The Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea has obtained a non-repayable loan of 9.5 million euros the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and forests for the implementation of an investment programme under the measure "Logistics development for the sectors agri-food, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry, floriculture and nursery" provided for by the PNRR - National Recovery Plan and Resilience - M2C1 measure. The funding is intended for realization, in 24 months, of an investment program in order to to develop agri-food logistics through the strengthening and the automation of the railway fleet in the port basin of Vado Ligurian and the development of the new digital infrastructure of the current Varco Faro. The AdSP has highlighted that the interventions will have a direct impact on DNSH (Do No Significant) objectives Harm - Do not cause significant harm) mitigation of Climate change through digitalisation and enhancement of tracks and prevention and reduction of pollution through automation and modification of the iron plane.

Thanks to this investment program, the port of Vado Ligure will implement new technologies for control and management of the railway fleet, allowing to optimize the Scheduling of train flows into and out of the port in order to minimize the dwell times of reefer containers a edge of convoys without power. This will allow to improve logistics efficiency, increase capacity and facilitate the transport of goods by rail, reducing the use of road transport and consequently the impact environmental. A system will be implemented to track the container handling and transmitting data to control, ensuring greater transparency and security in the entire logistics process. A second automated road gate for access to the port that It will allow a better flow of vehicles.

The port and logistics system of Vado Ligure already plays Today a fundamental role in the supply chains of the sector fruit and vegetables and the food industry, thanks to its offer of logistics services for perishable, refrigerated and soft products Commodities.