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Genoa

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.

ESPO calls for Covid-19 exit and recovery strategy for ports

Belgium, Brussels (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called on the European Union (EU) to decide on an...

Italy: Transport – Coronavirus, all measures to reduce mobility of people extended to May 3

News – Source: Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) – April 13, 2020 The measures adopted by the Ministry of Infrastructures and...

Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 4/2020

Covid-19 Update – Issue 3/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 10, 2020 While control measures for the COVID-19 epidemic seem to be starting to work, concerns...

Costa extends cruise suspension until May 30

News – Costa Cruises – April 9, 2020 Genoa, April 9, 2020 – Costa announces the further suspension of its cruises until May 30, 2020. Due to...

Genoa-Basel Mittelmeerzug remains operational

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2020 – At the end of 2018, PSA started the first direct intermodal railway connection between Genoa and Basel,...

Italy closes all its ports to ships with migrants

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2020 – The COVID coronavirus pandemic has been used by Italian government to justify the closure of all its ports to...

Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 3/2020

Covid-19 Update – Issue 3/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 7, 2020 While with the overcoming of the COVID-19 contagion, Chinese production...

Italian government meets with transport organisations

Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) hosts meeting about economic support measures to support transport and logistics sectors, damaged by the...

Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 2/2020

Covid-19 Update – Issue 2/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 3, 2020 Analysts Continue to Update Forecasts of the Impact of COVID on the Global Economy, from...

ALIS logistics association appeals for government assistance

ALIS (Associazione Logistica dell’Intermodalità Sostenibile/Logistics Association for Sustainable Intermodality) writes letter to transport ministry...

Circle publishes financial results for 2019

The Board of Directors of Circle S.p.A. (Circle) has approved the consolidated financial statements and the draft separate financial statements at December 31,...

Ports of Genoa: Biweekly update on the economic impact of Covid-19

Ports of Genoa – March 30, 2020 Covid-19 health emergency is having a global economic impact and will change the way globalization risks are assessed...

Costa Cruises donates medical material to hospitals of Savona and Genoa

March 26, 2020 Costa Crociere will contribute to the battle against the coronavirus by donating medical material to the ASL 2 hospital in Savona and to the San...

Italian ports seek government support

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – The sixteen presidents of the Italian ports system (AdSP – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale) have...

Genoa port reports slight cargo traffic fall in Jan-Feb 2019

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 24, 2020 – In the period January-February 2019 Genoa reports that traffic reduced by 0.3%, compared to the period of...

Genoa: construction site of the “Dune” in Prà has started

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2020 – Works of the first part of the “Dune” project of the Pra ‘buffer zone have started, an...

Italy stops passenger ships: no more cruises

Coronavirus. Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport stops passenger ships: no more cruises. Decree signed by Minister De Micheli, with the Minister of...

Extraordinary European Transport Council at work on solidarity measures for states and operators

De Micheli: “It is fundamental to ensure the regularity of commercial flows and the supply of goods – March 18, 2020 The adoption of collective,...

COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd sees big fall in February 2020 container throughput

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 17, 2020 – In February 2020, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd handled a global total of 14.52 million TEU, down 12.2% on the...

Ports of Genoa and Savona are operational

News – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale – March 13, 2020 Even in the “Coronavirus” emergency situation, the...

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