Gianluca Grimaldi announces a new development plan for the group with Con-Ro ships which adds to the lines already launched for the transport of new cars
After the Grimaldi Group had completed the acquisition of 67% of the capital of Heraklion Port Authority S.A. (HPA S.A.)
that is through Holding of Heraklion Port S.A., a consortium formed by the group’s companies Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A. and Minoan Lines S.A., against a fee of 80 million euros.
Containers and various goods
From 2025, Grimaldi will operate in the field of transporting containers and various goods between China and West Africa, and will not be limited to transporting only new cars in the trade between the Far East and Europe,”
Grimaldi Group is preparing to open a new sea transport service for various goods between China and West Africa.accorging to Shipping Italy
SHIPPING ITALY statements
:This was announced to SHIPPING ITALY, during the EUROMED conference organized in Athens, by Gianluca Grimaldi, president and helmsman of the Neapolitan shipping group together with his brother Manuel
ConRo ships service
Until now we have served the Far East only with car carrier ships but from 2025 we will have ConRo ships that will load containers, project cargo, rolling stock, trucks, etc.” announced Grimaldi, explaining
Adding :that the new deep sea shipping line will connect Shanghai with Lagos,
He stress “where we have our huge terminal and from where we will then distribute the cargo throughout West Africa with the ships serving the line to and from Northern Europe” .
3dedicated Con-Ro ships
This new connection will be operated with three dedicated Con-Ro ships and the line is designed regardless of the safety conditions and transits in the Red Sea and the Suez Canal:
“Indeed, we will have a few less competitors who will pass through West Africa when everyone they will return to sailing via Suez” reported Grimald
Further orders
Which does not rule out further orders in the future for ships in the multipurpose ro-ro series such as those just built in South Korea (Hyundai Mipo shipyard):
Said “We have had five deliveries of newConRo ships and the sixth will be the Great Cotonou expected at the end year to reach 39 Con-Ro ships, including 5 from ACL.
Ignazio Messina & C. Group
We are practically the only ones left to focus on this type of vessel.” Eight similar ships were those built by the Ignazio Messina & C. Group but they were all sold over the last two years. as he said
Mr Grimaldi spoke about the key issues within the industry but also highlighted the power of collaboration to meet these challenge confirming
“We are very satisfied with these 6 ConRo ships just delivered (with the capacity to transport 2,000 TEUs, 4,500 linear meters of rolling cargo and 2 thousand cars) and if we continue to grow, considering that some ships will reach 25 years of age
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