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Jun 02
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Grimaldi Group’s ECO MALTA christened in Valletta

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On 30 May 2022, the port of Valletta hosted the christening ceremony of the ECO MALTA, the latest ro-ro vessel delivered to the Grimaldi Group in March. This is the sixth of 12 hybrid ships belonging to the innovative GG5G (Grimaldi Green 5th Generation) class.

ECO MALTA has joined her sister vessel ECO CATANIA on the connections between Ravenna, Brindisi, Catania and between Genoa and Malta.

“Being here in Malta today for this special occasion, or to christen the largest and most sustainable ship in the world, is a source of great pride for us” said Eugenio Grimaldi, executive director of the Grimaldi Group. “We have been present in Malta for more than sixty years and this event marks an important milestone for the maritime and transport industry locally, as well as throughout the Mediterranean”.

Jun 02
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Baleària adds a fast ferry between Barcelona, Menorca and Mallorca during the summer

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Baleària will reinforce the route between Barcelona – Ciutadella – Alcúdia with a daily high-speed service that will be carried out by CECILIA PAYNE from June 3 to mid-October.

  • Barcelona – Menorca 3.5 hours
  • Barcelona – Mallorca 5.5 hours
  • 800 people – 200 vehicles – 38 knots.
  • The ship will depart daily from Barcelona at 4:30 p.m., arriving in Menorca and Mallorca at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., respectively.
  • These rotations are added to the daily ropax service carried out by HYPATIA DE ALEJANDRÍA.
  • In addition to the refurbishment of CECILIA PAYNE, Baleària has sensorized the ship in order to get real-time data on navigation, consumption and emission
Jun 02
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Ropax EPSILON delivered to EuroAfrica by Caronte & Tourist

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Ropax EPSILON, owned by Caronte & Tourist, but operated since several years in a bareboat charter by Irish Ferries, has been handed over this week to the new owner.

The Messina-based company, with the support of Ferrando & Massone acting as broker, sold the vessel to EuroAfrica of Poland for a price exceeding EUR 50 million.

At least until the end of the current year the EPSILON will remain in bare boat charter to Irish Ferries serving the maritime link between Ireland and the UK.

This ropax unit was built by Cantieri Visentini shipyard in 2011, can transport roughly 2,900 lane metres of roro and accommodate some 500 passengers.

Jun 02
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New ferry service from Lesvos Island to Izmir (Turkey) on June 17

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From June 17, 2022, the port of Mytilene (Lesvos Island) will be connected with Smyrna (Turkey) with a direct ferry service. The line will be served by the High-Speed Craft IHSAN ALYNAK of the Turkish IZDENIZ shipping company and is expected to make two sailings per week (every Friday and Sunday).

The duration of the voyage will be about two hours and 15 minutes.

IHSAN ALYNAK was built in Turkey (Yalova) in 2017, while her carrying capacity is for 400 passengers and her service speed 30 knots.

Jun 02
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Horizon Sea Lines’ HSC SANTA IRINI set sail for Greece

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The former Acciona’s HSC ALMUDAINA DOS (1997) left Almeria on May 31 and set sail for the Port of Piraeus. The ship was purchased last April by the new established Horizon Sea Lines and renamed SANTA IRINI.

She is expected to arrive in Greece on June 3, where she will undergo a small refit. Then, she will be chartered to the Cretan Transportation Services (CTRS) for daily excursions on the Heraklion – Santorini line.

May 27
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Record results for Grimaldi in 2021

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Given the current economic and political instability, and “despite upheavals and thanks to both the diversity of our fleet and markets served and the efforts of employees onshore and at sea” Grimaldi Group registered record results in 2021.

Consolidated turnover came in at EUR 3.46 billion, significantly up on the EUR 2.78 billion seen in 2020.

EBITDA came in at EUR 947 million, up from EUR 659 million the previous year, while equity increased to EUR 4.45 billion.

The Naples-based group informed that Trans-Atlantic operator ACL and the Grimaldi deep-sea services to West Africa and South America generated exceptionally good results amid high rates for the carriage of containers, in particular. But even the Grimaldi EuroMed services were successful, despite the microchip crisis and passenger transport limitations imposed by the pandemic.

Both Aegean operator Minoan Lines and Trasmed, the latter active on the Continental Spain-Balearic Islands routes, contributed to the 2021 EBITDA.

“Given, what is more, the very good result of the first quarter of this year, it is with positivity and confidence that we look to the future” Grimaldi also added. Specifying that by the end of 2024, the group will have taken delivery of another 14 newbuilds.

May 27
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Jadrolinija to buy three new full-electric ferries

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As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, for the very first time, Jadrolinija has initiated the procedure of purchasing full-electric vessels that will transport passengers in the Dubrovnik, Sibenik and Losinj areas, as was confirmed by the President of the Management Board of the national shipping company, David Sopta, for Rijeka portal Novi list.

A preliminary consultation procedure has since been initiated, as part of the public procurement procedure for three Jadrolinija ferries which will be up to 55 metres long and boast a transport capacity of at least 370 passengers, with fully electric propulsion.

Jadrolinija intends to finance the construction of these new vessels through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.