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Genoa is a seaport in Northwest Italy, South of Milan; one of the most important seaports in Italy, in competition with the ports of Marseille and Barcelona; managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) which includes the ports of Genoa, Savona, Pra’ and Vado; the organisation is also known as “Ports of Genoa”; together the ports are Italy’s pre-eminent port range in terms of traffic volumes, product diversity and economic output, and play a pivotal role in the Mediterranean, in a global shipping industry characterised by carrier upsizing and mega liner alliances.

Port of Genoa reorganises ship repair area

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – The Port of Genoa has reorganised the warehouses located in the industrial part of the Port of Genoa, formally...

Ports of Genoa report record container handing in April

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 20, 2021 – Ports of Genoa reported container handing of 248,226 TEU in April 2021, up 29.1% on April 2020 and up 8.8% on...

Fratelli Cosulich orders a specialised vessel to supply LNG to ships in the Mediterranean Sea

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – The Genoa-based marine group Fratelli Cosulich has ordered in the first unit that will be used to supply...

Genoa Blue Agreement renewed to reduce emissions

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – The Genoa Blue Agreement has been renewed, a voluntary agreement promoted by the Port Authority of Genoa...

Assoporti supports port investments in Italy’s national economic recovery plan

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – Assoporti (the Association of Italian Ports) has welcomed the latest draft of the national recovery and...

Record for rail freight at Genova Pra’

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – PSA Genova Pra’ has reported that in the month of March, the facility transported 20,892 TEU by rail, a...

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...

Ports of Genoa – Traffic trend – February 2021

In February, the European Commission revised its economic growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 upwards, estimating that the euro area economy will grow by 3.8%,...

Genoa port pushes creation of simplified logistics zone (ZLS)

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – Public and private stakeholders have met to prepare a Strategic Development Plan in a step towards creating...

PSA Genova Pra joins Groupement Fer consortium

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – PSA Genova Pra, operator of the largest container terminal at Genoa port, has become a partner of Groupement...

Contship and SRM present third edition of the study on the efficiency of logistics corridors

Contship and SRM’s 3rd Study on Italy’s logistics Corridors Efficiency Reveals COVID-19’s Impact on Manufacturers’ Satisfaction Level on Logistics...

Assiterminal announces management appointments

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2021 – The board of directors of Assiterminal (Italian Association of Port & Terminal Operators) has appointed...

Ports of Genoa see cargo traffic down -6.3% in January 2021

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2021 – Commercial traffic in the ports of Genoa in January 2021 was 5,029,731 tonnes down -6.3% compared to the same...

Reconstruction of the Savona-Vado highway starts

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2021 – Reconstruction of the Savona-Vado highway has started with a cost of €11.1 million ($13.2 million) to be...

GTS Rail to open Genoa office

Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – Bari-based intermodal freight transport company GTS Rail, is to open an office in Genoa. New staffers will be...

Total cargo handled by Italian ports – 2019/2020

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2021 – The Italian port association, Assoporti, has published the total cargo figures for 2019/2020 for the...

Genoa port runs Covid-19 vaccination in cruise terminal

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2021 – On February 13, 2021, the vaccination campaign against Coronavirus started at the second terminal of 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...

Genoa ports report December 2020 cargo traffic down -5.4%

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 4, 2021 – The Ports of Genoa Authority has reported that total traffic at its ports in December reduced for the tenth...

Genoa ports hit by global trade slowdown and Covid

In the space of a few months, the spread of Covid-19 and the measures put in place by world governments to slow down the spread of the virus and reduce the...

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