annually by the 1.7 million passengers who choose Genoa as a cruise destination. The retrofitting activities have been designed to upgrade resistance in the road-bridge...

Genoa's New Breakwater's first floating caisson near completion

30 April 2024

The New Open-Sea Breakwater takes shape as the fast-paced construction of the caissons takes off, with the near-completion of the first of 100 caissons set to form the 6,200 metre port facility.

Each reinforced-concrete cellular box is built in an ascending sequence, and the fabrication of the upper part of the first caisson is now visible on board the "Dario" floating dock positioned in the Port of Vado Ligure. A team of 40 highly skilled workers and engineers has been assigned to this pha...

Towards an Integrated Mobility System across Genoa-Savona Passenger Ports

15 April 2024

Genoa, 15 April 2024 – The revolutionary integrated mobility plan, to fast-track connections between Genova City Airport, the railway network and the Passenger Ports of Genoa and Savona, was unveiled today at the Port Authority headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio. The new hub is designed to intercept and integrate the multiple modes of transport used by the cruise passengers embarking from Liguria to access the terminals, with the added objective of activating a seamless sustainable mobility system with minimal environmental impact on the city-ports.

To meet the challenges posed by the need to provide smooth transitions for the million of passengers who travel by land, by sea and by air to reach the port and the city centre of the Ligurian capital and Savona, the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport coordinates the recently establish...

New Breakwater's first caisson under construction

03 April 2024

The construction of the first of 100 caissons, which will form Genoa’s New Open-Sea Breakwater, takes shape on board the “Dario” floating dock positioned in the Port of Vado Ligure.

In accordance with the project timeline, the perimeter of the working space at the dock for the preparation of the reinforced concrete cellular casissons, - up to 33 metres high, 35 metres wide and 67 metres long, - has been completed; whilst the first caisson, set to be installed on the giant grave...

Hennebique: The Sleeping Giant Awakens

29 March 2024

The Ports of Genoa historic headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio provided the backdrop to the signing ceremony of the concessionary contract between Hennebique s.r.l., the dedicated company composed of Vitali S.p.A. and Roncello Capital S.r.l., and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, to resurrect and refurbish Genoa's former grain silos, a masterpiece of Art Deco industrial architecture.

The 90-year concession will pave the way for the extensive redevelopment of the landmark building, located along the Old Port waterfront, which has been derelict for decades. The preliminaries in the planned construction works are now due to start by mid-April, including stripping-out, to prepare fo...

From the Breakwater to the Aquarium to protect the gorgonian coral

25 March 2024

As works for the construction of the Port of Genoa's New Breakwater proceed underwater, measures are taken to safeguard in full the marine ecosystem.

A firm commitment towards a sustainable and responsible approach across the large-scale infrastructure industry means safeguarding the marine species in the port habitat: this is at the core of the collaboration with the Genoa Aquarium which will provide temporary shelter for select specimens of the...