Tag: Port of Genoa

The new CapLab decarbonization center, result of a collaboration between the public and private sectors, was unveiled today at Molo Giano, Genoa.

After an EU CEF Transport-funded project, Ports of Genoa can now provide onshore electricity.

Costa Cruises has signed the 'Genoa Blue Agreement' promoted by the Genoa and Savona Coast Guard Offices. The document mandates vessels to use marine gasoil with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.10% by mass prior to entering the ports of Savona and Genoa, and not only while the ship is moored as required by current legislation.

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.

The greatest heroin seizure of the last twenty years was carried out at the Port of Genoa. 270 kilos of heroin was found in a container coming from Iran after a long investigation by the Italian police, assisted by the staff of the Customs Agency. The container had ultimate destination the Netherlands.

Nidec Industrial Solutions has signed a contract worth 8 million euros with Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea to design and construct the “shore-to-ship” project in Genoa, to reduce air emissions, while minimizing the noise pollution that upsets tourists and inhabitants of the neighbouring areas.

TEN-T Programme will back with almost 2.4 million studies preparing the development of the Port of Genoa

The European Union will co-finance with 3.9 million from the TEN-T Programme a project to extend one of the terminals and renew the intermodal infrastructure of the northern Italian Port of Genoa

Commercial and passenger traffic resumes at Port of Genoa

More than $5.3 million for fixing prices in the Port of Genoa Italy's antitrust authority fined 15 liner shipping agents and two trade associations a total of more than $5.3 million for fixing prices in the Port of Genoa.The shipping agents participated in a secret cartel that set prices for services, including issuing bills of lading for exports and delivery orders for imports, from February 2004 through December 2009, the authority, AGCM, said.Maersk Italia, Maersk Line's Italian unit, participated in the price fixing, but was not fined because it provided the initial information that enabled the authority to expose the cartel. Hapag-Lloyd Italy's fine was halved to $322,000 because it provided additional information about the cartel's activities.The cartel exerted "a significant impact on the market for maritime transport," according to AGCM. While most of its members were based in Genoa, their fixed prices acted as a reference for transactions in other Italian ports, including Gioia Tauro, the container transshipment hub, and La Spezia.French carrier CMA CGM attracted the biggest fine of $1.18 million followed by China's Coscon at $965,000 and "K" Line of Japan, $575,000. Other cartel members included APL, Yang Ming and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, and the two ...