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Virgin Voyages signs the Genoa Blue Agreement

16 September 2020

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

Genoa, 16 September 2020 - Virgin Voyages joins forces with other passenger shipping lines, including Costa Cruises, MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Disney Cruise Line, Majestic Cruises, Fred Olsen and Algérie Ferries (ENTMV), in addition to the tug boat operators Rimorchiatori Riunit...

Cruises resume from Savona: the return of Costa Smeralda

15 September 2020

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 Costa Safety Protocol will be implemented on both ships, with the application of stringent health and safety measures which include universal Covid-19 tests for all guests and crew prior to boarding, body temperature control, a reorganisation of onboard services, protected shore excursions and...

Vado Gateway: new liner service to Piraeus

11 September 2020

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

The introduction of the new liner service represents an important step in the development of Vado Gateway, following the operational inauguration of the port facility in February amid the global economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 public health emergency. The direct sailings from Vado Ligure t...

Italy-Switzerland agreement to boost rail links from Genoa

03 September 2020

On the eve of the opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel and the celebrations for the completion of AlpTransit, the new rail link across the Alps, the Italian Minister, Paola de Micheli, and the President of the Swiss Confederation, Simonetta Sommaruga, have sealed a bilateral agreement for the expansion of the Sempione rail network

3 September 2020 - The major infrastructure works are funded for a total of 134.50 million euros by the Swiss Federal Council and 103 million euros by the Italian Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport. The Minister, De Michelis, commented, "The Italy-Switzerland Bilateral Agreement, signed to...

EU Recovery Fund: Ports of Genoa apply for 1 billion euro

02 September 2020

The stimulus plan can offer financial support for far-reaching investment programmes, linking them to EU priorities, proposed by the Italian public port authorities, whilst simultaneously mobilising resources from the port operating budgets to meet other immediate expenses

The stimulus plan can offer financial support for far-reaching investment programmes, linking them to EU priorities, proposed by the Italian public port authorities, whilst simultaneously mobilising resources from the port operating budgets to meet other immediate expenses Specifically, the P...

Ports of Genoa in Lloyd's List Top 100

02 September 2020

The Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority features in the Lloyd's List One Hundred Container Ports ranking for 2019

The Ligurian Port and Gioia Tauro are the only two Italian ports to appear in the 2020 edition, outlining last year's annual container throughput figures of the world's elite port facilities. China maintains its dominant position in the industry, with Shanghai at the helm of the port ranking, reg...

THE Alliance reinstates Genoa in Asia-Med services

01 September 2020

THE Alliance, which groups together major carriers Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Yang Ming, has announced that, as of next week, the Far East-Mediterranean services are set to resume regular ports of call following the extended blank sailings reported - due to the heavy fall in industrial output and demand in China, Italy and the rest of Europe - during the Covid-19 public health emergency

From 7 September, the MD2 liner service will return fully operational and is scheduled to call at Marseilles - Genoa - La Spezia- Piraeus - Singapore - Hong Kong - Kaohsiung - Busan - Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Kaohsiung. As of 14 September, the MD1 liner service is also scheduled to resume re...

MSC Grandiosa: First Mediterranean cruise sets sail from Genoa

16 August 2020

MSC Grandiosa is set to be the first cruise ship to sail from an Italian port after the long stoppage in operations, with a 7-night voyage in the West Med, calling at Civitavecchia-Rome, Naples, Palermo in Sicily and La Valletta in Malta

MSC Grandiosa is set to be the first cruise ship to sail from an Italian port after the long stoppage in operations, with a 7-night voyage in the West Med, calling at Civitavecchia-Rome, Naples, Palermo in Sicily and La Valletta in Malta It is an event of profound emotional significance as it marks ...

Covid-19 Update - Issue 28/2020

14 August 2020

According to JOC, volumes on the Asia-Europe trade are rapidly improving and bouncing back from the lows seen in April during the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns

This is the last issue of our COVID-19 Update. We will come back soon with new formats to keep you connected with the Ports of Genoa. Container Trade Scenario Asia-Europe trade According to JOC, volumes on the Asia-Europe trade are rapidly improving and bouncing back from th...

Cold Ironing receives the go-ahead in the Ports of Genoa and Savona

07 August 2020

Central and local government approve the Decree of the Minister for Infrastructure, Paola De Micheli, releasing 906 million euros to fund 23 major port infrastructure works across Italy

7 August 2020 - The first instalment of 794 million euros is to be allocated to the top twenty priority projects which have completed the project preparation phase, comply with recent environmental sustainability and safety requirements and have already received partial funding. The range of majo...