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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 hull of Seabourn's second purpose-built expedition cruise ship is moved to Genoa's Mariotti Shipyard for refit.
The ultra-luxury cruise vessel, under construction at the CIMAR Shipyard operated by T. Mariotti and Cimolai in San Giorgio di Nogare, was loaded out on 22 April and transported by barge from the Port of Trieste to Genoa where outfitting will begin. The ship is scheduled for delivery in 2023, with s...
The demolition works of the pierhead in the berthing marina along the Levante Waterfront have been completed.
The project forms part of the extensive plan to upgrade access to the refit and repair shipyard equipped to serve super and mega-yachts in Genoa. The demolition of a portion of the pierhead and completion of dredging works have paved the way for the expansion of the navigation channel into the Amico...
The quaywall retrofitting and dredging works alongside Ponte dei Mille West have been completed on schedule.
The project forms part of the wide-ranging plan to upgrade the docks of the Genoa Old Port and Passenger Terminals. The Stazioni Marittime Genova Passenger Terminal is now ready to kick off the busy summer cruising season and confirms the maiden call of the future generation MSC World Class cruise ...
The Chief Director of Financial Resource Planning and Auditing of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Lucia Cristina Tringali, attended the First Edition of the Italian Business Integrity Day held in Bucharest on 12 April.
The event, organised by the Italian Embassy, focused on best practices in anti-corruption and transparency, and grouped together a line-up of industry-leading companies, flanked by the Port Authority as the only Italian public administration to be invited as panel speaker at the seminars. The confe...
On 28 March the Technical Commission of the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition issued the Environmental Impact Assessment final report, officially giving the go-ahead to the construction of the new breakwater in the Port of Genoa.
At this juncture, the Local Planning Authority is on schedule to complete the planning permission process by 30 April 2022, and precedes the final approval to be granted by the Special Committee of the Upper Council of Public Works of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure.
The project will subsequently be subject to verification and the invitation to tender for the construction of the breakwater is on track to be published by the end of June 2022.
7 April 2022 - On behalf of the Ports of Genoa, Paolo Piacenza, Secretary General of the Port Authority, took part in the panel discussion which featured at the Costa Cruise event organised on board the Costa Firenze, "The Future of Cruise Tourism and Genoa as a Model of Best Practices: Local Community, Ports and Sustainable Innovation".
The session on "Genoa and its port as an Italian model of best practices for sustainable infrastructure and tourism", moderated by the RAI News 24 journalist and presenter Eva Giovannini, provided the Ports of Genoa with the opportunity to illustrate the green port strategies and projects currently ...
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...
