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.
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...
CIRCLE announces alliance with Magellan and Circle Connecting EU NewCo are fully operational
Genoa, January 29th, 2021 Circle S.p.A., a company specialized in the analysis and development of automation and digitalization solutions for port and...
Konecranes and Calata Bettolo container terminal in Genoa port sign port equipment contract
Konecranes is providing a container handling solution for TiL’s re-activated Calata Bettolo container terminal in Genoa, Italy. Konecranes and Bettolo have...
Genoa, Livorno, Palermo ports to see investment
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 – The Italian government has issued a DPCM and appointed extraordinary commissioners to accelerate the...
MSC Cruises announced today that MSC Grandiosa will return to sea starting on 24 January.
19/01/2021 Latest ministerial decree of the Italian government confirms that cruises can return to operation under the protection of their unique health and...
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited – Overseas terminals see quarterly increase in 2020
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited’ overseas terminals reported a Q4 2020 increase in container...
Genoa port president reviews Pra ‘buffer zone work
Genoa port President Paolo Emilio Signorini and the Mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci, accompanied by the councilor for port development of the Municipality of Genoa...
Three designs published for Genoa port breakwater
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – Three alternative designs for the new breakwater of the port of Genoa are now subject to public...
Genoa port’s PSA Pra’ sees rail capacity increase
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2020 – The new configuration of the PSA Pra’ port, which with the entry into operation of two new tracks...
Centro Studi Fedespedi publishes Italian container terminal report for 2019
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2020 – Centro Studi Fedespedi has published its annual “Container terminals in Italy: an economic-financial...
Redevelopment of Genoa port’s Hennebique grain silo to go ahead
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 11, 2020 – A consortium of Vitali SpA and Roncello Capital Srl have a signed a contract with Autorita’ di Sistema...
Ports of Genoa sees 2021 budget approved
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2020 – During yesterday’s meeting of the Management Committee, the Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar...
Genoa reports increased in October 2020
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2020 – In October 2020, the Ports of Genoa registered commercial traffic of 5,211,723 tons, -4.9% compared to the...
PSA Pra’ terminal employs two new rail cranes
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2020 – PSA Genova Pra has inaugurated the use of two new rail cranes which will increase precision and reduce...
Annual report on the performance of the cruise sector in the most difficult year presented by Risposte e Turismo
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2020 – The annual report on the performance of the cruise sector in the most difficult year for the entire sector...