2025 FIGURES
Ports of Genoa set new TEU record, but rail freight plummeted
The four ports managed by Ports of Genoa posted a new all-time high in TEUs in 2025, getting very close to three million. Despite this…
RAIL-PORT SYNERGIES
Ports of Genoa looks for a shunting partner
The Genoa Ports Authority put out a tender for the concession of shunting services at the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure. The initiative “represents…
rail-port synergies
PSA’s terminal in Genoa now handles longer trains
The Southern European Container Hub (SECH) terminal, managed by the PSA Italy, can now handle trains up to 400 metres in length. The facility, located…
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Semi-trailers on rail in Genoa: an opportunity not to be missed
The Stazioni Marittime Terminal at the port of Genoa is mostly known as a facility for ferry passengers. However, the ferries are also loaded with…
CMA CGM and GTS Rail go international with new joint venture
French shipping giant CMA CGM and Italian rail freight operator GTS Rail are establishing a new joint venture (JV) called European Container Network to take…
MSC expands rail presence in Italian ports
The month of February saw shipping giant MSC taking further steps to solidify its presence in Italy, with a focus on rail freight. The company…
Port of Genoa: Terzo Valico’s first section is finally inaugurated
The first piece of the Terzo Valico (also known as Genoa Junction), a new railway connecting the port of Genoa to the rest of the…
Another piece of the Rhine-Alpine Corridor in Genoa falls into place
The Facchini Tunnel 1, a key rail section that gives freight trains last-mile access to the port of Genoa, in northwestern Italy, has been upgraded.…
Italy plans new hub to boost intermodality on Rhine-Alpine corridor
The Alessandria Smistamento rail terminal, 83 kilometres north of Genoa, in northeastern Italy, will be enhanced to become a key intermodal hub on the TEN-T…
Special wagon deployed for project cargo at the port of Genoa
A 78-ton generator is currently traveling via rail from the port of Genoa, in Italy, to Poland. The generator was loaded on a special wagon…
Port of Genoa: the Genoa Junction Project might be delayed one year
The Genoa Junction Project that will connect the port of Genoa to the TEN-T Rhine Alpine corridor may see its realisation delayed. The so-called Third…
GTS: new Bari-Genoa service to boost smaller companies in southern Italy
GTS, an Italian transportation company, will soon implement a new rail freight service between Bari, in southeastern Italy, and the port of Genoa, in the…