The Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea announced that, since the start of the work started on 4 May, the quantity of one million tonnes has been exceeded of gravel lying on the seabed along the ridge of what will be the new breakwater of the port of Genoa and is As a result, 40% of the activity was achieved on time provided for in the time schedule. This volume of material allowed more than 1,320 submerged gravel columns were built to They will support the new dam.

The next step will be the start of the prefabrication of the medium-sized caissons of the new breakwater, planned for the month of April. Once made, these blocks reinforced concrete cells will be laid at a depth of maximum of -50 meters, one next to the other, until complete the entire design of the new infrastructure which, according to the forecasts, will be completed by the end of 2026.

In addition, the institution specified that, in parallel, the underwater war reclamation activities, completed for almost 70% and concentrated at this stage on the sixth and final area to be remediation, with the aim of concluding the operations by Summer.