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F2i awarded the concession for the tourist port of Lavagna
 for the next 50 years

 

Investments of 75 million euro planned over the next 4 years to create the new Marina di Lavagna

F2i Levante expected to commence management in mid-February

Giuseppe Pontremoli appointed as chief executive officer of the new company

Milan, 16 January 2026 – F2i, Italy's leading infrastructure fund and one of the top funds in Europe, with over 8.3 billion euro in assets under management, has been awarded a 50-year concession to manage the tourist port of Lavagna, following a tender published by the Municipality of Lavagna in 2025. 
The marina is located in the Gulf of Tigullio (Genoa) and currently has about 1,500 mooring spaces, for boats from 8 to 51 metres, and is one of the most important Italian ports for the number of berths. 
Over the next four years, the concessionaire F2i Levante, controlled by the ANIA F2i fund, will invest 75 million euro to modernise and develop the port and improve its integration with the town of Lavagna, benefiting the local community and tourists. This will pursue the main objectives set out in the tender, managed by the Liguria Region as the Contracting Authority for the Municipality of Lavagna. The new company will take the name of Marina di Lavagna but all current employees will be retained and, as stipulated in the tender, will take over the activities and personnel of the outgoing concessionaire without interruption.
There will be five main areas of intervention: the renovation of the area known as “Piastra” and the breakwater pier, the underground construction of the municipal car park, the creation of walkways on the sea walls and the building of a dry dock.
Considerable attention will be paid to the quality of customer service and, thanks to a number of infrastructure improvements, larger boats will also be able to dock, with a view to expanding the port's target market. 
Giuseppe Pontremoli, a manager with extensive experience in port sector management, has been appointed as CEO of F2i Levante. 
"With the award of the concession of the port of Lavagna – said Renato Ravanelli, CEO of F2i - we continue our investment strategy in Italian infrastructure and enter the marina sector for the first time, with a prestigious asset. To date, the Italian marine sector is very fragmented and the user market requires ports with excellent services and the possibility of mooring larger and larger vessels. The Mediterranean Sea is the area in the world that attracts the most mega-yachts, despite a limited number of berths, and 50% of the world's production of these yachts is carried out in Italy, which therefore also requires moorings for the winter months and for maintenance".
F2i Levante is 99% controlled by the Ania F2i Fund and 1% by the Leonardo Consortium, made up of companies specialising in the construction of civil and infrastructural works, and Injectosond, a company specialising in land and foundation consolidation.