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The Italian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, has officially nominated Paolo Emilio Signorini, President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority. This will be Signorini's second term of office at the helm of the Ports of Genova, Prà, Savona and Vado. The Ministerial Decree n.601 ratifies the Port President's four-year mandate as of 29 December 2020.

The Ports of Genova, Prà, Savona and Vado reported total cargo volumes (excluding industrial products) of 5,211723 tons in October 2020, a -4.9% dip compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, but a +21.7% increase on September 2020, and a fall of -15.5% on the first ten months of 2019, registering a total of 46,450,041 tons

PSA Genova Pra' inaugurated on 30 November two new rail terminal container handling cranes, which offer high precision positioning and reduced energy consumption. The cranes are equipped with user-friendly interface, including remote diagnostics and monitoring, for improved performance and emergency management, thereby increasing safety and efficiency levels

The virtual event Connecting EU Insights, organised by Circle, ended with the webinar “Intermodality, Digitisation & Green Tech: the EU pathway of the Ports of Genoa” which offered speakers the opportunity to illustrate the results of the Vamp Up Project and an update on E-Bridge, both designed to provide Genoa and Vado with a smarter and more competitive edge, spurred by a digital, technological and intermodal development evolution

The manufacturing industry has shown signs of recovery in many countries: in China industrial output registered an upward trend, with a 6.9% advance in the month of September compared to the corresponding period in 2019, and the GDP in the third quarter grew by 4.9% on an annual basis, spurred by both increased output and consumer spending and a stronger performance on the part of the service sector

Operations go ahead in the Port of Genoa's new Calata Bettolo box terminal as MSC Sena docks with a container load from the Black Sea

The Costa Cruises flagship, the LNG-powered Costa Smeralda, set sail from the homeport of Savona on 10 October

Today Virgin Voyages cruise line undersigned a voluntary protocol agreement with the Genoa Harbour Master to reduce the environmental impact of passenger ships in the Ports of Genoa and Savona

Preparations are underway to restart cruise operations in the West Med, with the return of Costa Smeralda in the homeport of Savona. The first departure is scheduled for the forthcoming 10 October, the day in which cruises are set to resume service in full safety for passengers and crew. Meanwhile, Costa Diadema arrives in the Port of Genoa and returns with sailings from the Ligurian capital as of 19 September

The new VAX service, operated by Diamond Line (COSCO group), is scheduled to offer weekly sailings from Vado Ligure's new deep-sea container terminal to the Port of Piraeus from mid-October