The Port of Genoa covers an area of about 700 hectares of land and 500 hectares on water, stretching for over 22 kilometres along the coastline, with 47 km of maritime ways and 30 km of operative quays.[6]
There are 4 main entrances:
the Eastern inlet, affording access to the old port, to the shipyards, and to the terminals of Sampierdarena
the Western (Cornigliano) inlet, used mostly by ships operating at the ILVA quays
the Multedo entrance, for ships operating in the oil terminals and to the Fincantieri shipyards
the Pra' entrance, at the western end of the port, for ships operating at the container terminal
Passenger terminals
The quays of the passenger terminals extend over an area of 250 thousand square metres, with 5 equipped berths for cruise vessels and 13 for ferries, for an annual capacity of 4 million ferry passengers, 1.5 million cars and 250,000 trucks.[7]
The historical maritime station of Ponte dei Mille is today a technologically advanced cruise terminal, with facilities designed after the world's most modern airports, in order to ensure fast embarking and disembarking of latest generation ships carrying thousand passengers.
A third cruise terminal is currently under construction in the redesigned area of Ponte Parodi, once a quay used for grain traffic.
Lighthouses
There are two major lighthouses: the historical Lanterna, 76 metres (249 feet) tall, and the small lighthouse of Punta Vagno, at the eastern entrance of the port.[8]
Besides the container and the passenger terminals, the shipyards and the other industrial and cargo facilities, in the port area there are also several marinas, where many sailboats and yachts are moored.[9]
port, genoa, most, important, seaports, italy, competition, with, ports, marseille, barcelona, mediterranean, with, trade, volume, million, tonnes, busiest, port, italy, after, port, trieste, cargo, tonnage, porto, genovathe, lighthouse, genoa, sampierdarena, . The Port of Genoa it is one of the most important seaports in Italy in competition with the ports of Marseille and Barcelona in the Mediterranean Sea With a trade volume of 51 6 million tonnes it is the busiest port of Italy after the port of Trieste by cargo tonnage 4 Port of GenoaPorto di GenovaThe old Lighthouse of Genoa in Sampierdarena quarter LocationCountryItalyLocationGenoaDetailsOpenedca A D 1000Operated byGenoa Port AuthorityOwned byGenoa Port AuthorityType of harborArtificialSize of harbor500 ha 1 200 acres Land area700 ha 1 700 acres Size1 200 ha 3 000 acres Employees4 274 2009 1 StatisticsVessel arrivals6 619 2012 2 Annual cargo tonnage51 391 247 2012 2 Annual container volume2 064 806 TEU 2012 2 Annual revenue 71 6 million 2012 3 Main tradescoal steel oil chemicals foodWebsiteAutorita Portuale di GenovaOne of the container terminals of the port and the city of Genoa in the background Notably the port was used for dismantling the Costa Concordia following the Costa Concordia disaster 5 Contents 1 Structural characteristics 2 Passenger terminals 3 Lighthouses 4 Marinas 5 References 6 External linksStructural characteristics Edit The ferry terminal The Port of Genoa covers an area of about 700 hectares of land and 500 hectares on water stretching for over 22 kilometres along the coastline with 47 km of maritime ways and 30 km of operative quays 6 There are 4 main entrances the Eastern inlet affording access to the old port to the shipyards and to the terminals of Sampierdarena the Western Cornigliano inlet used mostly by ships operating at the ILVA quays the Multedo entrance for ships operating in the oil terminals and to the Fincantieri shipyards the Pra entrance at the western end of the port for ships operating at the container terminalPassenger terminals EditThe quays of the passenger terminals extend over an area of 250 thousand square metres with 5 equipped berths for cruise vessels and 13 for ferries for an annual capacity of 4 million ferry passengers 1 5 million cars and 250 000 trucks 7 The historical maritime station of Ponte dei Mille is today a technologically advanced cruise terminal with facilities designed after the world s most modern airports in order to ensure fast embarking and disembarking of latest generation ships carrying thousand passengers A third cruise terminal is currently under construction in the redesigned area of Ponte Parodi once a quay used for grain traffic Lighthouses EditThere are two major lighthouses the historical Lanterna 76 metres 249 feet tall and the small lighthouse of Punta Vagno at the eastern entrance of the port 8 Marinas Edit The marina of the Exhibition centre home of the Genoa International Boat Show Besides the container and the passenger terminals the shipyards and the other industrial and cargo facilities in the port area there are also several marinas where many sailboats and yachts are moored 9 The marina of the Exhibition centre 305 berths The marina Duca degli Abruzzi home of the Yacht Club Italiano 350 berths The marina Molo Vecchio in the area of the old harbor 160 berths for yachts up to 150 metres The marina Porto antico 280 berths up to 60 metres The marina Genova Aeroporto 500 berths with new facilities for superyachts The marina of Pra in the area of the old Pra beach now Fascia di Rispetto di Pra 1000 berths References Edit Employment trends in the Port of Genoa 2001 2009 PDF Genoa Port Authority Retrieved 4 August 2012 dead link a b c Genoa Port Yearbook 2012 Genoa Port Authority Retrieved 19 November 2013 Genoa Port 2012 budget PDF Retrieved 4 August 2012 permanent dead link Top 100 ports 2013 Lloyd s List 29 August 2013 Archived from the original on 9 March 2014 Retrieved 19 November 2013 Costa Concordia makes final voyage to its scrapyard grave 24 July 2014 Archived from the original on 3 August 2014 Retrieved 30 July 2014 Genoa Port energetic and environmental plan PDF Genoa Port Authority Retrieved 4 August 2012 Autorita Portuale di Genova Passeggeri Porto genova it Archived from the original on 2009 06 08 Retrieved 2008 12 26 Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of Italy Liguria The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 2008 12 26 Paolo Ciraci Pagine Azzurre Online Ports and Marinas in Liguria Chart 3 Pagineazzurre com Archived from the original on 2012 04 08 Retrieved 2008 12 26 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Porto di Genova Coordinates 44 24 10 N 8 55 00 E 44 4028 N 8 91667 E 44 4028 8 91667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Port of Genoa amp oldid 1098449227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
