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Easylog: smart gate system at VIO Intermodal Terminal

15 April 2021

The EasyLog EU Project, co-financed by the Interreg Italy-France Maritime European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which includes the active participation of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority alongside the Chambers of Commerce of the Italian Riviera, launched at the beginning of April a trial period to test a combination of innovative technologies at the Vado Ligure VIO Intermodal Terminal gates.

The new virtual gate system, which can also be implemented in port terminals, is based upon the use of smart glasses which allow gate security officers to read in real-time number plates, ADR codes of hazardous cargo, estimate length of the vehicles, filming and photography, and to store and share t...

Vice Minister for Infrastructure visits the Port of Genoa

10 April 2021

Today the Port Authority President, Paolo Emilio Signorini, welcomed the newly appointed Italian Vice Minister for Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Alessandro Morelli, to the Port of Genoa. Their meeting focused upon the range of major infrastructure works underway, including Genoa's new planned breakwater, instrumental in consolidating the competitive edge, not only of the Ligurian seaports, but also of the Italian and Central European local economy

"Genoa is the maritime gateway into and out of Europe", declared the Vice Minister. "The breakwater should be considered a 'gift' not only to Genoa, but also to Europe" he added, as he highlighted the strategic role of the new construction. The press conference at the Port Authority headquarters of...

Port Traffic Volumes - February 2021

01 April 2021

In February the European Commission upgraded its economic growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022, pointing to a +3.8% increase in the eurozone, following the 6.8% fall of 2020; whilst GNP is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by mid-2022. Naturally, these projections depend upon the successful roll out of the vaccination campaign across Europe

With reference to the Italian port industry, in February the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure recorded total cargo throughput of 4,533,489 tons, a -15.6.% decrease on the corresponding period in 2020 (pre-pandemic), which brings the decline since the beginning of the year to -11.3%. Box throug...

Switzerland: Genoa, an example of efficiency

23 March 2021

Genoa as a remarkable Italian model for best practices, the Rhine-Alpine Rail Corridor and the new Breakwater of the Port of Genoa: these are just some of the topics reported in the weekly magazine programme Tempi Moderni aired by RSI, the Swiss public broadcasting service in Italian

The episode, which was broadcast on 19 March, focused upon the strategic role of the Port of Genoa as Southern maritime gateway for the leading manufacturing and consumer areas of Northern Italy and Switzerland, in view of the near completion of the Rhine-Alpine Corridor and, above all, thanks to Ge...

Port and Hinterland of Genoa Simplified Logistics Zone takes shape

22 March 2021

The President of the Western Liguria Sea Port Authority, Paolo Emilio Signorini, the Special Commissioner Marco Bucci and the President of the Liguria Region, Giovanni Toti, signed a joint declaration requesting, across the establishment of the Steering Committee, the go-ahead to the Simplified Logistics Zone (SLZ), as proposed by the Emergency Genoa Law 130/2018

The consultation between the Ports of Genoa, the Liguria Region, the City of Genoa, together with the Piedmont, Lombardy and Emilia Romagna Regions and a group of public and private stakeholders, has resulted in the publication of the Strategic Development Plan, which is set to represent the framewo...

Ports of Genoa Traffic Volumes – January 2021

09 March 2021

Following the unprecedented economic crisis of 2020 and the subsequent slowdown in global trade, forecasts now point to a recovery in 2021, albeit set to be fraught with stumbling blocks, ranging from the spread of the virus and other variants to the evolution of future geopolitical relations.

With reference to the Italian port industry, in the opening month of the year, the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure recorded total cargo throughput of 5,029,731 tons, a -6.3% fall on the corresponding period in 2020 (pre-pandemic). Specifically, box trade continues to remain stable and 2021 op...

Road-haulage: New digital PCS E-port services

18 February 2021

Data exchange digitalisation in the Port of Genoa presses ahead with the introduction of automated gate systems for road-hauliers. As of today, truckers can benefit from a renewed mobile App, with a range of digital services which provide updated information on the status of the shipment and on access to the port terminal

The completion of the implementation of the PCS E-port is vital to the creation of a seamless supply chain in which the Port of Genoa plays a central role and provides a platform across which all the activities linked to incoming/outgoing trucks will be digitalised, thereby eliminating the interacti...

Palacrociere Savona hosts Silver Vaccination Day

13 February 2021

Costa Cruises has opened up Terminal 2 of Palacrociere, in response to the nationwide Italian Silver Vaccination Day campaign, following an agreement undersigned by the local public health authority, ASL 2 Savona, and the cruise terminal operator Costa Crociere. The agreement was forged by the Liguria Region, with the support of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, City of Savona, Harbour Master, Customs Authority, Border Police Control and U.M.A.A.F.

Savona, 13 February - The terminal will be equipped to vaccinate approximately 600 senior citizens per day, and is set to contribute to expediting the distribution of the vaccine across the Savona area in full safety. “The genuine bond between a company and the local social fabric is visible during...

2020 Ports of Genoa Total Traffic Volumes

08 February 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing prolonged lockdown measures introduced globally to stem the spread of the virus and to reduce the number of victims, has lead to a year of economic turmoil, both nationwide and worldwide

In Italy alone, GDP plummeted by -5.4% in the first quarter of 2020 and -12.4% in the second quarter, allied to a drop in consumer spending, investments and exports registered from the beginning of April. Following a rapid improvement of +16% in the third quarter of the year, economic activity is ex...

2020: value of awarded projects reaches 200 million euros

05 February 2021

The Ports of Genoa extensive investment programme is well underway. Infrastructure works contracts awarded by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority reached total project value of almost 200 million euros

In 2020, alongside the implementation of the Port of Genoa Recovery and Action Plan, the execution of the Standard Infrastructure Programme of the Port Authority is also on course and has delivered on a range of infrastructure improvement projects, for a total value of over 37 million euros, across ...