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.
Genoa port set to benefit from extra Volotea flights from local airport
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – The low-cost Spanish airline Volotea has announced new routes from Cristoforo Colombo airport in Genoa to...
Fire destroys Savona port authority’s headquarters
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – A fire that broke out shortly after 1300 local time on October 24 destroyed the new building that houses the...
OOCL launches direct line linking Mediterranean region to West Africa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has launched a new direct service between the Mediterranean and West...
Blue economy highlighted at Siat conference Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2018 – The second edition of the technical conference organized by Siat Spa, the insurance company of the Unipol...
Italy’s cruise industry expects 12 million passengers in 2019
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Italy’s cruise industry expects a record year in 2019, with about 12 million passengers expected, up...
Planning ongoing for Genoa Shipping week in June 2019
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – Numerous scheduled events for the fourth edition of Genoa Shipping Week, organized by Assagenti, the...
Italian government announces funding for Genoa port following August bridge collapse
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2018 – The Italian government has governed by decree how the problems should be alleviated and solved following...
Genoa port sees reduced September performance
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Genoa port registered revenue down 20-25% in the month of September 2018, following the August collapse of...
Italy aims to recover normal traffic at Genoa port in March 2019
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Italy’s government estimates that the normal traffic of cargo to and from Genoa port can recover in...
Minister Toninelli in Genoa for talks with the European Commissioner Bulc
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Danilo Toninelli, and the European Commissioner for Transport,...
Genoa port hosts blockchain event
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Italy’s ports lag behind in economic growth generation
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – The total cargo traffic of ports in the Mediterranean region rose by 500% in the last 20 years, whereas the...
Railway lines to Genoa port resume following bridge collapse in August
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Today, rail traffic will resume on two of the three lines suspended since August 14, following the...
Noise environment project starts in Ligurian ports
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – With the acronym ‘Rumble’, which stands for noise reduction in large port cities, a new project...
Egypt, Italy to study launch of Damietta-Genoa ro-ro line
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Damietta Port Authority has participated in the Egyptian-Italian Dialogue Forum on Maritime Economy, which...
AdSP Genoa takes measures after the Morandi bridge collapse
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP –...
Maersk to name Diego Perdones director general for the western Mediterranean
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Danish shipping group AP Moller-Maersk plans to appoint Diego Perdones as director general for the Western...