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31 March 2026

The construction site of the New Genoa Breakwater marks another significant milestone with the installation of the 17th caisson by the PerGenova Breakwater consortium, led by Webuild, which is doing the project on behalf of the Western...

23 February 2026

The construction site of the New Genoa Breakwater has taken another step forward: the 16th caisson has been laid on the seabed, a concrete structure comparable in size to an eleven-story building.

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12 December 2025

The construction site of the New Genoa Breakwater, one of the most complex maritime works in Europe, is progressing both above and below the water’s surface.

03 December 2025

86% of material for foundation posed on seabed over 49,000 underwater columns installed

05 November 2025

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...

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Seventeenth caisson of New Genoa Breakwater installed Production of the protective armour blocks to safeguard the base of the structure has started

16th caisson of new Genoa Breakwater installed. Construction of superstructure has also begun

15th caisson installed and more than 50,000 gravel columns completed. Supervising the depths: high-tech monitoring converts seabed into data

14^th caisson installed for New Genoa Breakwater, a key project for port’s future

First 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