A double record for the Ports of Genoa: a 5.5% monthly increase and a 9.2% quarterly gain on the comparable periods of the previous year.
2018 is poised to be another record year for the Ports of Genoa as the upward trend continues. In March the terminals handled a total of 236,144 teus, compared to 223,838 teus registered in last year’s corresponding period, a 5.5% increase in container traffic. Whilst a comparison of the first quart...Terminal San Giorgio is investing heavily in new equipment and has placed an order for a Konecranes Gottwald Model 7 mobile crane with a lifting capacity of up to 150 tonnes and a working radius of 54 metres.
The investment programme is a key component of an extensive business plan and foresees the delivery by the end of June of the new G HMK 7608 high-performance mobile crane which, due to its versatility, can be used to handle both containers and breakbulk, and will join TSG’s existing four harbour cra...The first six automated rail-mounted gantry cranes were shipped to APM Terminals Vado Ligure on board the “Zhen Hua 23” vessel.
The first group of automated gantry cranes were delivered to Vado Ligure on 14 April and will be mounted on rail to lift and stack the containers in the terminal yards. The cranes were built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Compan...The Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado handled 11 million tonnes of cargo during the first two months of 2018, a 5.2% gain on the corresponding period of the previous year.
2018 is poised to be another record year for the Ports of Genoa as traffic continues to grow. The container port sector registered a 10.6% increase, a total of 431,595 teus, on last year’s comparable period. Conventional cargo also performed strongly, reporting a 5.4% advance on the previous year. S...An agreement was signed on 13 April 2018 between the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Invitalia (the Investment Agency which reports to the Italian Ministry for Finance), for the implementation of the Port of Genoa’s new breakwater feasibility study and the tender for the construction works in the completion of the Ponte Ronco-Canepa Terminal.
Paolo Emilio Signorini, President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, and Domenico Arcuri, Managing Director of Invitalia, undersigned an agreement which designates Invitalia as the central purchasing body which will tender on the project for the construction of the New Breakwater of Genoa a...To date the Ports of Genoa lead the way: 30% of Italy’s trade with China is currently channelled through the Ligurian port, and the market share is set to increase with the forthcoming completion of the new Calata Bettolo Container Terminal in Genoa and the APM/Cosco Terminal in Vado Ligure, the result of mixed public-private investment programmes.
This is the focal point of the keynote speech of Marco Sanguineri, Secretary General of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, at the seminar “The Silk Road in the New Perspective of Eurasian Connectivity”, hosted at Palazzo San Giorgio, headquarters of the Port Authority, on 23 March 2018. The ev...The US Consul General in Milan, Elizabeth Lee Martinez, accompanied by her staff members, met with the President of the Port Authority, Paolo Emilio Signorini, on 26 March following his return from a trade mission to North America.
The President illustrated the recent developments of the Ports of Genoa, with specific focus on infrastructure projects underway, port security and the advanced IT systems in force. The discussions held were highly productive, and Paolo Signorini was able to draw on invaluable data acquired during ...Del Monte renews cooperation with Reefer Terminal.
Reefer Terminal SpA, the company controlled by APM Terminals which operates the terminal dedicated to perishable goods in the Port of Vado Ligure, has signed a cooperation agreement with the US multinational group. Under the agreement, bananas and pineapples from Latin American countries will arrive...Meeting in Cambridge (Massachusetts) between Mr Signorini and Silvio Micali, Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to discuss the positive impact of blockchain technology on the shipping industry, in terms of cost reduction, time savings and information security.
Prof. Micali was recognized with the prestigious Turing Award (computer science), the Goedel Prize (theoretical computer science) and the RSA Prize (cryptography). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, of the United States National Academy of Engineering and of the American Academy of ...Positive signals emerged from the International Seminar hosted by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority in Lugano on 14 March at the LAC Conference Centre: the time is ripe for a change of direction along the North-South axis of one of Europe’s busiest freight routes, with a marked shift towards the Ports of Genoa and Savona.
The Ports of Genoa and Savona are set to accommodate trains up to 750 m in length, and will therefore be in a position to guarantee competitive rail freight rates which will contribute to redressing the balance between Northern and Southern European. A key element of the Western Ligurian Sea Port A...
