“memory in action” The company of the coal workers “Pietro Chiesa” has been operating in the port of Genoa for over one hundred years, moving goods and developing a model of co-operation based on the European model. During those hundred years they have participated actively, in the social and economic of the local community and in the history of our country. With their actions they witnessed and followed the principles of solidarity, commitment and dignity of work. We realized that there is a worrying spreading of some sort of “loss of historical memory”, especially amongst the younger generation. This site is an attempt to answer those questions, for a renewed acknowledgment in the politics and in the working situation. With these words by Franco Fortini, poet: “the right for a memory as analysis of the past to critically construct the future” OUR MISSION The culture of Pietro Chiesa “We want to up-date the historical identity of the company (based on principles of solidarity, equality and individual respect) so that it can relate in a more appropriate manner to the new context of the Genoese and Italian dockland” The counterpart and the investors “We want to confirm and consolidate our role in the dockland of Genoa, placing ourselves amongst the more active and professional in each specific activity” The social and economical dynamics “We want to be ready to reply promptly and with efficiency to the changes of the social and economical factors that could influence the production of the service” The evolution of transportation “We want to introduce more valuable elements in the service given by the company, in relation to the predictable growth of integrated logistic and, above all, of intermodality” The dockland market “We want to anticipate the transformations that are happening around the dockland, in Genoa and all around Italy, searching for opportunities also outside the dockland area” The service “We want to improve the efficiency of the service, the ability to listen to our client’s needs and the flexibility of the performances”.