A group of thirty master students from Delft University of Technology visits the Ports of Genoa as a model for best practices.
Full immersion in Genoa on the part of a group of students in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, and Offshore and Dredging Engineering from The Netherlands on a study trip to Italy, organised by the Delft University maritime technology study association, with on-site inspections of Italy's lead...
The Ports of Genoa were amongst the guests invited to speak by Logistic-Cluster Schwaben, the Logistics Association at the helm of the vibrant area in Baviera between Munich and Stuttgart, at the Maritime Port Day hosted on 6 July in Augusta.
The networking event was attended by over 75 managers from the supply chain and manufacturing industry in the region, including Southern Germany's leading industrial hubs such as Kempten, Ulm, Memmingen, Donauworth and Augusta. The Western Liguria Sea Port Authority, with the support of Promos Ital...
Within the range of infrastructure works underway to upgrade the Passenger Port of Genoa, quaywall renovation at Ponte dei Mille East begins to take shape.
Plans are afoot to equip the berth for the next-generation cruise vessels, thereby providing Stazioni Marittime with an additional mega-cruise pier, alongside Ponte dei Mille West which can already accommodate the ultra-large passenger ships following the recent completion of dredging works. The pr...
Cargo throughput from January to May returns to pre-Covid levels. In 2022 total tonnage handled by the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado rose to 28,361,863 t., a +9.8% increase on 2021 and in line with 2019 volumes.
Specifically, in May total traffic grew by +7.2% on 2021 to 6,227,172 t., with strong increases posted by containersied cargo (+6.5%) and conventional cargo (+14.2%). Solid bulk surged by +28.1% and mineral oils by 7.2%, whilst food liquid bulk and chemical products fell by -26.4% and -33.6% respect...
In view of the fact that no bids were submitted by the two groups pre-qualified to present an offer in the call for tender for the implementation of the detailed and executive design and construction of the new Breakwater of Genoa, the Port Authority declares its intention to proceed, in compliance with art.63 of the Public Procurement Code, with the contract award process with the interested parties.
Within this framework, alternative solutions are currently being assessed. Firstly, the opportunity, during the contract award process, to review the design of the breakwater, with no changes to project performance and costs, as per requirements outlined in report n.1/22 of the Standing Committee of...
The footing of the new Pope Bridge takes shape. The road infrastructure works in the Port of Genoa forge ahead.
Genoa – At 18:00 hrs on 28 June the first concrete footing of the new Pope Bridge was poured during a ceremony, heralding the start of new extensive road infrastructure construction works on-site and around the Sampierdarena port area in a far-reaching 141-million euro project. The new bridge has be...
The Economic Affairs Officer of the Embassy of Lithuania in Italy, Laura Sereniene, met with the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority President, Paolo Emilio Signorini, on 23 June in the historic headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio.
The meeting focused on the further development of rail freight corridors, in conjunction with the promotion of seaborne trade flows across the Genoese port, between Northern Italy and the Baltic State which plays a strategic role as import/export gateway between Europe and Asia. Within this framewor...
At the first meeting organised on 21 June by the Ligurian Capital's thriving Consular Corps in the former stock exchange building of Palazzo della Borsa Valori, "Genoa in the World. The World in Genoa", the Ports of Genoa were invited to take part in the networking event hosted by the 54 Consul General and Honorary Consuls posted in Liguria, Italy's second-ranking consular corps in terms of the high number and strategic importance of the countries represented.
The gathering was structured to foster business opportunities and cultural exchanges, with the objective to both highlight the international vocation of Genoa and promote and market the city worldwide. In the Sala delle Grida, consulate staff showcased leading products and services on site and acro...
The historic quay of Calata Zingari is set to reopen in August to accommodate the cruise ships in Genoa’s passenger port.
Construction works at Calata Zingari are on track for completion to supply the terminal operator Stazioni Marittime with a restructured dock, equipped with 3 new 100-ton mooring bollards, and a renovated adjacent area deployed for the provision of cruise passenger amenities, including baggage handli...
Lord Edward Llewellyn, the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the Italian Republic and Non-Resident Ambassador to San Marino, meets with President Signorini for an update on the major infrastructure works underway in the Ports of Genoa and Savona.
During the course of his first official visit to Genoa since his appointment to Italy in February 2022, Lord Llewellyn was received by the Port President, Paolo Emilio Signorini, in the historic landmark building of Palazzo San Giorgio, headquarters of the Port Authority. The meeting focused upon th...
