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Genoa launches unique breakwater project to upgrade its port
Genoa will build a new breakwater worth nearly EUR one billion to expand Port of Genoa infrastructure. A consortium headed by Italian construction company Webuild will construct the breakwater, noting that it is unique in the world due to complexity and scale.
Under Mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci, the city launched the largest modernisation project of the port’s infrastructure in the last 25 years or so. The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority commissioned the project, which is estimated to create roughly 1,000 direct and indirect jobs. It is worth EUR 928 million and will be financed in stages.
The new breakwater will allow more manoeuvring room for ships and increase the port’s capacity, with Webuild pointing out that the project includes construction of infrastructure that large shipping companies requested.
The project, co-financed by the government with the help of EU funds, will double the size of ships that the Port of Genoa can receive, which will improve its competitiveness.
The consortium leading the project pointed out that the breakwater will be built offshore and rest on an underwater foundation that will be constructed at depths of up to 50 metres. It will be 6.2 kilometres long, of which 4 kilometres are to be constructed in the first phase of the project.
As part of the first phase, approximately 7 million tonnes of rock will be used in the construction of foundations of the new breakwater.
(Photo credit. Webuild)
