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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

Italian government presents port investment details

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – The Italian government has presented its port investment report which comprises a €9.2 billion investment...

Webuild-Fincantieri consortium will build new dam in Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2022 – The Webuild-Fincantieri consortium will build the new breakwater in Genoa port having been awarded a...

Port of Genoa receives two bids for reissued breakwater tender

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 28, 2022 – Port of Genoa receives two bids for reissued breakwater tender to build the new Genoa port breakwater. The...

New Ports of Genoa breakwater to be shortened after tender failure

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – Last week, a consortium withdrew from the tender for the construction of the new breakwater of the port of...

Consortium withdraws from new Genoa breakwater tender

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2022 – The consortium made up of WeBuild, Fincantieri , Fincosit and Sidra has withdrawn from the tender...

Italian government approves Port of Genoa breakwater project

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 28, 2022 – The Special Committee of the Higher Council of Public Works of the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and...

Port of Genoa to issue tender for new breakwater

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – The procedure for the tender and award of the new breakwater contract of the port of Genoa has...

European Investment Bank to lend funds to Ports of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to furnish a €300 million ($339 million) framework loan to...

Minister for Economic Development visits Port of Genoa and meets operators

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2021 – The Italian Minister for Economic Development, Giancarlo Giorgetti, has spent a day at the port of...

RINA Consulting to manage new breakwater project at Port of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 26, 2021 – RINA Consulting has been awarded the contract to project manage the new breakwater project. Its work will...

Ports of Genoa – three-year plan approved

In today’s session, the Management Committee, having acquired the favorable orientation of the Partnership Body, approved the Three-Year Operational Plan...

Consul General of the United States visits the port of Genoa

The United States Consul General in Milan, Robert Needham, together with the Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, Holly Holzer, visited the Port of Genoa...

Deputy Minister Morelli visits Port of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2021 – The Deputy Minister for Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility Alessandro Morelli, today visited the port...

Genoa port investment continued in 2020

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – During 2020, in addition to the Extraordinary Program for the relaunch of the port of Genoa, the...

Management changes at the top of Italy’s port system

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) February 4, 2021 – There have been various changes at the top of Italy’s network of state-owned Autorita’ di Sistema...

Guerrieri appointed to presidency of AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno)

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Luciano Guerrieri has been appointed president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...

Genoa, Livorno, Palermo ports to see investment

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 – The Italian government has issued a DPCM and appointed extraordinary commissioners to accelerate the...

Three designs published for Genoa port breakwater

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – Three alternative designs for the new breakwater of the port of Genoa are now subject to public...

EU Recovery Fund: €1 billion for the Ports of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) September 3, 2020 – The EU Recovery Fund allows struggling businesses to finance ambitious and large-scale projects that...

Signorini: “The works that will relaunch the port of Genoa”

From the new breakwater to the reorganization of the internal road network of the Sampierdarena basin, to the enhancement of the intermodal and motorway...

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