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The footing of the new Pope Bridge takes shape. The road infrastructure works in the Port of Genoa forge ahead.
Genoa – At 18:00 hrs on 28 June the first concrete footing of the new Pope Bridge was poured during a ceremony, heralding the start of new extensive road infrastructure construction works on-site and around the Sampierdarena port area in a far-reaching 141-million euro project. The new bridge has be...
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, flanked by a selection of terminal operators, showcased its full range of port services and facilities in Rotterdam, from 17 to 19 May, at the world's leading breakbulk event. After a two-year stoppage, due to the repercussions of the pandemic, enthusiasm for the global event reached new heights with the participation of 600 exhibitors from 120 countries and over 9000 visitors.
The Ports of Genoa, together with co-exhibitors C.I.S.Co (Italian Shipping Container Thinktank) and Promos Italia (Italian Agency of Chambers of Commerce), illustrated the wide spectrum of port logistic solutions offered to users by the vibrant local shipping community who, over the years, has acqui...
Today, the historical port headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio provided the backdrop to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Paolo Emilio Signorini, and the Trade and Transformation Director of Group Supply Chain & Logistics, DP World, Simon Pitout.
The agreement seeks specifically to forge closer cooperation in the establishment of a smart transport, logistics and industrial supply chain in the Ports of Genoa. The Memorandum of Understanding sealed today between Italy's premier port and the world's leading provider of global smart end-to-end ...
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority showcased its full range of port services and facilities at the world's leading event on international fresh produce trade, after a two-year stoppage due to the pandemic. Co-exhibitors of the Ports of Genoa featured Liguria Region/Liguria International, Promos Italia and CISCo.
The Ports of Genoa on-site international marketing activities took off, after two years of Covid-19 restrictions, in Berlin from 5 to 7 April 2022 at the 28th edition of Fruit Logistica, the top global exhibition and conference on the fresh produce industry, covering the full spectrum of the busines...
The Liguria Region concludes the successful institutional-trade mission to EXPO DUBAI 2020, organised in cooperation with Liguria International, with an official visit to the Port of Dubai.
Dubai, 12 March - The on-site participation of the Ligurian Port Authorities in EXPO DUBAI 2020 offered the Ports of Genoa with the opportunity to arrange multiple events and B2B meetings with both local authorities and leading players of the Emirate shipping industry. In the aftermath of the succes...
Expansion of Sestri Ponente shipyards scheduled to commence: Contract on Phase 2 sealed with Consorzio Stabile Grandi Lavori.
Genoa, 10 March 2022 – Following the publication of the award notice on 27 December 2021, the contract, on phase two of the planned construction of a new drydock, was signed today by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority and Consorzio Stabile Grandi Lavori, a joint venture between contractors Cons...
EIB promotes climate action by providing €300 million to finance Port of Genoa expansion
- This is the first EIB operation in Italy for a project co-financed by the government with resources from the Recovery and Resilience Facility Complementary Fund.
- €500 million has been allocated from the Recovery and Resilience Facility Complementary Fund for the Genoa breakwater.
- The EIB support will support the construction of a breakwater, allowing modern cargo ships to access the port safely and upgrading the rail network to facilitate freight transit and reduce road traffic.
- Shore-to-ship electrical connections will also be developed, allowing berthed ships to receive power from the ground-based electricity network, cutting emissions from fuel.
The preliminaries in the construction works of Genoa's former Hennebique grain silos kick off after 50 years in complete disuse. This morning the details of the redevelopment programme of Hennebique, strategically located along the old port waterfront, were unveiled on-site by the Governor of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti, the Mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci, the Port Authority President Paolo Emilio Signorini, the CEO of Vitali Group Cristian Vitali and the Architect Maurizio Tosi, Director of Starching Milan.
A masterpiece of Art Deco industrial architecture dating from the turn of the 20th century, the Hennebique building will be resurrected and brought back to life by Vitali SpA, a leader in the real estate and infrastructure sector. Bolstered by a 100 million-euro investment plan, the over 40 thousa...
Today, the historical port headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio provided the backdrop to the signing of the International Sister Seaports Agreement between the President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Paolo Emilio Signorini, and the Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Daniella Levine Cava, a partnership which will further strengthen port ties.
Cruising and tourism, port sustainability, safety and security, these are the main areas of cooperation sealed under the agreement, with the proposal to create technical groups working in synergy to exchange information and educational visits towards the promotion of traffic and activities of both t...
Today, 30 July, the local authorities signed the Port of Savona-Vado Ligure Masterplan: the signatories featured the President of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti, President of the Province of Savona Pierangelo Olivieri, the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority President Paolo Emilio Signorini, and the Mayors of the Town Councils of Bergeggi, Vado Ligure, Quiliano, Savona, Albissola Marina, Albisola Superiore.
The comprehensive and flexible roadmap that charts the course for future growth and development at the Port of Savona-Vado Ligure, with a holistic approach which also looks at the local urban and economic impact, can now begin. The plan maps out the next generation of land-use and infrastructure pro...
