Dredging operations are underway across the Ports of Genoa and Savona, with the dual objective to maintain and to deepen the depth alongside quaylines to cater for the arrival of the next generation ultra- large vessels, both full-container and cruise ships. It is essential to remove regularly from the navigation channels the accumulations of sand and sediment deposited by tide and river flows into the sea to ensure safe and easy access to terminal facilities.
Genoa is the focus of the excavation of a total of 600,000 cubic metres of sediment, equal to the size of 60 football pitches up to 1 metre in height. In the passenger port, depth alongside the cruise terminal quay of Ponte dei Mille will be boosted to -11 metres and to -10 metres along the ferry te...News
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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.
Tanzania Ports Authority management inspects the major on-site infrastructure works in progress across the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado.
Tree planting and turf installation along the first 750 metres of the linear landscaped Dune Urban Park completed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Italy-Germany: the great appeal of the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure for companies located in the Southern German catchment area.
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.