Yesterday the Grimaldi group took delivery of the Grande Pacifico, thirteenth ship "Ammonia Ready" of the Neapolitan group and the first of five twin PCTCs commissioned to China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. Project evolution which gave birth to the first five ships of the capacity of 9,000 CEU already delivered by the same shipyard, the New ships offer a capacity of 9,800 CEU.

220 meters long and 38 meters wide, the Great Pacific has a gross tonnage of 95,534 tons and a speed of cruising at 18 knots. Thanks to the configuration of its 15 decks - one more than the previous five units of the same class - its load capacity reaches 9,800 CEU, with an increase of about +9%. In addition to electric vehicles and to those powered by conventional fuels, the ship is Also designed for transporting gas-powered vehicles natural compression (CNG), further expanding the range of transportable loads.

The Grande Pacifico has obtained from the Italian Registry Naval the class notation "Ammonia Ready" which certifies that it can be converted for use ammonia as an alternative fuel with zero emissions of carbon. In addition, the ship has also obtained several other classy notations, including Green Plus, Green Star 3, Comfort Vibration and Comfort Noise Port.

Thanks to the numerous eco-friendly technologies adopted in On the other side, the Grande Pacifico is capable of shooting down 50% fuel consumption compared to the car-carrier ships of the previous generation. Equipped with mega lithium batteries with a total capacity of 5 MWh and prepared for shore power supply (cold ironing) in ports equipped, the ship is able to eliminate emissions during stops at the quay.

The Great Pacific will make its journey on the Asia-Europe service, starting in the next few days from the port of Taicang (China) to Antwerp (Belgium) and Southampton (United Kingdom). On board it will carry a load of over 6,900 cars and over 900 linear meters of rolling goods.