Yesterday the Management Committee of the System Authority Port of the Western Ligurian Sea has approved the measures to support the re-employment of workers of the Compagnia Unica Port Workers "Pippo Rebagliati" of Savona-Vado, package covering the third quarter of this year and focuses on the employment protection of declared workers totally or partially unsuitable for carrying out the traditional port operations and services. In this arc the company has relocated these employees to alternative tasks that are less physically burdensome, while safeguarding business continuity and oversight of operational activities in the airport. To the light of the investigation carried out by the competent offices and of the opinion expressed by the Consultative Commission of the Port of Savona-Vado, the Management Committee has approved the recognition and the disbursement of the contribution equal to over 86 thousand for the cost overall support by the company for the redeployment of staff unfit in the quarter.

In addition, the Committee has decided in favour of extending the of the operational exercise of the authorization pursuant to Article 16 of the law 84/1994 for the companies Terminal Contenitori Porto di Genova Spa and Bettolo Srl to the areas of the railway park Bettolo-Rugna, functional to the activities carried out by the terminals within the Sampierdarena basin. The extension, with effective from 1 January 2026 and until 9 May 2026, consistent with the period of validity of the authorisation pursuant to Article 16, allows the the track bundles and yards used for routing of trains, railway manoeuvres and container handling. This ensures continuity and stability regulatory services to the railway service in support of the terminal, aligning operating titles, infrastructure and planning of intermodal investments.

The Committee also gave the green light to the framework of the procedures necessary for the construction of the new shore-side power supply infrastructure serving the Calata delle Vele cabin for the cruise terminal of the port of Savona. The approved measures concern the issuance of securities state property and temporary authorizations for the laying of cable ducts, medium-voltage lines and ancillary works, as well as for the preparation of construction site areas and related systems. In addition, they provide for specific safety requirements, restoration of the places and coordination with the concessionaires and the operators present in the cruise area, in order to ensure the full continuity of traffic and compliance with the port security. Once fully operational, the cold ironing system will allow ships at rest to turn off the generators of and feed from the ground, contributing significantly to the reduction of emissions into the atmosphere and to the improvement of the air quality in the urban area of Savona.

Among the other measures examined, the Committee approved the renewal of the concession to Nuovo Borgo Terminal Containers Srl relating to an area in the port of Prà, in the north filling of modules 1 and 2 of the terminal, used as a auxiliary manoeuvring area to increase the safety of operations within terminal areas. The renewal of the concession is issued with specific clauses aimed, in to ensure that access to the areas of construction site used by the PerGenova Breakwater Consortium for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.