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Grimaldi Group

Naples-based Grimaldi Group is a fully integrated multinational logistics Group specialising in maritime transport of cars, rolling cargo, containers and passengers, and port terminal operations. It combines seven main shipping companies, including Atlantic Container Line (ACL), Malta Motorways of the Sea (MMS), Minoan Lines and Finnlines.

Grimaldi completes acquisition of 67% of Heraklion Port Authority

Heraklion, Crete, Greece, (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group has completed the acquisition of 67% of the capital of...

Automar expand concession in Gioia Tauro port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – Automar, operator of the car transhipment terminal in the port of Gioia Tauro has signed a...

Volkswagen exports cars to Italy via Port of Sanova

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – The Volkswagen group has decided to use the Savona port to transport Audi, Volkswagen and Seat cars...

Grimaldi completes purchase of Port of Heraklion

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 26, 2024 – The Deputy Minister of Shipping, Stefanos Gikas, has reported that 67% of the shares of the Heraklion Port...

Port of Valencia opens new combined transport terminal

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – The new combined transport terminal at the Port of Valencia is now in operation, allowing semi-trailers to...

Finnlines increases cargo at Port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Starting from January 2024, Finnlines set up twice a week service between the ports of Bilbao, Vigo and...

New offices in Casablanca for Grimaldi Agencies Maroc

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – Grimaldi Agencies Maroc has opened new offices in Casablanca. Managed by Mostafa Benhima, the company...

Antwerp Euroterminal installs cold ironing

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) is installing the first shore power connection for seagoing vessels in Belgium...

Ignazio Messina acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio approved

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 29, 2024 – The Italian Competition Authority (Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato) has authorised Ignazio...

GSAB2 (Grimaldi Satellite Berthing 2) project is launched

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) May 28, 2024 – On May 14, 2024, the GSAB2 (Grimaldi Satellite Berthing 2) project was launched. This is a development of the...

Balearic Islands Port Authority plan dock electrification, cold ironing

Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – The Balearic Islands Port Authority is planning dock electrification projects for Ibiza and...

Grimaldi increases stake in Höegh Autoliners ASA

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – Naples-based Grimaldi has increased its stake in Norwegian Ro-Ro company Höegh Autoliners ASA to 5.12% of its...

Grimaldi Group opens new offices in Shanghai

Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Grimaldi Shipping Agency Shanghai has inaugurated new offices in Sinar Mas Plaza, the tallest skyscraper...

Port of Civitavecchia confirms award Logiport concession

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – The Port of Civitavecchia has confirmed the award of a four-year concession to Logiport to the new...

Local court rejects Grimaldi entry into Port of Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Bologna Regional Administrative Court has rejected an initial request by Sapir to suspend the award of...

Grimaldi increases capacity on Brindisi-Igoumenitsa ferry service

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – The Grimaldi Group is increasing capacity on its connections between Brindisi (Italy) and Igoumenitsa...

Grimaldi company has ferry terminal concession in Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Logiport, part of Naples-based Grimaldi Group, has been awarded the concession for the Ro-pax quay...

GIP sells the Darsena Toscana Terminal to Grimaldi

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Infracapital and InfraVia Capital Partners today completed the sale of their 100% stake in Terminal...

Automar links HQ and Gioia Tauro with new railway service

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – Automar, owner of the car terminal in the port of Gioia Tauro, has launched a new railway service...

Antitrust authority approves Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The Italian Antitrust authority has approved the Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana. In...

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