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...
The wide-ranging large-scale infrastructure plan is in place at Genoa and Savona's passenger ports and begins to take shape across the cruise terminals. With over 40 million euros already invested to address the major challenges posed globally by the industry, the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority is now ready to cater for the advent of the ultra-large cruise vessels and to ensure easy, safe, integrated and sustainable accessibility for the ships and the over 5 million passengers which call annually at the Ports of Genoa.
The strong performance and rapid development of the cruise sector boosts not only tourism in the city-ports, but also the local thriving shipbuilding and refitting industry, a key driver of the Italian blue economy. Naturally, the growth in cruise passenger throughput across both the Ports of Genoa ...
Genoa, 12 March 2024 - Numbers that count: a total of almost 2000 participants, 150 speakers, 120 stands, 180 exhibitors, 220 cruise line managers, including 90 buyers. These are some of the figures to have emerged from the first edition of the CLIA Cruise Week - Europe held at the Jean Nouvel Pavillion in the Levante Waterfront from 11 to 14 March, organised by the Cruise Lines International Association, with the support of the Liguria Region, the City of Genoa, the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and the Genoa Chamber of Commerce.
An unprecedented Cruise Expo where, for the first time, Italian and European Government Ministers, CEOs of the global cruise lines, public corporations and international authorities, major shipyards and hundreds of suppliers gather in Genoa in a period characterised by great optimism across the crui...
The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ports of Genoa and Highway H20- Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System, was signed today, at the first edition of the prestigious CLIA Cruise Week Europe hosted in Genoa, by the Government Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority Paolo Piacenza and Adam Tindall-Schlicht Administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS).
This partnership marks an important moment, uniting two major public corporations from opposite sides of the Atlantic, in a shared commitment towards the promotion of trade opportunities, innovation, environmental sustainability and shared best practices. The Ports of Genoa has always played a key ...
Genoa, 4 March 2024 – Construction has officially started this morning in Genoa on Italy’s first undersea road tunnel, set to become Europe’s largest immersed tunnel. A sophisticated feat of Italian engineering which embraces a novel approach to large-scale infrastructure projects, planned with a major focus towards the future, in compliance with strict sustainable environmental, economic and social requirements. The new tunnel will play a key role in upgrading road access to Genoa, both in terms of urban and port traffic, Italy’s premier cargo and passenger port and leading Mediterranean global maritime gateway to the major European manufacturing and consumer centres.
The new 1-billion euro infrastructure facility, scheduled for completion by 2029, will save 1 million hours of travel time annually, and generate locally positive environmental repercussions. It represents a further momentous step towards the completion of the successful urban regeneration of the Li...
An official delegation of the Chinese Port of Guangzhou, led by the Director General Sun Xiuqing, met with Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority management and conducted a site inspection of the Ports of Genoa cargo terminal facilities.
The visit was organised alongside a meeting hosted at the City of Genoa headquarters between the Mayors of Guangzhou and Genoa. In fact, the premier gateway to South China is the only metropolitan area with which Genoa has forged a Sistership Agreement with both the City and the Port. Strategically ...
New urban road infrastructure at the Port of Vado Ligure opens on schedule. The road link has been designed to ease traffic across Vado, whilst optimising port gate management of heavy vehicles in/out of Vado Gateway container terminal.
Today marks the inauguration of the urban road link opposite Vado's Molo 8.44 Shopping Centre, across the removal of a level crossing barrier and the construction of a new viaduct from the central Via Aurelia bis tunnels. The road infrastructure, commissioned by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authori...
The new building and ship repair sector in the port ranks as one of Genoa’s primary industries and as key driver of the Italian blue economy, with major benefits for the local community overall in terms of employment and economic growth.
For this reason, it is important to capitalise upon the opportunities offered, across the implementation of a strategic development plan for the optimisation of land and basins of seawater, catering for the increasing demands for expansion on the part of Genoa’s vibrant cluster of shipyards. A plan ...
Construction works at the Port of Vado Ligure Rail Terminal, for the expansion of the yard and the optimisation of rail freight movements, proceed on schedule, as per project timeline.
The dedicated 20-million euro investment plan, carried out by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, foresees the introduction of a fourth railway track which will be equipped to accommodate the standard 750-metre European freight trains, thereby streamlining current loading/unloading operations a...
Genoa's New Breakwater begins to take shape in the open-sea, with 1 million tons of gravel deposited on the seabed. Construction works proceed on schedule.
Genoa, 6 February 2024 - With over 1 million tons of gravel deposited, the future base of the new Breakwater - the major infrastructure facility strategic to both the port and the city alike - begins to unfold along the seabed, and it is important to highlight that 40% of the activity in question ha...
