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Savona-Vado local authorities and cluster move in unison for port development

28 September 2023

"The driving force behind our ports is represented by the united and vibrant local maritime cluster at the heart of the Ports of Savona-Vado", declares Paolo Piacenza, in his first public opening speech as Government Commissioner, at the Savona&Vado Ports Focus held in Savona's Confederation of Italian Industry headquarters.

An event which kicked-off in May, with a full agenda of panel discussions designed to provide the major logistic and port stakeholders, together with the local authorities, a platform from which to illustrate the results achieved by the cluster, in terms of growth in volumes and economic impact gene...

New Breakwater: underwater construction of 850 giant columns

22 September 2023

The construction of the 850 columns is in its final stages, with a total of 370,000 tons of gravel laid on the seabed. Work on the second block of columns is now set to commence.

Genoa, 21 September 2023 – The underwater giant columns have been designed to support the New Genoa Breakwater and construction is scheduled for completion by the end of September. The installation of the first group of columns will complete the works planned in the first testbed and herald the star...

Port Authority approves new industrial plan for Savona

14 September 2023

The new programme agreement for the industrial redevelopment of Savona, with the allocation of 50 million euros, was signed this morning at the local Confederation of Italian Industry headquarters.

Savona, 14 September - Twenty-one local town authorities are set to benefit from the funds released by the agreement signed by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, the Ministry for Industry and Made in Italy, the Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport, Liguria Region, Province of Savona, Invi...

Paolo Piacenza appointed Port Government Commissioner

08 September 2023

Paolo Piacenza was officially appointed today, 8 September 2023, Government Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority by Decree n. 217 of the Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini.

Genova – The decision taken to nominate Piacenza, a senior Administrative Law professional, and Secretary-General of the Port Authority since May 2021, in addition to Chief Director of Port Governance, Business Plans and Subsidiary Companies, ensures continuity in the policies and infrastructure inv...

Second Quarter 2023 Port Volumes

02 August 2023

The second quarter (April – June) 2023 statistics released by the Port Authority reflect the ongoing overall slowdown in international trade registered globally. Total throughput dropped by -6.7% compared to the corresponding period in 2022, whilst container traffic fell by -1.8%. In the first six months of the year the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reported total tonnage of 32,443,265 (-5.2% vs. 2022) and total box traffic of 1,400,009 TEUs (-1.7% vs. 2022).

All commodity sectors, at varying degrees, recorded a contraction in trade in the second quarter of 2023. Conventional general cargo dipped by -1.6% (+0.2% vs. 1st six mths 2022), whilst solid bulk fell by -35.8% (-18.2% vs. 1st six mths 2022) and total liquid bulk by -9.8% (-5.4% vs. 1st six mths 2...

New Breakwater: underwater explosive hazards clearance goes ahead

01 August 2023

An underwater search for unexploded ordnances along the seabed, up to 50 metres in depth, has begun at Genoa's new open-sea breakwater site, in conjunction with a team of eight highly-experienced divers.

The explosive ordnance disposal unit, organised in four teams working in shifts, deploys a saturation diving facility, in place for a total of 60 consecutive days, to clear the designated area of explosive hazards. The system enables the divers to work in a hyperbaric environment and maximises on av...

Port of Vado: 9.5 million euros for supply chain optimisation

24 July 2023

The Italian Ministry for Agriculture has allocated 9.5 million euros to the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, released from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Next Generation EU), to improve the sustainability of the agri-food chain supply across the Port of Vado Ligure.

The public funds are to be deployed in a 2-year investment plan designed to optimise agri-food supply management across the port, which ranks as one of the leading Mediterranean hubs in terms of the perishable goods and soft commodities market, namely, fresh fruit and coffee, with the full range of ...

An extra 8 million euros in public funds for port infrastructure works

24 July 2023

The Italian Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport has allocated an additional 8 million euros to the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority from the “Fund for key infrastructure feasibility studies towards the economic development of the Nation, and project reviews of infrastructure works already financed – 2021-2023 resources and biennial residual funds 2019-2020”.

A total of 8,353,354 euros – out of the 39,466,000 euros released for the Port Authorities – have been assigned to the Ports of Genoa for the elaboration of technical-financial feasibility studies. The funds are to be allocated for the following 8 projects underway in the Port of Genoa: the constru...

Pra' Dune Urban Park: inauguration of the refurbished waterfront promenade

21 July 2023

The first 720 metres of the 1.8-km Genoa Pra' Dune waterfront promenade now reopens to the public.

The new linear landscaped Dune Urban Park, designed to function as a visual screen and noise barrier between the port's PSA Genova Pra' flagship container terminal and the adjacent residential urban fabric, takes shape. The public inner city waterfront recreational area, already open shoreside to re...

New Open-Sea Breakwater, seabed consolidation takes shape

17 July 2023

Operations proceed smoothly at the Port of Genoa's underwater site for the construction of the open-sea breakwater.

The consolidation of the seabed is underway in a designated site, nominated Test Area 1, with the installation of the first offshore gravel columns set to support the new barrier. A total of 70,000 columns will be constructed and positioned along the entire perimeter of the breakwater. To date, alre...