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Terminal San Giorgio handles a 372-tonne Ansaldo Energia mega alternator

30 December 2019

Built in Genoa and shipped to the Far East from Terminal San Giorgio on board the German Zeamarine Zea Shanghai, the Ansaldo mega alternator will be deployed by one of the major Chinese energy companies for the production of electric energy

Genoa, 30 December 2019 – The final stages of the assembly of the industrial machinery components were completed in the port by a team led by the Ansaldo engineers, in view of the fact that it would not have been possible to transport the 372-tonne oversized cargo by road from the manufact...

New Port Waste Management Plan

23 December 2019

The Ports of Genoa: another important step towards environmental sustainability

The Liguria Region passed the new "Management plan for ship-generated waste and cargo residues", elaborated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority in compliance with Decree Law 182/03 and the directive 2000/59/CE. The plan completes the set of tools implemented by the Port Authority, aimed at...

Double rail track into PSA Genova Pra' opens

23 December 2019

A 30-million euro investment programme concluded before the scheduled completion date

Genoa, 23 December 2019 - The new double rail track in/out of the PSA terminal in Genova Pra' opens ahead of schedule. The introduction of a second rail link between the container terminal and the Prà Mare railway station is set to boost the teu capacity of the Port of Prà in its resolve to redu...

Costa Smeralda’s maiden voyage from Savona, the new Costa Cruises LNG-powered ship

20 December 2019

Costa Smeralda is the first Costa vessel to be fuelled by liquefied natural gas, a breakthrough for the cruise industry as it will minimise overall environmental impact

Savona, 20 December 2019 - The new flagship is scheduled to sail from Savona on 21 December on its inaugural cruise in the Mediterranean. With the advent of Costa Smeralda and the Costa Toscana sister-ship, the cruise liner plans to recruit 450 new staff in Italy in 2020. Costa Smeralda is the f...

Vado Gateway welcomes the first containership

17 December 2019

This morning Maersk Line's AS Palina docked at Vado Gateway terminal, the 2,500-teu containership deployed in the renamed Carmed liner service which offers sailings from the Italian Ports of Vado Ligure, Leghorn, Civitavecchia, Naples and Salerno to Central Amercia (Cartagena, Puerto Moin e Manzanillo)

Vado Ligure, 17 December 2019 - The liner service, which formerly departed from the adjacent Reefer Terminal (also part of the APM Terminals Vado Ligure group) with fruit transported in reefer containers from Central-South America, commences a trial period from Vado Gateway. Maersk Line has alrea...

Vado Gateway goes live: inauguration of the new state-of-the-art container terminal

12 December 2019

The APM Terminals-operated container facility is now open. The new state-of-the-art terminal features the first fully automated yard in Italy and a technologically advanced truck appointment system.

The APM Terminals-operated container facility is now open. The new state-of-the-art terminal features the first fully automated yard in Italy and a technologically advanced truck appointment system The new container terminal in Vado Ligure will initially operate along a 450-linear metre porti...

Ports of Genoa. Quality and environmental management certification

09 December 2019

The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has achieved UNI EN ISO 9001: 2015 and UNI EN ISO 14001:2015 certification in integrated quality and environmental management systems

SGS Italia Spa, the certification company appointed to assess the Port Authority management systems, highlighted the firm commitment pledged by the Ports of Genoa towards both the planning and provision of infrastructure works and services and a continuous improvement in port environmental managem...

Amico & Co, new ShipLift for megayachts

03 December 2019

Capable of servicing vessels up to 95 metres

Capable of servicing vessels up to 95 metres Bolstered by a 27-million euro investment programme, the new 4,000-tonne capacity ShipLift inaugurated by Amico & Co, equips the Genoa-based shipyard with the facility to service up to six 95 m-superyachts simultaneously. The ShipLift features ...

MSC Grandiosa makes maiden call in Genoa

25 November 2019

Genoa, 22 November 2019 - The Stazioni Marittime Cruise Terminal welcomed MSC Grandiosa on her inaugural call in Genoa, homeport to MSC Cruises

Genoa, 22 November 2019 - The Stazioni Marittime Cruise Terminal welcomed MSC Grandiosa on her inaugural call in Genoa, homeport to MSC Cruises With a capacity of over 6300 passengers and up to 331 metres long, the MSC cruise ship is the largest vessel to have ever docked in Genoa's passenger port....

The EU LNG Facile Project for “greener” ports kicks off in Genoa

19 November 2019

The Liguria Region headquarters hosted the Steering Committee meeting of the EU LNG Facile Project (Interreg Italy-France Maritime programme) which brings together the Corsica and Var Chambers of Commerce and the Liguria, Tuscany and Sardinia Port Authorities

The Liguria Region headquarters hosted the Steering Committee meeting of the EU LNG Facile Project (Interreg Italy-France Maritime programme) which brings together the Corsica and Var Chambers of Commerce and the Liguria, Tuscany and Sardinia Port Authorities Genoa, 19 November 2019 – One of the p...