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According to CLIA, each day of total shutdown of cruise activities leads to a loss of 2,500 jobs in the world, each drop of one percentage point of passengers per year represents 9,100 fewer workers in the sector. Halting European cruises to the end of July will lead to 133,500 fewer jobs, corresponding to 4.81 billion of unpaid wages

On the 1st of May 2020, the Port Authority launched a marketing campaign on social media network #WeArePortsofGenoa short clips of the dedicated members of the Western Ligurian Sea's vibrant shipping community, who have worked tirelessly throughout the Covid-19 public health emergency to ensure that the Ports of Genoa, Prà, Savona and Vado Ligure remained open and fully operational, guaranteeing the smooth movement of essential goods across the country, without disruptions to the supply chain and in full compliance of safety regulations

UNCTAD reports that the value of international trade in goods has declined by about 5 percent in Q1 2020 and is expected to decline further by 27 percent in Q2 2020, though the pace of contraction has slowed in May

UNCTAD reports that the value of international trade in goods has declined by about 5 percent in Q1 2020 and is expected to decline further by 27 percent in Q2 2020, though the pace of contraction has slowed in May

A new Border Control Post (BCP) is now available in the Port of Genoa, a SECH Terminal investment, located by the full-container facility's stacking yard

The OECD in its latest Economic Outlook reveals the projected impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on global GDP in 2020

According to JOC, container carriers do not expect a significant market recovery in the coming months, thus they are extending their capacity reduction programs in the third quarter

According to data recently released by Port Economics on the top 15 European container ports in the first quarter of 2020, Genoa ranks as one of the few gateway ports to have maintained box volumes in line with the corresponding period of the previous year (+ 0.3%)

Although the May PMI figures for a swathe of advanced economies are still well below the 50-no change level, we are cautiously optimistic that output will stage a modest rebound this month

The public health emergency and ensuing major economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had repercussions worldwide on all industrialised countries, has impacted heavily across all commodity and passenger sectors of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority