Genoa, May 24, 2024 - "Laying the first caisson of the New Genoa Breakwater is today a symbol of a year of intense work of a consortium composed of leading infrastructure companies that joined forces, skills and resources to meet the complexities of a project that for many aspects is unique. And, to carry out all works transparently, according to the set timings" said Webuild CEO Pietro Salini, as he attended the laying of the first caisson event of the New Genoa Breakwater.

“The New Genoa Breakwater is a project for Italy. And it wears the Italian flag colours because it represents a strategic infrastructure that was wanted by governments of different "colours" during the years. If we want to ensure a future for Italy, it is our duty to design today the Italy of the next 30 years, as part of a system that is called Europe, continued Salini. We must be able to compete with other nations, globally, nations that are running at unimaginable speeds now for us, economically, but also in terms of equipment and skills. This Breakwater project is a fundamental work, in this respect, as it allows Italy to acquire greater competitiveness on a global scale, intercepting the trade exchanges coming from the East and heading towards the Mediterranean, becoming a part of the TEN-T network, also through the Terzo Valico dei Giovi project".

“This new breakwater is a very technically demanding challenge. We are working on a construction site that is in fact located at sea, and in not-always favourable weather conditions, and only with highly specialized technical figures, ships, and sophisticated equipment. The PerGenova Breakwater consortium adopted innovative solutions to build this breakwater even more quickly. In fact, the "fast track method" used  has allowed us to work concomitantly on various project phases, reducing the overall timings. The executive design was completed in just 5 months, thanks to the arduous work of a team of experts that had to meet very complex geological and geotechnical challenges", concluded Salini.