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New Genoa breakwater project

The New Breakwater of Genoa is a complex engineering work, that will allow the port to be enlarged, guaranteeing entry to ships up to 400 meters long. The project – carried out by a consortium led by Webuild at 40%, with Fincantieri Infrastructure at 25%, Fincosit at 25% and Sidra at 10%. Today involves 230 people, both direct and third party, and will employ around 1,000 people overall, and over 130 companies in the supply chain involved since the start of the works. Update: My 27, 2024

AdSP publishes update to new Genoa breakwater project

Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale has published an update on its new Genoa breakwater project – May 27, 2024 The new breakwater...

Rixi sees 6-month wait for new AdSP Genoa president

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 27, 2024 – Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Edoardo Rixi has said that it could take six months for the...

Webuild publishes update on new Genoa breakwater project

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 27, 2024 – The contractor Webuild has published a press release providing an update on the new Genoa breakwater project....

Salvini supports current timetable for Genoa breakwater project

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – In the Italian Chamber of Deputies today, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of...

Genoa Port authority comments on ANAC breakwater challenge

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale has made a brief comment on the ANAC report of last week, which challenges...

Anti-corruption authority challenges Genoa port breakwater process

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe)- March 27, 2024 – Italy’s anti-corruption authority (ANAC) has challenged the procedures for awarding the Genoa...

Protecting marine life around the new Genoa breakwater

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Webuild-led consortium and the Genoa Aquarium (Acquario di Genova) have set up a partnership to protect...

RFI, Webuild sign €700 million Genoa contract

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and Webuild have signed a €700 million contract to continue working on...

Eteria loses Genoa breakwater appeal

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – The Liguria Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has rejected the appeal of the Eteria consortium against...

Port of Genoa loses president

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – Paolo Emilio Signorini will today leave his position as president of the Genoa-Savona port system...

Italian government to disburse €14.7 mln to ports

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has disbursed an advance of €14.7 million to the 12 Port System...

Government allocates “Fondo progettazione” funds to Ports of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has assigned over €8 million from the “Fondo...

Concerns over reduced cargo at Port of La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 16, 2023 – In the first four months of 2023, the port of La Spezia recorded a cargo reduction of -20% compared to the...

Genoa port president speaks at Economia Italia event

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – Yesterday, the “Economia Italia” event was held in Genoa. It was the fourth event of Corriere...

Regional court rules against Genoa Port breakwater contract

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2023 – The regional court (TAR) has ruled against the contract for the construction of a new breakwater. The Port...

Ports of Genoa approves Three-Year Operating Plan

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – The Ports of Genoa Management Committee has approved the Three-Year Operating Plan and the Integrated Plan of...

Genoa Port Terminal sees 2022 traffic up +3.5%

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – Genoa Port Terminal (GPT) sees 2022 traffic up +3.5% to 434,386 containers (TEU). This compares with...

Dredging continues at Ports of Genoa and Savona

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Dredging continues at the Ports of Genoa and Savona in order to support larger commercial and passenger...

Tanzania Ports Authority visits the Ports of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – The management of Tanzania Ports Authority has visited the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado to gain...

European Coordinator of the Rhine-Alps Corridor visits Port of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 25, 2022 – The European Coordinator of the Rhine-Alps Corridor Pawel Wojciechowski has visited the Port of Genoa to...

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