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Cruises resume service from the Port of Genoa

24 January 2021

MSC Grandiosa set sail from the Stazioni Marittime Passenger Terminal on Sunday 24 January, following the Prime Ministerial Decree of 15 January authorising the revival of cruise activities in Italy

MSC Cruises' flagship resumes service after a brief stoppage in operations, and offers weekly 7-night voyages in the West Med, calling at Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo and Malta. On 14 February, MSC Magnifica is also set to resume sailings from the Port of Genoa with scheduled 11-night cruises acr...

The Dunes of Pra': completed phase 1

13 January 2021

The President of the Port Authority, Paolo Emilio Signorini, and the Mayor of Genoa, Marco Bucci, accompanied by the local Councillor for Port Development of the City of Genoa, Francesco Maresca, inspected the Dunes site along the south bank of the Port of Prà Canal to view the progress of the construction works underway in the new Urban Park.

The creation of a "linear" landscaped garden is part of the far-reaching redevelopment programme of Prà and is designed to function as a visual screen and noise barrier between the port and the westside residential area of Genoa. Following the completion of the Dunes 1st phase of the project, specif...

The Public Consultation on the construction of the new breakwater

08 January 2021

A new breakwater to enlarge the manoeuvring basin and the transit channel for ships in the historic basin of the Port of Genoa and allow the port to continue to play a central and dominant position in national and European markets, conforming to the best models in the sector.

The plan for the construction of the new infrastructure was presented today, which by replacing the previous breakwater will guarantee a new port entrance and a new manoeuvring space for ships and allow the port and terminal operators to also accommodate large container and cruise vessels, adapting ...

Signorini confirmed as President

31 December 2020

The Italian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, has officially nominated Paolo Emilio Signorini, President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority. This will be Signorini's second term of office at the helm of the Ports of Genova, Prà, Savona and Vado. The Ministerial Decree n.601 ratifies the Port President's four-year mandate as of 29 December 2020.

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Ports of Genoa Traffic Volumes - October 2020

03 December 2020

The Ports of Genova, Prà, Savona and Vado reported total cargo volumes (excluding industrial products) of 5,211723 tons in October 2020, a -4.9% dip compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, but a +21.7% increase on September 2020, and a fall of -15.5% on the first ten months of 2019, registering a total of 46,450,041 tons.

Container throughput recorded by the Ports of Genoa dropped by -4% on the month of October 2019 and by -9.4% on the first ten months of the year, for a total of 2,039,671 teu which, to date, does not include box traffic handled by the new Bettolo-Genoa Mediterranean Gateway Terminal which opened in ...

Two new rail terminal cranes at PSA Pra'

30 November 2020

PSA Genova Pra' inaugurated on 30 November two new rail terminal container handling cranes, which offer high precision positioning and reduced energy consumption. The cranes are equipped with user-friendly interface, including remote diagnostics and monitoring, for improved performance and emergency management, thereby increasing safety and efficiency levels.

The deployment of the new cranes for rail operations - together with the on-terminal double rail track link with the RFI-operated Genova Prà Mare rail freight hub and the pioneering direct rail freight service from Genoa to Basle - confirms the strategic role of rail connections in ensuring a seamle...

Ports of Genoa: smarter and more competitive in Europe

30 October 2020

The virtual event Connecting EU Insights, organised by Circle, ended with the webinar “Intermodality, Digitisation & Green Tech: the EU pathway of the Ports of Genoa” which offered speakers the opportunity to illustrate the results of the Vamp Up Project and an update on E-Bridge, both designed to provide Genoa and Vado with a smarter and more competitive edge, spurred by a digital, technological and intermodal development evolution.

The opening addresses were delivered by Paweł Wojciechowski, Coordinator for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor, and Paolo Emilio Signorini, President of the Western Ligurian Port Authority who declared, “A key priority of the Port Authority is to boost physical and digital integration of our ports across th...

Ports of Genoa Traffic Volumes Q3 2020

30 October 2020

The manufacturing industry has shown signs of recovery in many countries: in China industrial output registered an upward trend, with a 6.9% advance in the month of September compared to the corresponding period in 2019, and the GDP in the third quarter grew by 4.9% on an annual basis, spurred by both increased output and consumer spending and a stronger performance on the part of the service sector.

It is important to note that the Container Throughput Index rose to 116.1 in the month of August (115.2 in July), whilst exports spiked to 9.9%, compared to 9.5% in August and 7.2% in July (General Administration of Customs). The United States, where from February to April output dropped by -16.5%, ...

Calata Bettolo Terminal opens with MSC Sena

12 October 2020

Operations go ahead in the Port of Genoa's new Calata Bettolo box terminal as MSC Sena docks with a container load from the Black Sea.

Following the completion of the landfill in the basin of the Old Port, the terminal currently extends along a 380-metre quay line with an alongside depth of 17 metres and a surface area of 9 hectares, with 7 ha dedicated to container handling operations for a maximum capacity of 150,000 TEU per annu...

Costa Smeralda sets sail from Savona

09 October 2020

The Costa Cruises flagship, the LNG-powered Costa Smeralda, set sail from the homeport of Savona on 10 October

The day prior to its historic departure in the Covid pandemic era, a meeting was held at the Palacrociere Terminal between Michael Thamm, CEO Costa Group & Carnival Asia, Francesco Cimmino, Commander of the Port of Savona, Paolo Canavese, Director Territorial Office of Savona of the Western Ligu...