Genoa, 15 April 2024 – The revolutionary integrated mobility plan, to fast-track connections between Genova City Airport, the railway network and the Passenger Ports of Genoa and Savona, was unveiled today at the Port Authority headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio. The new hub is designed to intercept and integrate the multiple modes of transport used by the cruise passengers embarking from Liguria to access the terminals, with the added objective of activating a seamless sustainable mobility system with minimal environmental impact on the city-ports.
To meet the challenges posed by the need to provide smooth transitions for the million of passengers who travel by land, by sea and by air to reach the port and the city centre of the Ligurian capital and Savona, the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport coordinates the recently establish...Investment Programme
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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.
The Ports of Genoa historic headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio provided the backdrop to the signing ceremony of the concessionary contract between Hennebique s.r.l., the dedicated company composed of Vitali S.p.A. and Roncello Capital S.r.l., and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, to resurrect and refurbish Genoa's former grain silos, a masterpiece of Art Deco industrial architecture.
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.
The wide-ranging large-scale infrastructure plan is in place at Genoa and Savona's passenger ports and begins to take shape across the cruise terminals. With over 40 million euros already invested to address the major challenges posed globally by the industry, the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority is now ready to cater for the advent of the ultra-large cruise vessels and to ensure easy, safe, integrated and sustainable accessibility for the ships and the over 5 million passengers which call annually at the Ports of Genoa.
Genoa, 4 March 2024 – Construction has officially started this morning in Genoa on Italy’s first undersea road tunnel, set to become Europe’s largest immersed tunnel. A sophisticated feat of Italian engineering which embraces a novel approach to large-scale infrastructure projects, planned with a major focus towards the future, in compliance with strict sustainable environmental, economic and social requirements. The new tunnel will play a key role in upgrading road access to Genoa, both in terms of urban and port traffic, Italy’s premier cargo and passenger port and leading Mediterranean global maritime gateway to the major European manufacturing and consumer centres.
New urban road infrastructure at the Port of Vado Ligure opens on schedule. The road link has been designed to ease traffic across Vado, whilst optimising port gate management of heavy vehicles in/out of Vado Gateway container terminal.
Construction works at the Port of Vado Ligure Rail Terminal, for the expansion of the yard and the optimisation of rail freight movements, proceed on schedule, as per project timeline.
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.
Genoa's port gate security facility upgrade is near completion. A range of tangible and intangible infrastructure - including new port fences, automatic number-plate and container recognition, automated port gates - is currently being installed across all main 14 port access points to the Port of Genoa, in compliance with international guidelines.