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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.

Groupe PSA exports first C3 Aircross cars through Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) October 23, 2017 – French carmaker Groupe PSA has exported the first C3 Aircross car produced at the Opel factory in Zaragoza...

Grimaldi starts operating line connecting Sagunto port to USA

Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – The car carrier “Grande Baltimora”, with a capacity to transport up to 6,700 Car Equivalent...

Attica said to be in talks with Grimaldi over HSW future

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Athens-based Attica Group S.A. and Grimaldi of Italy are allegedly in the initial stages of a...

Grimaldi Group to hire a further 500 staffers

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – As part of a fleet upgrade, the Grimaldi Group has recently begun the process of selecting and recruiting...

Grimaldi wants to acquire Hellenic Seaways or sell its stake

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 2, 2017 – Naples-based Grimaldi has said it wants to either acquire a controlling share of Hellenic Seaways (HSW)...

International shippers visit 10 Downing Street

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 –  A delegation of leading figures from the shipping industry has visited Downing Street in...

Sagunto port’s traffic of new cars rises 31.5% y/y in Jan-July 2017

Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Sagunto port handled a total of 144,489 new cars in the first seven months of 2017, up 31.5% on the year,...

Grimaldi group will present the case of Hellenic Seaways in Brussels

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 3, 2017 – The Italian shipping group Grimaldi Lines is preparing a complaint to be sent to the European...

Barcelona port boosts short sea shipping lines traffic

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Barcelona port is offering more short sea shipping (SSS) lines with its main markets in Italy and North...

Event – The XXI Euro-Med Convention “From Land to Sea” – 28 September-1 October 2017, Olbia

Olbia, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 26, 2017 – The XXI Euro-Med Convention “From Land to Sea” conference will take place in Olbia 28...

Grimaldi joins joins GIA decarbonisation alliance

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – The Grimaldi Group, the global shipping and logistics company, has become the fourteenth company to join the...

EU CEF allocates €3.5 million to Venice port development

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July2, 2017 – The European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has allocated €3.5 million ($4 million) to...

Valencia regional employers association confident of labour agreement at local port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Valencia regional employers association Confederación Empresarial Valenciana (CEV) has expressed confidence...

Finnlines Group – Financial Review January–March 2017

Helsinki, Finland (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Finnlines group, owned by the Napoli-based Grimaldi Group, has published its financial review for the...

Venice port and Grimaldi at Transport Logistic 2017 in Munich

Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – Porto di Venezia, the port of Venice, was present at the Transport Logistic Munich “Transport...

Grimaldi to invest in upgrading fleet

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 –  Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has designed an ambitious investment programme for a period of ten years...

Grimaldi launches Mexico Ro-Ro service

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The Grimaldi Group is launching a new direct Ro-Ro service to Mexico for the transport of cars, rolling...

Shipping Company of the Year Award for Grimaldi Group

Naples, Italy, April 10, 2017 – In the majestic surroundings of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans, last 5th April the Grimaldi Group received the...

Italy’s Grimaldi to focus on mainland cabotage

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian shipping group Grimaldi plans to focus its development strategy on “mainland...

Grimaldi promotes Barcelona-Sardinia line at Fruit Logistica fair

Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – The fruit and vegetables market and the handling of perishable products have significant importance...

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