The Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea announced that the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport awarded the institution 8.3 million euros, out of 39.5 million available for the AdSP, of the "Design Fund" to favor of the eight projects proposed by the Port Authority as part of the ongoing interventions in the port of Genoa.

In particular, funds have been obtained for technical and economic feasibility of interventions relating to development of the industrial port areas of Genoa Sestri Ponente with the creation of the new "super basin" (3.4 million of euro), the New Breakwater of Genoa (3.6 million), the dredging in the Genoa basin to allow accessibility safe to container ships and passenger ships (148 thousand euro), the upgrading of rail links with the Campasso park (209 thousand), the adaptation of the infrastructure of Calata Bettolo (311 thousand) and the Ronco-Canepa container terminal (355 thousand) and the maintenance of the cliff to protect the Genoa-Pra' terminal (152 thousand). Finally, they were admitted to the Financing also projects to strengthen the security of port gates (138 thousand euros).