Grimaldi awarded thr line Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari

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Grimaldi Euromed has been awarded the subsidized line between Sardinia and Italy mainland, more specifically connecting the ports of Civitavecchia, Arbatax and Cagliari.

Ropax CATANIA has been operating the route for the last 6 months and will be deployed for the next 12 months.

The tender launched earlies this year from the Italy’s transport ministry was for a regular link to be served for 12 months with one ro-pax ship aged less than 30 years and capable of transporting no less than 600 passengers and 820 lane metres ro-ro cargo.

Tender price was fixed at EUR 13 million.

Piraeus Port Gets ‘Best Cruise Port In Mediterranean’ Award

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Piraeus port was awarded as the best cruise port in the eastern Mediterranean region -from MedCruise- at an event held in Genoa within the Mare Nostrum Awards.

The prize was received by the Strategic Planning & Marketing Manager of the Port Authority of Piraeus, Mrs Theodora Riga. According to statistics, for the first five months of 2019, the cruise sector for the port of Piraeus increased by about 14% compared to 2018, while homeporting (arrivals and departures from the port of Piraeus), increased by 24%.