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Genoa’s Hennebique grain silos redevelopment project showcases at MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate event, in Cannes

13 March 2019

Cannes, 12 to 15 March 2019 - The President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Paolo Emilio Signorini, flanked by the Mayor of Genoa, Marco Bucci, illustrated, in front of a packed audience, the details of the redevelopment project of the former granary, the Hennebique Silos, owned by the Port Authority and considered one of the most striking reinforced-concrete buildings of the 20th century, strategically located at the heart of the Old Port waterfront, overlooking the city’s historical centre.

Port of Genoa, who joined forces with the Liguria Region, to illustrate the details of a number of major urban redevelopment projects currently underway in Genoa: the restructuring of the Hennebique Silos; the urban regeneration of the historic city centre district, with property owned by the City, ...

First visit of Port of Qingdao Chairman to Vado Ligure and Genoa

13 March 2019

Li Fengli inspected the Vado Ligure container terminal site, on schedule to open by the end of year, and the Port of Genoa facilities.

On his first visit to Liguria, Li Fengli, Chairman of the Qingdao Port Group, inspected both the Vado Ligure and the Genoa port facilities, flanked by his staff Edward Gor-Jong, Li Jingkui, Sun Jin and Huang Weihua. The high-level delegation, accompanied by the Managing Director of APM Termina...

Ports Of Genoa Throughput 2018

19 February 2019

Notwithstanding the tragic incidents of the Morandi Bridge collapse and October’s violent sea storm, cargo throughput remains stable at the Ports of Genoa. Now a key priority is the implementation of the emergency measures mobilised by Parliament to return to growth.

The collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa on 14 August 2018 and the damage wreaked by the violent sea storm on 29 October in the Port of Savona have had severe repercussions on the entire port cluster and are set to continue to have an impact in the medium term. Within this framework, after...

Membership milestone: Ports of Genoa welcomed as the 40th member of the International Port Community Systems Association

19 February 2019

IPCSA has reached a membership milestone, welcoming Ports of Genoa as its 40^th member.

Since the recent merger of the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure in a single Port Authority, a key challenge has been the integration of the Port Community Systems of the ports, and membership of IPCSA will be an important contribution to this. The two Port Community Systems have a long history...

Truck Management System is set to go live

19 February 2019

PSA Voltri-Pra has officially launched the new truck management system.

The new truck management system, TMS, launched by PSA Voltri-Pra, is set to manage in real-time incoming trucks to the international zone of VTE, minimising the impact of queues and delays at the terminal’s Freight Office. The system was officially presented by PSA Voltri-Pra to the road-haulier as...

Genoa's Terminal San Giorgio signs the new port concession agreement

15 February 2019

The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Terminal San Giorgio have undersigned the new port concession agreement which extends the concession period up to 2033 in the 60,000 sqm-Ponte Somalia area, where the terminal management company has been operating since 2013.

Genoa, 14 February 2019 – “The Port Authority is at an important juncture ”, comments the Port President Paolo Emilio Signorini, “as this contract completes the renegotiation of the long-term port terminal concession agreements of the Sampierdarena basin, a process which commenced at the beginning o...

A record year for Genoa’s Christopher Columbus Airport: Italy’s fastest growing airport

04 February 2019

With a surge in passenger throughput of 16.5% over the previous year, the Genoese hub officially ranks as Italy’s fastest growing airport in 2018.

Genoa’s International Airport outranked other leading Italian airports in terms of passenger growth as it welcomed 1,455,000 passengers in 2018 , a +16.5% advance on the previous year, compared to Naples (+15.8%), Palermo (+14.8%), Bolzano (+14.3%), Verona (+11.6%) and Milan Malpensa (+11.5%). These...

Official presentation of the port recovery and development action plan of Genoa

01 February 2019

With the back-up of the Emergency Decree for Genoa post-Morandi Bridge collapse provisions and the Port Authority Projected Financial Statement 2019, the Action Plan is set to improve access to the port, city-port integration and intermodal connections with Christopher Columbus Airport.

Genoa, 25 January 2019 – The Sala Trasparenza of the Liguria Region headquarters provided the backdrop to the official presentation of the Action Plan of the Port of Genoa, proposed by the President of the Port Authority Paolo Emilio Signorini and approved by the Reconstruction Commissioner Mar...

European Easylog Project: workshop in Savona on how to improve freight and passenger mobility

30 January 2019

The Chamber of Commerce of Savona hosted a workshop organised by the EasyLog Project, funded by the EU within Axis III of the Italia-Francia Marittimo 2018-2020 (Italy-France Maritime 2018-2020) Interreg Program, with a focus on improving freight and passenger mobility between the member-regional areas of Sardinia, Tuscany, Liguria, PACA (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), and Corsica.

11 January 2019 - The project is headed by the Sardinia Region, whilst the Ligurian partners include the Chamber of Commerce of the Ligurian Riviera and CIELI (Centre of Excellence for Integrated Logistics of the University of Genoa). EasyLog concentrates specifically on the ro-ro commodity seg...

The new breakwater takes shape: seven consortia have submitted offers in response to the tender

23 January 2019

The results of the eligibility check will be released shortly.

The deadline for submissions for participation in the tender for the implementation of the feasibility study for the new breakwater of the Port of Genoa expired on 15 January 2019. Seven offers were received by Invitalia, the central purchasing agency commissioned by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Au...