Ports of Genoa, one of Europe’s busiest trade hubs, has become the 40th member of the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA). The port authority has joined the organization to support its integration of ‘Port Community Systems’, as well as enhancing and developing new functions and modules.
Specifically, Genoa and Savona operate more than 15 million electronic import and export documents annually, while they also manage about 20.000 users, 1.500 companies and 6 container terminals.
Paolo Emilio Signorini, Ports of Genoa Chairman stated
The two Port Community Systems will merge, under the umbrella of the Italian Logistics Platform, which is an unusual feature compared with other countries.
He continued stating that the port entered IPCSA because they want to share experiences and learn from international and national contexts.
Mainly, Genoa was the first Italian port to be included into the Italian Logistics Platform, created by the government to connect ports with inland freight villages and promote the development of the entire national logistics system.
In the past ten years, cargo volumes at the port of Genoa have experienced an increase of 61%, prompting the authority to achieve a 47% decrease in import cycle times.
The port’s chairman addressed that although the port’s infrastructure and transport connections have been stable, the results came from the contribution of Information Technology and the development of E-port.
In our case, it is very clear that organisation and technology have been crucial in the development of our traffic in recent years.
