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Official Launch of the first edition of the Ports of Genoa Sustainability Report

25 November 2022

The Western Liguria Sea Port Authority wins the prestigious 2022 Reporting Oscar for the “Best Sustainability Report” in the category “Public Body and Industry Association”, promoted by FERPI (Italian Federation of Public Relations), in cooperation with the Italian Stock Exchange and Bocconi University.

25 November 2022 – The Ports of Genoa was invited to attend the Awards Ceremony of the 58th edition of the FERPI Reporting Oscars held at Palazzo Mezzanotte, headquarters of the Milan Stock Exchange, to receive the Oscar for Best Sustainability Report, in recognition of the excellence achieved in th...

Ports of Tanzania visits the Ports of Genoa

22 November 2022

Tanzania Ports Authority management inspects the major on-site infrastructure works in progress across the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado.

The delegation from Dar es Salaam, accompanied by a team of RINA engineers, were in Italy on a training course to acquire specialised expertise from the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic ports. During the guided boat tour of Genoa, the group focused specifically upon the project of the new breakwater in the S...

Pra' Dune Urban Park takes shape

03 November 2022

Tree planting and turf installation along the first 750 metres of the linear landscaped Dune Urban Park completed.

Following the long hot summer of 2022 which brought to a halt the green port redevelopment of Pra', autumn kicked off with the planting of large shrubs and trees, designed to function as a visual screen and noise barrier between the PSA Genova Pra' full-container terminal and adjacent urban fabric. ...

Ports of Genoa R-Evolution convinces Switzerland

26 October 2022

Lugano's LAC Conference Centre provided the stunning backdrop to the fifth edition of the forum "Mare di Svizzera", offering landlocked Swiss shippers and supply chain service providers the unique opportunity to exchange data and opinions with the Italian local authorities and port operators.

The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority President Paolo Emilio Signorini, keynote speaker at the conference, provided the audience with a Ports of Genoa roadmap for the future and an update on the major infrastructure works underway across Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure. "We have now reached the fif...

Genoa-Sestri shipyard expansion: real-time ship simulations in Wallingford

26 October 2022

A Ports of Genoa working group at the HR Wallingford Ship Simulation Centre for real-time vessel navigation simulations of the future newbuilds planned at the mega-drydock currently under construction at the Genoa-Sestri Ponente shipyard.

The studies conducted at the UK Ship Simulation Centre are designed and executed to evaluate the future layout of vessel accessibility and navigation in the Genoa-Sestri Ponente shipyard. Plans are afoot to expand the area and build a new 440-metre drydock to cater for the construction of ultra-larg...

Green Ports: Signorini at UniGe

25 October 2022

Port President Paolo Emilio Signorini invited by the University of Genoa to deliver a lecture to students enrolled at the "Management for Energy and Environmental Transition" Master Degree course of the Department of Economics.

"The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority is firmly committed to the implementation of a wide range of green projects, namely, On-shore Power Supply, installation of solar power plants and the deployment of alternative fuels, to cater fully for the requirements of the highly energy-intensive activiti...

European Coordinator for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor visits the Ports of Genoa

24 October 2022

21 October 2022 - On a return visit to the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure after 4 years, the European Coordinator for the Rhine-Alpine core network corridor, Pawel Wojciechowski was invited to inspect the infrastructure construction sites underway, central to the investment programme designed to relaunch inland connections between Liguria and Central Southern Europe.

The Port Day kicked off with an on-site visit to the new semi-automated Vado Gateway Terminal which opened at the beginning of 2020. Coordinator Wojciechowski, together with his advisor Beata Tuszyńska (DG Move), focused upon the technologically advanced intermodal services provided by the terminal ...

German logistic service companies on fact-finding mission in the Ports of Genoa

20 October 2022

Italy-Germany: the great appeal of the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure for companies located in the Southern German catchment area.

The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Promos Italy (Italian Agency of Chambers of Commerce) have joined forces in the organisation of a series of marketing events to forge closer ties between the Italian and German chain supply industries. Within this framework, the Ports of Genoa received a d...

Ports of Genoa: quality and environmental audit successfully completed

19 October 2022

Once again the integrated environmental and quality management systems of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority have been successfully certified, in compliance with ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 9001:2015 requirements, following the audit and focus visit carried out by Certiquality S.r.l. on 12, 13 and 14 October.

The certifying body pinpointed, in particular, the strong performance of the Ports of Genoa in risk and opportunity analysis and management processes, and the high level of motivation of personnel, as emerged from the interviews and inspections conducted on-site. In addition, as established from an ...

Port of Genoa Breakwater: contract awarded to Webuild

12 October 2022

President Signorini: Construction works kick off in 2023. President Toti and Mayor Bucci: Momentous event set to revolutionise our port.

GENOA. Today, the bid for the design and construction of the New Breakwater of the Port of Genoa has been officially assigned to the Webuild Group. The contract has been awarded following the conclusion of a highly challenging planning, design, approval and award procedure for the implementation of ...

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