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Grimaldi Group Brings Its Ammonia-Ready Car Carrier Orderbook To 15
The orderbook for the Grimaldi fleet keeps growing. As part of the agreement signed in late October with China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu (a company part of China Merchant Industry Holdings - CMI) for the construction of five new PCTC (Pure …
Jan 24, 2023 / Curious
Waigaoqiao won an order for the construction of five 9,000 CEU PCTCs
Recently, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, China Shipbuilding Trading and Grimaldi Euromed, a subsidiary of the Italian Grimaldi Group, signed a contract for the construction of five 9,000 CEU PCTCs. The ship type is designed by SDARI, with a total …
Jan 16, 2023 / Vessels
Grimaldi Group Orders Five More Ammonia-ready Car Carriers
2023 opens with a new order for the Grimaldi fleet. The Neapolitan group has commissioned Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (CSTC), two subsidiaries of China State Shipbuilding …
Jan 16, 2023 / Curious
King Abdulaziz Port Welcomes First Ever Grimaldi RoRo Vessel
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced the arrival of MSC Cristiana, a 4250-vehicle car carrier owned by automobile shipping giant Grimaldi Group, at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port from the Chinese port of MCID. With major shipping lines …
Dec 1, 2022 / Vessels
Grimaldi Group orders five + five ammonia-ready 9,000 CEU capacity PCTC’s
RO-RO Italy’s Grimaldi Group continues its ambitious fleet expansion plan apace, with its latest order for five + five ammonia-ready 9,000 CEU capacity PCTC’s at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s Jiangsu shipyard. The contract value for the confirmed …
Nov 22, 2022 / Vessels
Hybrid RoRo vessel ECO ITALIA Enters the Grimaldi Fleet
Friday (Oct28), the twelfth hybrid ro-ro ship of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class was delivered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing. Her name is Eco Italia and, like her eleven sister vessels already deployed in the …
Oct 31, 2022 / Vessels
Grimaldi Launches A New RoPax Line Between Naples And Palermo
The Grimaldi Group is expanding its offer of maritime connections between mainland Southern Italy and Sicily with the launch of the new Naples-Palermo service for the transport of passengers and freight. From next Monday 17 October, the modern ro-pax …
Oct 13, 2022 / Vessels
The Eco Adriatica Enters The Grimaldi Fleet
With the delivery of the Eco Adriatica, the fleet of Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class hybrid vessels is almost complete. This is the eleventh of twelve state-of-the-art units ordered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in Nanjing. …
Aug 4, 2022 / Vessels
The Finneco I, One Of The Most Efficient Ships In The World For Maritime Transport, Arrives At The Port Of Bilbao
The port of Bilbao has welcomed the Finneco I, the first of the three vessels of the Finnlines company with which the Grimaldi Group will operate on the Baltic and North Sea lines and which are equipped with state-of-the-art technology, thereby …
Jul 7, 2022 / Vessels
The Grimaldi Group Takes Delivery Of The Eco Mediterranea
Wednesday morning (Jun29) the Chinese Jinling shipyard (Nanjing) delivered the Eco Mediterranea, the tenth of 12 vessels ordered belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G), which includes the largest and most eco-friendly ro-ro units in …
Jun 29, 2022 / Vessels