05 November 2025First mega caisson installed for Genoa’s New Breakwater. Tall as an 11-story building, it is first of 35 biggest caissons for deepest part of seabed The first of 35 mega caissons for Genoa’s New Breakwater was installed offshore near the city’s port. This massive concrete structure stands 33 metres tall – equivalent to an 11-story building – 67 metres long and 30...
11 August 2025Twelfth caisson of new Genoa Breakwater in place Webuild has marked another milestone at the construction site of the New Genoa Breakwater with the positioning of the twelfth caisson on the seabed off the coast of Liguria, Italy. Commissioned by Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, the...
19 July 2025Eleventh caisson positioned for the Genoa Breakwater The eleventh mega caisson of the new Genoa Breakwater has been positioned on the seabed off the coast of the city. This is one of the most complex maritime engineering projects currently under construction in Europe, built by the PerGenova...
29 June 2025Genoa breakwater: launch of the tenth caisson Tenth caisson sunk and first half of columns now completed, with 34,000 columns built up to a depth of 50 metres. New Genoa Breakwater: the infrastructure that transforms the port takes new steps forward. Work in progress for the...
29 June 2025Genoa Breakwater: the infrastructure that transforms the port takes new steps forwardTenth caisson sunk and first half of columns now completed, with 34,000 columns built up to a depth of 50 metres.
