New Genoa Breakwater

With a presentation marked by both strategic vision and operational pragmatism, Matteo Paroli, President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, outlined the future of Italy’s logistics and port sector at the...

The Commissioner’s Office for the Reconstruction of Genoa and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority have officially approved the recommended changes to the layout of the New Open-sea Breakwater of the Port of...

Genoa/La Spezia, 18 August 2025 – The Port Authorities of the Western Ligurian Sea and of the Eastern Ligurian Sea have signed an agreement designed to maximise the use of the marine sediments, removed across dredging...

The Local Planning Board has given the go-ahead to the project plan variation submitted by the Port Authority for the construction of Genoa’s New Breakwater. The revised layout has been designed to ensure the safe...

The installation of the sixth caisson of Genoa’s new open-sea breakwater has been completed. A team of over 400 people are working on the project, including 150 offshore.

At a depth of 20 metres, the second caisson of the Port of Genoa's new breakwater has been successfully positioned.

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 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.

Nominated best road infrastructure project, the Papa Bridge wins one of the 16 prestigious awards promoted by the OICE, the Association of Consulting Engineers and Architects, member of Confindustria (Confederation of...

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...

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...

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...

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...