Dockers and specialised technicians join forces to unload a 450-tonne crane, owned by Vernazza Autogru, shipped from Bulgaria to Reefer Terminal Vado Ligure.
It was a remarkable sight to see a 450-tonne heavy-weight piece of cargo handled along the Reefer Terminal quay. The crane, owned by the Ligurian company Vernazza Autogru, is 18 metres long and the central rubber-tyred corps alone weighs 96 tonnes. This is not the first collaboration between the Ita...In the aftermath of the Morandi Bridge collapse, CMA CGM speaks out in support of Genoa. “All ships have been reconfirmed”.
21 November 2018 – Paolo Lo Bianco, Managing Director of CMA CGM Italy spoke out in support of the Port of Genoa during the 40th anniversary celebration of the French shipping line. He was flanked by the Senior Vice President Mathieu Friedberg who illustrated the company’s strategic business pl...Ambassador Paul Ruhr, and a delegation of leading members of the business community of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, visited the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa-Savona during a fact-finding mission to Genoa, coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg, for discussions with a selection of the Genoese industry’s foremost companies.
Accompanied by the Honorary Consul Cesare Castelbarco Albani, the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Rome Paul Duhr, together with the high-profile 35-strong delegation, met with the Secretary General of the Port Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea, Marco Sanguineri, at Palazzo San Giorgio. The visit was...Italy’s biggest port infrastructure project in recent years takes shape.
Genoa, 16 November 2018 – The tender notice for the assignment of the technical and financial feasibility study for the new Port of Genoa breakwater has been published. The contract is worth over 13.5 million euros and foresees the implementation of the feasibility study for a major infrastruct...The new direct rail container services were launched at the beginning of the month by Mercitalia Rail (Polo Mercitalia).
Specifically, to date, intermodal connections from Genoa’s VTE (Voltri Terminal Europa) will include an additional six weekly freight trains to Rivalta Scrivia Inland Terminal (for Autosped), two extra weekly trains to Padua Inland Terminal (for Logtainer) and two additional weekly trains to Milan S...The San Giorgio del Porto Shipyard, owned by the GIN holding (Genova Industrie Navali, a Garrè, Bisagno and Negri partnership), has been registered in the EU’s prestigious list of shipbreakers certified, on the basis of the Ship Recycling Regulation requirements of 2013, as fully compliant with the strict environmental and safety standards set by the European Union.
The Genoa-based shipyard, after having filed an application to the European Commission, was listed in the register and to date, ranks as the only Italian ship recycling facility authorized by the EU, alongside shipyards located in Denmark, Finland, Turkey and the US....
Inaugural vessel of the new MD1 Service from the Far East, operated by THE Alliance of Hapag-Lloyd, ONE and Yang Ming Line, docks at the Port of Genoa.
6 November 2018 - The first containership of the new MD1 Service to call at SECH Terminal is the 8,500-TEU MV Kuala Lumpur Express. The Alliance resumed its Asia-Mediterranean MD1 service, with Genoa as the only Italian port of call, and deploys ten 8,500-TEU ships with a weekly rotation. ...The Ports of Genoa invited to attend China’s first major national expo dedicated to imports in Shanghai, until 10 November 2018. Mayor Marco Bucci and the Port Authority President, Paolo Emilio Signorini, showcase Genoa’s chief assets: port and logistics, tourism and hi-tech.
The first edition of the China International Import Exhibition, the major event hosted in China’s global financial hub by the Ministry of Commerce and Shanghai’s Municipal Government, under the auspices of the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, provided the dramatic backdrop to ...Emergency measures a priority.
The President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Paolo Emilio Signorini, accompanied the Governor of the Liguria Region, Giovanni Toti, on a site inspection of the facilities of the Port of Savona damaged by the fire which broke out following the violent sea storm which swept across the nor...On the day of the christening of the MSC Seaview, the headquarters of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority provide the backdrop to the signing of two deeds set to change the face of the Port of Genoa.
9 June 2018 marked the final seal of approval to two important deeds of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority: firstly, the port concession awarded to Consorzio Bettolo (a joint venture held 65% by MSC and 35% by GIP recently acquired by Infravia and Infracapital investment funds) for the manageme...
