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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.

New rail connections between Voltri-Pra PSA and Milan Smistamento MIT

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Two new weekly rail connections were added between Genoa-based Voltri-Pra PSA and Milan Smistamento MIT...

Liguria is Italy’s nautical capacity leader

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Liguria is the leading Italian regions in terms of nautical receptivity, with a total of 25,374 berths on...

Deutsche Bank to acquire 35% stake in Italy’s Rimorchiatori Mediterranei

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 24, 2017 – Deutsche Bank has signed an agreement to acquire a 35% stake in the capital of Italian tugboat...

“Genoa for Yachting” presents at the port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 22, 2017 – Genoa for Yachting, the new cluster of the Geneva yachting industry, has been presented at Palazzo San...

Liguria regional government insists on autonomy of its ports

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 10, 2017 – Italy’s Liguria regional government president Edoardo Rixi has called on the central government to...

Cauvin Metals imports Namibian zinc through Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2017 – Italian company Cauvin Metals srl has signed a contract for the import of zinc from Namibia through Genoa...

Liguria regional government wants more autonomy of Genoa, Savona, La Spezia ports

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Liguria regional government president Giovanni Toti has said he wishes to initiate talks for increasing the...

Genoa-based port authority approves extension of contract with CULMV

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – The board of directors of the Genoa-based port authority has given the green light to the extension of the...

CIRCLE S.R.L. to coordinate “DocksTheFuture”

Genoa, Italy, 27 October 2017 CIRCLE S.R.L. will coordinate “DocksTheFuture”, the European Project selected by INEA under Horizon 2020 Programme that will...

Ex-Piaggio land available for renewal in Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – An area of ​​47,000 square meters, almost completely covered by buildings in Genoa-Sestri Ponente, is...

Genoa-based port authority to renew services contract with CULMV 

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – Genoa-based port authority plans to sign on October 31 an agreement that delays the expiry of the contract with...

Road transport associations to block truck traffic at Genoa port on Nov 2, 3

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2017 – Italian freight road transport associations Cna-Fita, Confartigianato Trasporti, Fai-Conftrasporto and...

D’Amico to invest $131 million in construction of three LR1 tankers

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2017 – d’Amico International Shipping plans to invest $131 million (€111 million) in the construction of its...

La Gronda project set to benefit Genoa port.

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – The “La Gronda” is an infrastructure project that aims to increase the logistics potential of...

Italian port reform enters final stage

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – The Italian port system reform, aimed to make the country a hub for transport in the Mediterranean, has reached...

Terminal Rinfuse Genova names CEO

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Terminal Rinfuse Genova S.r.l., the operator of the bulk products terminal at Genoa port, has appointed...

Sviluppo Genova signs port authority contract

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – Sviluppo Genova S.p.A. has signed an agreement with L’Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...

Conftrasporto association says new port system slows down overall freight traffic

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – The president of Conftrasporto business association, has said that the new Italian port system is not...

Ports, Intermodality and Logistics in the Rhine-Alpine Corridor

Genoa, Italy, October 2, 2017 Ports, Intermodality and Logistics in the Rhine-Alpine Corridor On 2 October 2017, Palazzo San Giorgio (Genoa), hosted...

Genoa port set to reuse old Piaggio plant land

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – The Regional Council, the Municipality of Genoa and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...

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