The new methanol-ready RoPax ferries ordered by Grimaldi at the China Merchants shipyard in China, each with 3,300 lane metres and capacity for 2,500 passengers, are expected to enter service from 2028. They will be deployed “on the routes between Livorno and Palermo, between Igoumenitsa and Brindisi, and between Piraeus and Heraklion in Greece. The other three will be operated by Finnlines.”
Emanuele Grimaldi, CEO of Grimaldi Group, announced this to Ferry Shipping News on the sidelines of the press conference held during the 27th Euromed Convention, “From Land to Sea”, at Forte Village in Sardinia.
Buoyed by a year that will “probably be the best in Grimaldi’s history” in terms of results, thanks to high freight rates and capital gains from the sale of several vessels, the head of the Naples-based shipping group is already looking ahead to another round of newbuilding orders worth 2–3 billion for ConRo vessels and multipurpose car and truck carriers.
