By the end of this year, the Neapolitan shipowner group Grimaldi will order nine more new ro-pax ships that will be used in the transport of goods and passengers in the Mediterranean and the Baltic. This was announced today by the group's CEO, Emanuele Grimaldi, in his speech at the opening of the "XXVI Euromed Convention From Land to Sea", the international summit organized by the Grimaldi group which brings together 800 top players in Athens of the world of finance, logistics and ports.

Grimaldi, who is president of the shipowners' association International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has The continuation of the program in new buildings was therefore confirmed of the Neapolitan group that will allow to further reduce the average age of the fleet, already 40% lower the average age of the world fleet. The program has already seven new ships have been taken over in the last 24 months to which are added another 20 ships currently under construction, including 17 Pure Car & Truck Carriers (PCTC) of 9,000 TEUs for the transport of vehicles, both electric and fuel-powered fossil fuel, and other types of rolling goods. All new PCTC will have the Ammonia Ready class notation conferred by RINA and can then be converted to the use of ammonia as a zero-carbon alternative fuel.

Emanuele Grimaldi also highlighted the program of investments of the group in the port and logistics sector which has seen in recent months the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the Darsena Toscana Terminal in Livorno and the majority stake of the port of Heraklion, the most important port of call on the island of Heraklion. Crete, while they date back to 2022 and 2023 respectively the acquisition of the majority stake in the port of Igoumenitsa and the concession of the Amsterdam Multipurpose Terminal. In addition, they are three new shipping agencies have been created at the ports of Brindisi, of Amsterdam and Shanghai and, at the same time, was acquired the Niels Winter Agency in Denmark and was implemented the activities of Grimaldi France Agency, Grimaldi Maroc and Grimaldi Côte d'Ivoire.