Cantieristica navale, valore della produzione a 2 miliardi per Genova e Savona

In Genova e Savona, the shipbuilding and repair industry generated approximately 2 billion euros in 2024, contributing to over 10,000 direct and indirect jobs. This data is part of the first report of the "Osservatorio socioeconomico Imprese, lavoro, valore" (Socio-economic Observatory of Enterprises, Work and Value), which monitors the economic, work, and value aspects of the western Liguria ports.

The initiative, a collaboration between the Western Liguria Port System Authority, Confindustria Genova, and the Unione industriali Savona, aims to track the industry's structure, transformations, and guide future decisions.

The report covers four sectors: shipbuilding construction, ship repair, nautical construction, and nautical repair. In Genova, the production value reached around 1.9 billion euros, while in Savona, it surpassed 50 million euros, with a higher prevalence of nautical construction activities. Production values have been on the rise compared to 2021 in both cities.

The industry comprises large companies and a network of specialized firms, with more than half of the responding companies being small businesses. The report reveals that the employment in the Genova district related to shipbuilding and ship repair and nautical activities is more than nine times higher than the national average. The concentration of companies and common infrastructure, such as dry docks, facilitate the integration of operations and knowledge circulation.

However, the report also highlights the high saturation of dry docks and the potential shortage of additional spaces and plant capacities, as well as difficulties in finding qualified personnel, particularly in technical and artisanal trades, along with the growing demand for figures with both technical preparation and management skills.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Edoardo Rixi, emphasized during the presentation that port reforms aim to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime system by enhancing industrial branches that create jobs, investments, and growth.

Confindustria Genova's Vice-President, Marco Ghiglione, highlighted that the association took advantage of the President of the Adsp, Matteo Paroli, and his team's suggestion to contribute to the establishment of the Observatory to raise awareness about the value of production, employment, and the wealth created in the port of Genova by the shipbuilding and repair industry.

Unione industriali Savona's President, Caterina Sambin, supported the initiative, as it highlights an Italian excellence and potential development asset for the industrial context of the port.