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.
APM Terminals’ Vado Gateway terminal commences operations
The new Vado Gateway terminal, located in Vado Ligure, Italy, received its first commercial service on 11 February 2020. The ship, M/V Maersk Kota, was the...
CMA CGM starts Genoa port-Piacenza logistics hub intermodal rail service
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2020 – French shipping and logistics group has announced a new container rail service, the Piacenza Rail Shuttle,...
Rhine-Alps corridor looks to a hydrogen-powered future
News Release – Climate-neutral Rhine-Alps Corridor – Port of Rotterdam – January 31, 2020 Seventeen parties have today taken the first step...
Pizzarotti consortium wins Genoa port roads contract
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2020 – A consortium (RTI) headed by Pizzarotti & CSpA has been awarded a €130 million ($143.73 million) to...
PSA Genova Pra’ starts double rail track
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 30, 2020 – PSA Genova Pra’ inaugurated the official opening of the double rail track connecting the container...
Contship – Supply chain risk and its effects on shippers’ decisions
On January 29th 2020 Contship joined the Swiss Shippers’ Forum in Interlaken to showcase the Southern Gateway value proposition for supply chain risk...
Circle and MAPS announce intermodal alliance
Circle and MAPS announce alliance in the intermodal logistics sector for a new integrated solution of digitalization and artificial intelligence – Genoa,...
COSCO Shipping Ports sees 4.8% increase in TEU handled in 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2020 – In 2019, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd handled a global total of 102.7 million TEU, up 4.8% on the previous...
Naviris, the JV between Fincantieri and Naval Group is now fully operational
The first board meeting of Naviris, the joint venture between Fincantieri and Naval Group, took place. This partnership cements the shared desire of the two...
Ocean Alliance confirms calls to Italian ports of Genoa, La Spezia and Trieste
Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale – January 10, 2020 The Ocean Alliance containerized shipowning alliance has presented the new...
De Micheli: “The Italian government supports the Ligurians and the Genoese”
Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – December 31, 2019 “The Government is at the side of the Ligurians and the Genoese through the...
Assoporti promotes sustainability
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 23, 2019 – “The password is to simplify.” With this statement, Assoporti President Daniele Rossi has...
Minister promotes investment in Fincantieri’s Genoa facility
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 18, 2019 – Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, has visited the Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding...
Ambassador of Azerbaijan visits Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – President Paolo Emilio Signorini, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP...
Italy’s Assoporti assigns operational roles to port authority presidents
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 16, 2019 – A reorganization of Assoporti (Italian port association) is to include the formal attribution of...
Opening of Vado Gateway set to transform logistics in northern Italy
The new Vado Gateway container terminal, launched today in Vado Ligure and operated by APM Terminals, sets a new standard for port infrastructure in Italy. The...
New 4000t ShipLift operative at Amico & Co, Genoa port
Amico & Co’s ShipLift, the brand new hauling, launching and manoeuvring infrastructure for large yachts of up to 95m LOA is now operative –...
Circle SpA acquires 2BM S.r.l.
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 2, 2019 – Circle S.p.A., which specialises in the analysis and development of automation and digitalization...
Ambassador of Chile in Italy visits Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 27, 2019 – Don Sergio Romero, Ambassador of Chile in Italy, has met with President Signorini at the headquarters of...
CIRCLE organizes joint seminar “Financing the maritime sector and MoS” in Rome
Genoa, November 26, 2019 Circle S.p.A., has announced its participation in the organization of the joint seminar “Financing the Maritime Sector and MoS”,...