Port of Genoa

The Port of Genoa is one of the most important seaports in Italy. 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 Genoa Porto di Genova
The old Lighthouse of Genoa, in Sampierdarena quarter.
Location
Country	Italy
Location	Genoa
Details
Opened	c. A.D. 1000
Operated by	Genoa Port Authority
Owned by	Genoa Port Authority
Type of harbour	Artificial
Size of harbour	500 ha (1,200 acres)
Land area	700 ha (1,700 acres)
Size	1,200 ha (3,000 acres)
Employees	4,274 (2009)[1]
Statistics
Vessel arrivals	6,619 (2012)[2]
Annual cargo tonnage	51,391,247 (2012)[2]
Annual container volume	2,064,806 TEU (2012)[2]
Annual revenue	€71.6 million (2012)[3]
Main trades	coal, steel, oil, chemicals, food
Website Autorità Portuale di Genova

One 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]

Structural characteristics

The ferry terminal in 2006

The Port of Genoa covers an area of about 700 hectares (1,700 acres) of land and 500 hectares (1,200 acres) on water, stretching for over 22 kilometres (14 mi) along the coastline, with 47 kilometres (29 mi) of maritime ways and 30 kilometres (19 mi) of operative quays.^[6]

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]

Marinas

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)