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Two cities with an age-long seafaring tradition meet to share examples of best-practice and know-how in port activities. A delegation of the Port of Kobe-Osaka, led by the President Kido Takfumi, visited the Ports of Genoa, opening up new opportunities to collaborate in terms of sustainability, logistics and innovation.

The 2024 edition of the Italian Port Days in Genoa and Savona-Vado, coordinated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, provided organised groups of children with the opportunity to explore a myriad of port activities across a wide selection of hands-on learning experiences.

Lugano’s LAC Conference Centre hosts the 7th edition of the “Un Mare di Svizzera Forum”, highlighting the Ports of Genoa and Savona Vado’s strategic role as major logistics platform serving landlocked Switzerland and Southern Europe overall, and primed to respond with resilience to the challenges faced by the global supply chain in today’s volatile geopolitical scenario.

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.

The ports of the Western Liguria Sea Port Authority register strong growth in August 2024 in cargo throughput, driven by containers and solid bulk.

The Blue Agreement has been signed by the Port of Savona-Vado Ligure, the voluntary agreement stipulated by local public authorities and private operators of the maritime cluster to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from ships calling at the port and to mitigate the environmental impact across the surrounding urban fabric.

Genoa, 31 July 2024 - This morning the Government Commissioner Massimo Seno and the Deputy Government Commissioner Alberto Maria Benedetti, accompanied by the Maritime Director of Liguria and the Commander of the Port of Genoa, Rear Admiral Piero Pellizzari, boarded the SAR CP 288 tug to inspect Genoa's port facilities along the 22-km coastline, stretching from the shipyards eastwards to the Genova-Prà full-container terminal westwards.

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.

Genoa has been honoured by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) with the prestigious title of "The Lighthouse of the Year 2024" Award during the annual conference held at the historic Port Authority headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio.

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