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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 fleet: RINA certifies the improvement of its energy efficiency

Genoa/Naples, 12 May 2021 The latest generation of GG5G-class (Grimaldi Green 5th Generation) ro-ro vessels built for the Grimaldi Group has seven times better...

Civitavecchia-Olbia: territorial continuity service guaranteed without public charges

Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – From May 2021 and for the next two years, the public service of territorial continuity on the...

Grimaldi launches Antwerp-Cork direct freight line

Naples, 29 April 2021 The Grimaldi Group is significantly strengthening its presence in the Republic of Ireland with the launch of a feeder ro-ro service...

HRADF pre-qualifies seven interested parties for the next phase of Igoumenitsa Port Authority S.A. tender

The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) convened today and pre-qualified the interested parties that meet the...

Grimaldi-Armas Trasmediterranea agreement for the sale of assets

Naples, 13 April 2021 The Grimaldi Group and Armas Trasmediterránea Group announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of some...

Grimaldi agrees to purchase the main assets of Naviera Armas in the Mediterranean

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2021 – Naples-based Grimaldi and Armas Trasmediterránea of Spain have signed a memorandum of understanding...

Grimaldi Group strengthens its presence in Malta

Naples, 6th of April 2021 In recent months, the Naples-based Grimaldi Group has proceeded to significantly strengthen its presence in Malta through various...

Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife increases TEU in Q1 2021

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – In the first months of 2021, the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife handled...

Port of Tenerife moves 12,000 TEUs in international transshipment in the first quarter of the year

The port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife registered from January to March of this year a movement of 12,000 TEUs in international transshipment traffic, which means...

Grimaldi Group comments on Tirrenia-CIN request for government help

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – The Grimaldi Group has been critical of a move by rival shipper Tirrenia-CIN to request the intervention of...

Grimaldi orders new six new Ro-Ro multipurpose vessels

The Grimaldi Group continues investing to upgrade and modernize its fleet. Today, with the signing of an agreement worth over $500 million, the Neapolitan...

Grimaldi Terminal Barcelona to invest €4 million

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona held today has approved the extension of the concession of Grimaldi Terminal...

Grimaldi clarifies its Adriatic strategy

Naples, 8 February 2021 With regards to the latest articles which appeared on the Greek press concerning an alleged war declared by the Grimaldi Group on the...

Who wants what in Greek ports’ privatisation

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2020 – Greece’s ports are becoming a geopolitical and financial playground that has drawn interest from all...

Grimaldi Group expands the Livorno-Olbia Ro-pax connection

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Following the recent launch of the Palermo-Cagliari Ro-pax line, the Grimaldi Group is expanding the...

Grimaldi to start Palermo-Cagliari Ro-Pax service

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 8, 2021 – The Grimaldi Group will add Palermo to its service which currently serves the three-times-a-week...

Grimaldi Group takes delivery of the Eco Barcelona vessel

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 6, 2021 – Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Eco Barcelona with two more ultra-modern vessels, the Grande Texas...

The “ECO Valencia” vessel arrives in Valencia

The ship is the first unit of the Grimaldi shipping company of the Green 5th Generation class, a hybrid vessel that guarantees zero emissions in port –...

Barcelona and Civitavecchia ports BClink project draws to a close

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – The BClink project, designed to step up Motorways of the Sea connections between the ports of...

Nine entities interested in Igoumenitsa port privatisation

Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) November 3, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

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