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Preparations are underway to restart cruise operations in the West Med, with the return of Costa Smeralda in the homeport of Savona. The first departure is scheduled for the forthcoming 10 October, the day in which cruises are set to resume service in full safety for passengers and crew. Meanwhile, Costa Diadema arrives in the Port of Genoa and returns with sailings from the Ligurian capital as of 19 September

THE Alliance, which groups together major carriers Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Yang Ming, has announced that, as of next week, the Far East-Mediterranean services are set to resume regular ports of call following the extended blank sailings reported - due to the heavy fall in industrial output and demand in China, Italy and the rest of Europe - during the Covid-19 public health emergency.

The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority fully supports the cruise industry's request to resume sailings from the Italian ports, following a stop to worldwide operations in the midst of the global public health Covid-19 emergency

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On the 1st of May 2020, the Port Authority launched a marketing campaign on social media network #WeArePortsofGenoa short clips of the dedicated members of the Western Ligurian Sea's vibrant shipping community, who have worked tirelessly throughout the Covid-19 public health emergency to ensure that the Ports of Genoa, Prà, Savona and Vado Ligure remained open and fully operational, guaranteeing the smooth movement of essential goods across the country, without disruptions to the supply chain and in full compliance of safety regulations.

According to data recently released by Port Economics on the top 15 European container ports in the first quarter of 2020, Genoa ranks as one of the few gateway ports to have maintained box volumes in line with the corresponding period of the previous year (+ 0.3%)

The Ports of Genoa, together with the maritime cluster, have identified data exchange digitalisation as strategic to the optimisation of port and terminal gate access, in line with the future integration of the Italian Port Community Systems/E-Port in the National Logistics Platform

With the objective of easing congestion at the main entrance to both the Container and Reefer terminals, and reducing to a minimum interaction with gate control staff, truckers can now benefit from the new mobile app, “APMT TERMPoint Appointments”, launched by Vado Gateway.

APM Terminals, which operates the Vado Gateway Container Terminal, has donated 10 modular multiparameter devices to the San Paolo Hospital in Savona to support patient monitoring during the Covid-19 public health emergency

The Coronavirus public health emergency has had widespread repercussions on maritime transport and on crew and passenger management on board.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has sent out a CIrcular Letter, addressed to the governments of all the Member-States, the United Nations and relevant national authorities, tabling a preliminary list of recommendations and guidelines for the management and facilitation of maritime trade during the Covid-19 pandemic.