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After 30 years a ship of US Navy returns to carry out work of repair in the port of Genoa
"USS Mount Whitney" in the Saint George yard of Porto
February 15, 2013
Today in the port of Genoa the work of repair of USS Mount Whitney is begun in the Saint George yard of the Port, flagship of YOU fleet of American Marina Militare from 195 meters of length. The value of the store clerk assigned to the plant of naval repairs genoese is of about eight million euro, of which about four million euro of induced economic deriving from the yard work. For the work of ordinary maintenance in program they will be involved about 30 companies in wide part of the province of Genoa and are previewed stung maximum of about 200 engaged workers daily on board.
Saint George of the Port has emphasized that the arrival of USS Mount Whitney is particularly meaningful for the field of the naval repairs genoese as at a distance marks the return in the capital of Liguria of a ship of US Navy of about 30 years from the last obtained store clerk. Moreover the company has found that the work on the ship, in program until next 16 April, marks the beginning of a distance of collaboration between Saint George of the Port and the Marina Militare the USA that could carry in future to the allocation of new store clerks to the genoese yard with fallen back positive for all the row of the naval repairs present on the territory.
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