News - Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale

Signorini, port developments across the board: blue economy, breakwater, masterplan

23 September 2022

"The Ports of Genoa on track to capitalise upon the fast growth in demand for maritime transport and to boost on-site strategic complementary port infrastructure to serve the vibrant ship repair and refit yards."

President Paolo Emilio Signorini was invited as keynote speaker at the seminar "Growth in the ship repair industry: investments for the future of Genoa", organised in cooperation with the IL Secolo XIX media group, in the historic Port Authority headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio, to discuss recent...

International Boat Show, Signorini:"Sizable investments for the yachting industry

22 September 2022

The Port Authority President at the opening ceremony of the 62nd edition of the International Boat Show in Genoa.

"We are investing in the leisure marine industry to meet the future challenges posed by the advent of ultra-large superyachts and by an increasingly greener approach towards the construction of boats powered by clean energy," - announced President Signorini. "Yacht upsizing has boosted major investm...

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea visits the Port of Genoa

20 September 2022

The Secretary-General, Paolo Piacenza, receives Ambassador Seong-ho Lee of the Republic of Korea in the historic Port Authority headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio, during the course of his first official visit to Genoa since his appointment to Italy in April 2022.

The meeting provided Ambassador Lee with the opportunity to receive an update on the full range of major infrastructure projects underway in the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure, and to address a number of issues of port development which both the Ligurian Capital and the City of Busan, Korea'...

July 2022 Port Volumes

25 August 2022

The growth in full containers (+ 24.6% imports) bound for the Northern Italian catchment area through Genoa and Savona-Vado is a tangible sign of the economic recovery underway and the major role played by the Ports of Genoa.

The upward trend in total tonnage registered by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and the strong performance of other strategic sectors, namely, passenger and full container gateway traffic, are cited as grounds for continued optimism. Cargo throughput rose to 40,003,838 tons, a return to pre-...

From Cassa Depositi e Prestiti 31.5 million euro for the Ports of Genoa

23 August 2022

- Financing agreed for infrastructure development through new road, railway and urban regeneration works
- The works concern the Nino Ronco Bridge, the Sampierdarena basin, the Ronco Canepa Container Terminal, the Genoa outer dam and the port terminal of Vado Ligure
- The investment has a positive impact in terms of local employment levels, with the creation of over 500 new jobs.

Genoa/Rome, 23 August 2022 - Improving port accessibility, both by road and rail, ensuring greater safety and contributing to urban regeneration. This is the objective of the 31.5-million-euro loan that Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) granted to Autorità di Sistema Portuale (AdSP) del Mar Ligure Occ...

Closure of Giano Gate to traffic from 23 August

12 August 2022

Port security upgrade works continue across the summer to optimise secure access control solutions at the 14 gates across the Port of Genoa. Giano Gate will be closed from 23 August for approximately 30 days for construction works.

Giano Gate, located alongside the shipyards to the east of the Port of Genoa, will remain closed to vehicles in both directions from 06:00 hrs on Tuesday, 23 August 2022, but will remain open to pedestrians in/out, from Mondays to Fridays, from 06:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs. Full access to the shipyard ar...

Rail freight boom: +10,3% in the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado

10 August 2022

Upward trend continues in the volume of inland container traffic moved by rail. The Ports of Genoa consolidate their role as a modern logistics platform serving the Northern Italian intermodal terminals. Major importers prefer rail transport to minimise the extra costs deriving from container storage in the port terminals.

In line with the upward trend registered over the last two years, the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority reported a record 115,208 teus moved by rail in the second quarter of 2022, a +9% increase on the corresponding period of the previous year, whilst a total of 215,650 teus were freighted by rail...

The Port Authority plans ahead

05 August 2022

The New Masterplan: stakeholder engagement and call for tender for integrated services in urban and engineering planning

The new Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Masterplans, in accordance with the guidelines contained in both the Italian Strategic Plan for the Port and Supply Chain Industry and in the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority Strategic Plan, are used as planning tools strategic to the establishment of a succ...

Cold Ironing in Genoa, executive design underway

29 July 2022

Site inspection for forthcoming installation of shore power facility in Genoa's cruise and ferry passenger hub.

The team of engineers of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Nidec ASI SpA, the company contracted to plan and build the new shore side electricity facilities, have completed the on-site inspection to identify the optimal location for the installation of the new power generation unit in the ...

Revival of the Port Control Tower takes off

29 July 2022

Quay reconstruction at the new Control Tower site is completed. Works on the tower are scheduled to go ahead after the closure of the 62nd edition of the Genoa Boat Show at the end of September, to minimise disruptions to the smooth running of the major international event.

Strategically located on an artificial island in the Levante marina, the Control Tower has been planned to ensure that all classes of ships can manoeuvre in full safety in/out of the Port of Genoa. Designed by Renzo Piano, the 60-metre high glass and steel tower will be flanked by two elevated build...