Port of Genoa Ecological Services

What Port of Genoa Ecological Services does

Servizi Ecologici Porto di Genova S.r.l. (SEPG) is a private Italian limited liability company founded in 1986 by the Port Authority of Genoa to deliver marine environmental protection services within the Port of Genoa's jurisdiction, including the basins of Prà Voltri and Multedo. The company is the exclusive concessionaire for cleaning, decontamination, and monitoring of Genoa port waters, and operates a 24/7 emergency response capability activated by the Maritime Authority or responsible parties for oil, chemical, and hazardous waste incidents.

Its service portfolio is organized around four pillars: anti-pollution (water area securing and segregation after incidents), marine decontamination (collection of solid floating waste and liquid pollutants including oil recovery), environmental monitoring (chemical, physical, and biological assessment of water and seabed quality and pollution damage), and environmental engineering (design of marine remediation systems and research into new marine defense technologies). These services are delivered through a specialized fleet that includes the oil recovery vessel CALIPSO, the ECO and PELLICANO series boats, the MIRIANA and BETTOLINA vessels, land vehicles for hazardous waste transport, OCEAN SEVEN 316Plus multiparameter water quality probes, DESMI skimmers (30 m³/h and 12 m³/h capacities), and extensive anti-pollution boom systems (light booms, Covalca configurations, totaling hundreds of meters of containment capacity).

SEPG generates revenue through contracted environmental services with the Port Authority under its concession, fee-based emergency response work activated by maritime authorities or responsible parties, and professional services for waste collection, pretreatment, storage, and disposal of solid, liquid, toxic, and hazardous wastes. Customer segments are concentrated in government maritime authorities and direct responsible parties (industrial operators and shipping companies). Governance includes ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications, adherence to the UN Global Compact, and a Code of Ethics adopted under Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001, with an R&D collaboration with the University of Genoa supporting technology innovation in marine environmental monitoring.

Name

Port of Genoa Ecological Services

Legal name

Servizi Ecologici Porto di Genova S.r.l.

Website

https://sepg.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEPG is an Italian marine environmental services firm and exclusive concessionaire for cleaning, decontamination, and monitoring at the Port of Genoa, serving government maritime authorities and industrial operators with 24/7 spill response and waste disposal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Environmental Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Pollution Response & Environmental Salvage (Oil Spill, HAZMAT) (IMAJANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Response & Incident Command (Oil Spill/HAZMAT, SAR Support) (TLAHAIAC), Environmental, Spill Prevention & Response Compliance (MARPOL, SOPEP/SMPEP, Waste) (TLAHANAI), Marine & Coastal Remediation (Shoreline/Port Spill Cleanup) (IMAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Marine environmental services
• Port pollution response
• Oil spill cleanup
• Maritime waste collection
• Water quality monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Genoa

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental Services Concession: SEPG is the exclusive concessionaire providing pollution prevention, cleaning, decontamination, and monitoring services for the Port of Genoa waters, including the basins of Prà Voltri and Multedo. Revenue is generated through contracted services with the Port Authority.
2. Emergency Response Services: 24/7 emergency response services for oil spills, chemical spills, and hazardous waste incidents at sea or within port boundaries. Services activated by maritime authorities or responsible parties.
3. Waste Collection and Disposal: Collection, removal, pretreatment, storage, and disposal of solid and liquid wastes including toxic and harmful wastes. Transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SEPG delivers integrated marine environmental protection services at the Port of Genoa, including anti-pollution response, marine decontamination and oil recovery, solid/liquid and hazardous waste collection and disposal, environmental and water quality monitoring (chemical, physical, biological), and environmental engineering and remediation design. The company also operates a 24/7 emergency response capability for oil, chemical, and petrochemical spill incidents at sea or within port boundaries.

Product overview

Servizi Ecologici Porto di Genova (SEPG) is a service company, not a software product company. It provides integrated environmental protection and marine pollution response services at the Port of Genoa. The core service portfolio includes four main pillars: Antinquinamento (anti-pollution), Disinquinamento Marino (marine decontamination), Monitoraggio Ambientale (environmental monitoring), and Ingegneria Ambientale (environmental engineering). These services are delivered through specialized equipment fleets including marine vessels (CALIPSO, ECO series, PELLICANO series, MIRIANA, BETTOLINA vessels), land vehicles (NISSAN, IVECO trucks), and technical equipment (multiparameter probes, skimmers, boom rollers). The company operates 24/7 emergency response capabilities and serves as the concessionaire for cleaning, decontamination, and monitoring of the Port of Genoa's waters including the Voltri and Multedo basins.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antinquinamento (Anti-Pollution Services) Anti-pollution service for securing water areas with potentially dangerous activities and segregation of water areas following pollution incidents at the Port of Genoa.
• Disinquinamento Marino (Marine Decontamination) Marine decontamination service including collection of solid floating waste and liquid pollutants from marine surfaces, with specialized oil recovery operations using the CALIPSO vessel and DESMI skimmer systems.
• Monitoraggio Ambientale (Environmental Monitoring) Environmental monitoring service for assessment of water and seabed quality, and evaluation of environmental damage induced by pollution episodes and industrial activities, using OCEAN SEVEN 316Plus multiparameter probes.
• Ingegneria Ambientale (Environmental Engineering) Environmental engineering service for design and management of marine remediation and maintenance systems, marine ecology service design, and research for new marine defense technologies.
• Pronto Intervento 24h (24-Hour Emergency Response) 24-hour emergency response service for maritime pollution incidents at the Port of Genoa, including oil, chemical, and petrochemical product spills, activated by the maritime authority or direct responsible parties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24/7 emergency response capability with constant maritime presence
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Porti di GenovacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPort of Genoa official port authority and operations entity. SEPG provides environmental services in partnership with Genoa port operations, maintaining logos and mutual references on respective websites.
• Ente Bacini S.r.l.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGenoa port basin management entity. SEPG maintains partnership with Ente Bacini for environmental and cleaning services within port facilities.
• CAT ServiziminorGTM or Marketing PartnerService company partner indicated in footer of SEPG website with logo display.
• Università di Genova (University of Genoa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEPG collaborates with the University of Genoa for R&D activities, technology innovation in environmental monitoring, and research projects in the marine environmental field.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Smit Salvage (Boskalis): Global market leader in marine salvage and oil spill response, operating dedicated pollution response vessels and emergency response teams worldwide. Most direct functional competitor to SEPG's core pollution response offering, though at vastly larger scale and geographic scope.
• NRC Group (Norwegian Response Centre): Specialist in oil spill response and environmental services, operating a network of response bases and dedicated vessels. Comparable to SEPG in core service offering (marine pollution response, preparedness, monitoring) with a broader multi-country footprint.
• Titan Salvage: Marine salvage and emergency response contractor (now part of Ardent Global Services). Direct comparable to SEPG in marine casualty response, wreck removal, and pollution mitigation work.
• Donjon-SMIT: US-based marine salvage and environmental response company formed as a partnership with Smit Salvage. Direct functional peer to SEPG's emergency response, oil spill cleanup, and salvage operations, focused on US coastal and inland waters.

Regional players

• Acea: Italian multi-utility including water and environmental services. Shares some waste/water/environmental management competencies with SEPG, particularly in industrial wastewater and remediation, but operates at much larger Italian scale across non-maritime segments.
• Rimorchiatori Riuniti: Italian maritime towage and salvage group operating in Italian and Mediterranean ports. Adjacent regional player with overlapping capabilities in port emergency response and salvage, though towage is its primary focus rather than environmental services.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services major covering hazardous waste collection, water treatment, and industrial cleaning. Overlaps with SEPG's hazardous waste handling and decontamination services but is a broad-based incumbent, not a port-specialist.
• Saipem: Italian-headquartered energy and infrastructure contractor with offshore environmental response capabilities. Comparable in marine industrial environmental services but oriented toward large offshore energy projects rather than port-based pollution response.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, environmental cleanup, and emergency response. Functional overlap with SEPG's hazardous waste collection, transport, and disposal activities and emergency response capability, but operating at much larger scale.
• Boskalis: Large global maritime services company encompassing dredging, marine salvage (via Smit Salvage), and offshore energy support. Overlaps with SEPG in marine environmental protection but competes primarily at much larger infrastructure and salvage projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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