The fourth edition of "Citizens of the Port" is shut today to Genoa



Today the fourth edition of "Citizens of the Port" is shut, the project realized from Muvita Foundation through Genoa Port Center (GPC), in collaboration with the Project Young of Foundation CARIGE, with the support of the Harbour Authority and the Province of Genoa, that it has been born in order to promote the culture and the marine identity between the young people and to support the turned professional guidelines to the sea and the harbour logistics.
In the course of the fourth edition 78 visits near Genoa Port Center and inside of the port of Genoa via earth are carried out, thanks to Genoa Port Center Bus, and by sea, with Genoa Port Center Boat, let alone 54 special visits near the harbour structures that participate to the project (Harbour office of Genoa, Marine, Great Agency Basins, Stations the Navi Veloci, Agency of Customs, Reunited Istituto Idrografico of Marina, Tugs, Ormeggiatori, Terminal SECH, Voltri Europe Terminal, Interporto and Terminal di Rivalta) and visits of deepening and meet thematic, in collaboration with Cisco Consultant, marine agencies of the Finsea group, Agency of Customs and ofthe Monopolies.

"Last November City of the Port" the ESPO Award 2012, the international prize promoted every year from the European Sea Ports Organisation dedicated in 2012 has been adjudicated to the topic of the young people. "City of the Port" it is selected between 23 coming projects from all Europe and is identified as good practice to introduce to the Harbour Authorities and the European marine world with the objective to reply the project in other harbour truths.

From November 2009 they have been more than the 1.000 classes that have visited Genoa Port Center for a total of 21.600 involved students and beyond 1.700 teachers. "I believe that this project, than Foundation CARIGE through the Project Young supports from 2009 - it has found the vice president of Foundation CARIGE, Pierluigi Vinai - has contributed to approach the citizens the port: he has involved thousands of students, hundred of teachers, but also their families that through the experience lived from the boys have had a chance for know the many truths that compose the port of Genoa. In this so tragic moment for the genoese and from Liguria marine world the enthusiasm and the curiosity of these boys push to us, in spite of everything, to look with hope to the future".

"Launch Genoa Port Center some years ago from the Province in order to introduce to all the port, its job, its technologies, its cultures and traditions - he has emphasized the extraordinary commissioner of the Province of Genoa, Piero Fossati - is a sign of great cohesion between various institutions and subjects and the City success of the project "of the Port" who with the engagement of the Harbour Authority, the Harbour office, the Foundation Carige and Muvita has opened boys and girls the truth of the piers symbolizes, in this moment of immense pain for Genoa, the vicinity and the deep affection of all city for its port hit from the terrible tragedy of the Giano Pier where in the devastating impact of Jolly Nero against the tower of the pilots Sergio Basso, Francesco Cetrola, Marco De Candussio, Daniele Fratantonio, Gianni Jacoviello Davide Morella, Maurizio Potenza, Michele Robazza and Giuseppe Tusa have died. Nine men of Guard Costiera, the pilots and the tugs and to remember their names in front of the boys are a invitation for all not to forget never this frightful drama, on whose causes I hope can be made as soon as possible full light. Together with the City young people "of the Port" - he has concluded Ditches - I would want to continue to testify the vicinity to the relatives of the disappeared one and to still turn a thought to all the rescuers who have lavished without pauses in the search of all the victims".

"The didactic activity that the Port Center carries out from years with professionality and competence - has declared the president of the Harbour Authority of Genoa, Luigi Merlo - it is an important added value to the life of our port of call. Today the port is more near the city also thanks to the great job that is made by the Port Center on thousands of students who tomorrow will be city more aware of the role key that our harbour port of call has had and has in the history and the economy of Genoa".