Breakwater

Genoa, 24 May 2024 - The Port of Genoa's New Breakwater unfolds along the Sampierdarena basin, opposite the landmark 16th century Lighthouse. The first of the over 90 caissons, set to form part of the initial 4 km of the large-scale......

The New Open-Sea Breakwater takes shape as the fast-paced construction of the caissons takes off, with the near-completion of the first of 100 caissons set to form the 6,200 metre port facility.

The construction of the first of 100 caissons, which will form Genoa’s New Open-Sea Breakwater, takes shape on board the “Dario” floating dock positioned in the Port of Vado Ligure. .....................

As works for the construction of the Port of Genoa's New Breakwater proceed underwater, measures are taken to safeguard in full the marine ecosystem.

Genoa's New Breakwater begins to take shape in the open-sea, with 1 million tons of gravel deposited on the seabed. Construction works proceed on schedule. ............

Work continues offshore on the New Genoa Breakwater, with the second block of columns under construction and 600,000 tons of gravel already deposited on the seabed.

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.

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. ............

Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Per Genova Breakwater Consortium led by Webuild launch the project in the presence of Italian Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini. The Genoa’s New Breakwater is a national ......

President Signorini: Construction works kick off in 2023. President Toti and Mayor Bucci: Momentous event set to revolutionise our port.

As had already emerged from recent discussions, the two groups who had been invited by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority to tender for the elaboration of the detailed and executive design and the construction of the new Breakwater o......

In view of the fact that no bids were submitted by the two groups pre-qualified to present an offer in the call for tender for the implementation of the detailed and executive design and construction of the new Breakwater of Genoa, the Po......

On target, the Government Commissioner Paolo Emilio Signorini officially approved the technical and financial feasibility study for the project of Genoa's New Breakwater and today, 1st June 2022, the invitation letters to tender for......

The President of the National Transport Regulation Authority, Nicola Zaccheo, flanked by the Board Directors Carla Roncallo and Francesco Parola and the Secretary General Guido Improta, met in Genoa with Western Ligurian Sea Port Authorit......

On 27 May the Select Committee of the Public Works Upper Council of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility gave the go-ahead to the Port of Genoa's key strategic project for the building of the New Breakwater. At this junc......

On 28 March the Technical Commission of the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition issued the Environmental Impact Assessment final report, officially giving the go-ahead to the construction of the new breakwater in the Port of Genoa.

EIB promotes climate action by providing €300 million to finance Port of Genoa expansion This is the first EIB operation in Italy for a project co-financed by the government with resources from the Recovery and Resilience Facility Co.........

The call for expressions of interest, to invite economic operators to apply to take part in the subsequent call for integrated tenders within the Project of the New Breakwater in the Port of Genoa, goes ahead. The integrated tender groups...

Project management of the new Breakwater has been contracted to RINA Consulting. Four tenders from the Investment Programme have been awarded in the last week, and an additional three are due to be announced shortly, for a total value of ......

The Italian Undersecretary of State for Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Giovanni Carlo Cancelleri, visits the Ports of Genoa