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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.

Ambassador of Korea visits Port of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Seong-ho Lee has visited the Port of Genoa and was hosted by...

Port of Genoa moves steel billets cargo to interport by rail

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – The Port of Genoa has transported over 1,000 steel billets to Lecco-Maggianico interport. The steel was...

Falck starts testing energy storage in Port of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2022 – Falck Renewables has started testing a 9MW energy storage in Port of Genoa. The facility will power the...

Hapag-Lloyd acquires a 49% stake in the Spinelli Group, Genoa

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 15, 2022 – Hapag-Lloyd has acquired a 49% take in the Spinelli Group of Italy. The Spinelli family control 51%...

Spinelli Group of Genoa orders equipment from Konecranes

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 13, 2022 – Spinelli Group of Genoa has ordered equipment from Konecranes of Finland. Spinelli ordered the first...

Italy: Ranking – Top container ports – January-June 2022

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian port association, has reported cargo figures for the first half of 2022, including...

Calata Oli Minerali completes first phase development

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – At Calata Oli Minerali, the first phase of work has been completed, included the levelling of the south...

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti lends finance to Ports of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 23, 2022 – Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) will lend €31.5 million to the Ports Of Genoa. The load will finance...

Ports of Genoa handled 17,653,891 tons of cargo in Q2 2022, up +5.8%

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 11, 2022 – The Ports of Genoa handled 17,653,891 tons of cargo in the second quarter of 2022, up +5.8% on the same...

Portofino has its first charging station for electric ships

Portofino, Italy (PortSEurope) August 4, 2022 – Portofino has installed its first charging station for electric vessels. It is one of the first ports in...

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...

Seven ports vying the ESPO Award 2022

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – Seven ports have submitted a project for the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2022. Port of...

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...

Ports of Genoa return to pre-Covid cargo traffic in Jan-May

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – In January-May 2022, cargo traffic at the Ports of Genoa returned to pre-Covid pandemic levels. A total 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...

Lithuania talks to Port of Genoa about transport corridors

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2022 – Lithuania has held talks with the Port of Genoa about the development of new transport corridors. The Head of...

Maersk to reduce transit times by 5 -21 days from Asia to Northern Italy

Genoa, Italy – June 29, 2022 – Maersk aims to reduce transit times and alleviate congestion while offering higher flexibility in current challenging...

Porto Antico di Genova SpA awarded Genoa concession

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 8, 2022 – The Port of Genoa has approved a concession for Porto Antico di Genova SpA on areas and stretches of water in...

Italian ports targeted by Russian cyber hackers

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – Italian ports have been targeted by “Legion”, an offshoot of the pro-Russian activist...

Port of Genoa subject to cyber attack

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 6, 2022 – The Port of Genoa has said that it has been the subject of a cyber attack this morning. In an announcement the...

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