Ente Bacini

What Ente Bacini does

Ente Bacini S.r.l. is a public-private port infrastructure company headquartered at the Port of Genoa, Italy, that has operated since 1892 as the sole manager of dry dock and mooring facilities in Genoa's ship repair zone. The company runs five masonry dry docks (one of which, Dock No. 2, is divisible into two independent sections), seven mooring berths across multiple piers, nine mobile arm cranes, three pumping stations for rapid dock drainage, and multi-voltage electrical, water, and compressed air supply infrastructure. A proprietary wastewater purification plant at the bow of Dock 3, described as unique in Italy, services dock processing effluent, addressing environmental compliance for ship repair operations. Docks 1–4 received Italian Cultural Heritage Asset designation under Legislative Decree 42/2004 in 2007.

The company serves ship repair yards (cantieri di riparazione navale) and ship owners visiting the Port of Genoa, providing dry docking, mooring, crane services, utility supply, and wastewater treatment on a transaction-fee basis priced via a published tariff document (DCR 297_2023). In 2024, 58 ships were dry-docked for 1,374 days and 112 vessels moored for 3,003 days, generating record historical revenue of €15.4 million with EBITDA of €4.4 million. The customer acquisition motion is direct-relationship-driven, supplemented by a fully digitised online booking portal (prenotazioni.entebacinigenova.it) launched in 2022, with pricing available only via direct contact or the portal.

Ente Bacini is majority-owned (96.739%) by Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale, the public port authority governing the Western Ligurian Sea port system, with minority stakes held by Riparatori Navali Genovesi S.r.l. (2.174%) and Genova Industrie Navali S.p.A. (1.087%). The public-anchor ownership provides regulatory stability and long-term concession exclusivity, with renewal being prepared through December 2029. The governance structure was renewed in June 2026 with Alessandro Arvigo as President and Maurizio Anselmo as CEO, following a period of leadership transitions that coincided with the company's recent economic turnaround to its fourth consecutive positive budget.

Name

Ente Bacini

Legal name

Ente Bacini S.r.l.

Website

https://entebacinigenova.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ente Bacini operates the only dry dock and mooring infrastructure in the ship repair zone of the Port of Genoa, serving ship repair yards and ship owners with five dry docks, seven mooring berths, and utility services under a public port authority concession.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Port and Harbor Operations (48831)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Docking & Dockyard Operations (Graving/Floating Docks, Docking Services) (TLAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Ship Repair & Drydocking (TLAKAKAA), Dry Docks & Floating Docks (Graving, Floating, Syncrolift) (IMAJALAA), Dry Docking & Hull Steelwork Repair (IMAJAFAA), Environmental, Waste & Emissions Control Systems (Wastewater, VOC Capture, Spill Response) (IMAJALAK)

Keywords

• Dry dock services
• Ship repair infrastructure
• Mooring services
• Port services
• Maritime utilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Genoa

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Dry Dock Services: Fees charged for dry docking vessels, including entry/exit manoeuvring, dock preparation and restoration, pumping operations, crane services with operator, power, water, and compressed air supply, ladder installation, and dock wastewater collection.
2. Mooring Services: Charges for vessel mooring at the company's berths including Banchina Molo Guardiano, Molo Giano Interno, Calata Makallè, Pontile Interno, Pontile Esterno, Superbacino Interno, and Superbacino Esterno. Services include crane availability and utility supply.
3. Utility Supply: Provision of electricity (multiple voltage standards), seawater, freshwater, and compressed air to docked and moored vessels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ente Bacini operates five masonry dry docks and seven mooring berths at the Port of Genoa, providing ship entry/exit manoeuvring, dock preparation and restoration, rapid pumping/drainage via three pumping stations, crane operations, multi-voltage electrical power supply, seawater and freshwater distribution, compressed air, ladder installation, and a unique in-Italy wastewater purification service. The company has been the sole operator of dry dock and mooring infrastructure in the Genoese ship repair zone since 1892.

Product overview

Ente Bacini operates as a maritime infrastructure management company providing dry dock and mooring services in the Port of Genoa since 1892. The company offers a unified service portfolio centered on dry dock management for ship repair activities, complemented by mooring services, utility supply to vessels, and a proprietary online booking portal. The core offerings include 5 masonry dry docks (with Dock No. 2 splittable into two sections), 7 mooring locations, crane operations, and wastewater purification services. The digital booking portal enables customers to reserve dry dock slots and moorings online.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Dock Management (Gestione Bacini di Carenaggio) Management and operation of five masonry dry docks for ship repair activities, including manoeuvring ships in/out, pumping for draining/flooding, dock preparation and restoration, floating gate operations, and crane operations with operator.
• Mooring Services (Servizi di Ormeggio) Mooring services at seven locations: Banchina Molo Guardiano, Molo Giano Interno, Calata Makallè, Pontile interno, Pontile Esterno, Superbacino Interno, and Superbacino Esterno, including crane availability and utility supply to moored vessels.
• Maritime Utility Supply (Fornitura Servizi Utilities Navali) Supply of utilities to docked and moored vessels including electrical power at multiple voltage standards (380V–440V–690V at 50/60Hz; 220V at 50Hz at docks 4 and 5), seawater, freshwater, and compressed air distribution.
• Wastewater Purification Service (Servizio Depurazione Acque Reflue) Collection and treatment of processing wastewater from dry dock operations, enabling environmental compliance for ship repair activities. Stated as the only plant of its kind in Italy.
• Online Booking Portal (Portale Prenotazioni Bacini e Ormeggi) Digital self-service reservation platform allowing maritime operators to check dry dock and mooring availability via an online calendar and submit reservations directly, available 24/7.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Whistleblowing Solutions Impresa Sociale S.r.l. / Transparency International ItaliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnte Bacini has adopted the Whistleblowing reporting platform (GlobaLeaks) developed by Transparency International Italia and Whistleblowing Solutions Impresa Sociale S.r.l. to enable confidential reporting of misconduct, in compliance with Italian whistleblowing regulations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Palumbo Malta Shipyard: Mediterranean superyacht and ship repair group with yards in Malta, Naples and Ancona. Competes with Ente Bacini for Mediterranean vessel repair and refit work, particularly in the yacht and small-cruise segments.

Others

• E.S.T. Automation S.r.l. Italian automation software vendor that built and powers Ente Bacini's online booking portal (prenotazioni.entebacinigenova.it). An ecosystem/technology enabler rather than a competitor, but materially relevant as a partner for Ente Bacini's digital operations.
• Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale: Public port authority that is both majority shareholder (96.7%) of Ente Bacini and the entity that grants its concession. Strategic counterparty and parent, not a competitor, but central to the company's operational and regulatory framework.

Direct peers

• Genova Industrie Navali S.p.A. Genoa shipbuilding and repair company and a minority shareholder of Ente Bacini itself. Competes for the same ship repair workload in the Port of Genoa and represents the shipyard side of the same maritime ecosystem.
• Cammell Laird: UK-based ship repair and conversion facility operating large graving docks and floating docks. Most directly comparable European peer in dry-dock infrastructure model and ship repair focus.
• San Giorgio del Porto: Major Genoa-based ship repair and conversion yard operating inside the same Port of Genoa ecosystem. Competes directly for ship repair customers requiring dry-dock and berthing access, and is part of the same Genoese maritime cluster as Ente Bacini.
• T. Mariotti: Italian shipbuilder and refit specialist with yards in Genoa and Sestri Ponente. Competes for the same mid-to-large vessel repair and refit customers visiting the Ligurian port system.

Broad incumbents

• Damen Shiprepair: Operates multiple ship repair yards across Europe. Overlaps with Ente Bacini in commercial vessel repair, but as a broad incumbent with a much wider footprint rather than a single-port infrastructure operator.
• Fincantieri: Italy's largest shipbuilder, with multiple yards including ship repair facilities along the Italian coast. Overlaps with Ente Bacini in the cruise and naval repair segment but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a dry-dock infrastructure specialist.

Regional players

• Catania Port Authority / Port of Catania ship repair: Italian Mediterranean port complex with ship repair infrastructure. A regional alternative to Genoa for ship repair customers in southern Italy and Sicily.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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