May 6 – The Liguria region is participating in a very special birthday party dedicated to the world’s largest port: the port of Hamburg celebrates its 824th year of activities with the Hamburg Port Anniversary. And the Italian region will be partner of the event first established in 1189 that, in recent years, attracted about a million and a half visitors with its high board ships and cruises, parades, the “ballet” of tugboats and many other events. Liguria participates in 2013 as host of the event, held between May 9 to 12, to promote the regional excellence, particularly tourism and innovation in the marine industry. The municipality of Genoa is presenting SmartCity, a project concerned with improving the quality of life through sustainable economic development. As partner, it will present the Innautic strategic plan, the Maritime cooperation agreement between Italy-France 2007-2013, which aims at creating a network of environmentally sustainable marinas. The project is partly sponsored by the Liguria Region and the Chamber of Commerce of Genoa. During the event, there will also be a press conference at the presence of the Regional Councilor for Tourism, Culture and Entertainment, Berlangieri Angelo; the President of Ligurian Ports, Forcieri Lorenzo; the President of Liguria International, Franco Aprile; and the Councilor for Economic Development of the Genoa Municipality, Francesco Oddone.
