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Hapag-Lloyd officially opens new South Europe headquarters in Genoa

09 October 2019

The CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, Rolf Habben Jansen, flew into Genoa for the official inauguration of the global German shipping carrier's new South Europe regional offices in Genoa which will oversee operations in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Egypt and area Med Agents which covers an additional 19 countries in the region

Genoa, 9 October 2019 - The Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd, the fifth largest global liner shipping company worldwide, with a fleet of 237 container vessels, a network of 120 liner services calling over 600 ports and approximately 13,000 employees, has chosen Genoa as headquarters for its new Region So...

Genoa climbs to 6th place in the Top Ten Med Cruise Port ranking

08 October 2019

The report released by the travel and tourism industry consulting company, Risposte Turismo, indicates Italy as the Mediterranean's leading cruise destination in 2019 in terms of passenger throughput (homeport and transit), with the Italian ports handling approximately 40% of total traffic

This year four Italian cruise ports are poised to be listed amongst the top 10 in the Mediterranean, whilst nine Italian ports rank amongst the leading 20 cruise ports. In total the Italian ports are forecast to accommodate 8,959 calls and 23.79 million passengers, with an advance, respectively, o...

The first steel span hoisted onto the new Bridge for Genoa

01 October 2019

The Italian Prime Minister Conte attends the ceremony at the construction site

Genoa, 1 October 2019 - The sirens marked the hoisting operations for the first of the nineteen steel and concrete spans to be installed onto the new bridge, following the tragic collapse of the Morandi viaduct on 14 August 2018. The 50-metre long span, weighing up to 500 tonnes, was hoisted at a...

Savona Terminal Auto port concession has been extended a further 17 years

26 September 2019

The Grimaldi Group terminal operating company presents a 7-million port investment plan

Savona, 26 September 2019 - The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Savona Terminal Auto have undersigned the new port concession agreement, extending the concession period by an additional 17 years, with the official go-ahead to the implementation of the Grimaldi Group 7-million euro investme...

Costa Group: 12.6 billion euros and over 63,000 jobs in Europe

23 September 2019

The findings of a study on the economic impact of Costa Group have been released

Liguria is the Italian region that draws the greatest benefits from the presence of Costa Group, with a contribution of 511 million euros to the local economy and the creation of over 3,200 jobs, including 1,100 generated directly. In addition to hosting the company's head office in Genoa, Liguria...

Airport expansion project awarded and works to commence by end of year

09 September 2019

The new stylish terminal extension is to be built with eco-sustainable materials and will offer a full array of passenger amenities for maximum comfort

Genoa, 9 September 2019 - The Milan-based architects studio One Works has been assigned the contract, signed this morning, for the Cristoforo Colombo terminal expansion project, which is to include a modern baggage-handling facility. Works on the 16-million euro project are due to start by the end...

New monthly container record throughput in July

29 August 2019

Container traffic continues to grow: the Port of Genoa hits a new all-time monthly record, reporting close to 250,000 teus

The Genoese terminals in Samperidarena and Prà post record container volumes for a total of 249,892 teus, a +7% gain on last year's comparable period, with strong performances on the part of Genoa's flagship terminal, PSA Genova Prà, reporting over 150,000 teus (+10.1%), and Genoa Port Terminal,...

The Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index confirms Genoa's top position

27 August 2019

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) liner shipping connectivity index for 2019 has been released, and has been expanded to include a port connectivity index for over 900 ports, which firmly establishes Genoa at the helm of the Italian port ranking.

The annual index, launched in 2006, is based upon a selection of components of the maritime transport sector, namely, number of liner services, carriers, ship calls and vessel capacity, and estimates the level of accessibility of every nation with the global network of liner services. The new inde...

Young Chinese reporters visit the new container terminal in Vado Ligure

26 August 2019

Vado Ligure, 21 August 2019 – A group of 30 Chinese junior school students visited Vado Gateway terminal as part of the Little Panda Journalists Visit the World initiative promoting cultural exchanges between China and other countries

The project was launched in 2017 in Chengdu in the Sichuan Province, with a selection of young students between 6 and 16 years old chosen as reporters to visit the countries and cities situated along the Belt and Road Initiative route.The children were accompanied by TV crews from the China Centra...

New MSC regular liner service from Genoa to Canada

21 August 2019

The MSC Monica containership of the new Canada Express 1 Service calls at the Messina Group IMT terminal in the Port of Genoa

Genoa, 19 August 2019 – Inaugural vessel of the new Canada Express 1 Service, operated by MSC, docks at the Messina Group’s IMT terminal (Intermodal Marine Terminal), offering direct scheduled sailings to Montreal, with a 12-day transit time. The new port rotation is Montreal – Gioia Tauro �...