The shipping company Grimaldi Group strengthens its presence in the Adriatic Sea by announcing the launch of an innovative maritime connection dedicated to the transport of rolling units (cars, vans, trucks, semi-trailers, etc.) between the Italian ports of Ravenna, Brindisi and Catania.
The two ro/ro vessels "Eurocargo Catania" and "Eurocargo Brindisi", which recently joined the Grimaldi fleet, will be deployed on the route. Built in the Odense Steel Shipyard (Denmark) in 2011 and 2012, they are among the most highly performant ro/ro vessels used in the Mediterranean, combining low fuel consumption with high load capacity. The two vessels have, in fact, a load capacity of about 240 semi-trailers each.
The new motorway of the sea will have a three-times-a-week frequency: departures from Ravenna will be on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6.00 p.m., with arrival in Brindisi on Wednesday at 3.00 p.m., Friday at 11.00 a.m. and Sunday at 3.00 p.m.. The two vessels will depart from Brindisi bound to Catania on Wednesday at 5.00 p.m., Friday at 1.00 p.m. and Sunday at 5.00 p.m. with arrival in Catania on Thursday, Saturday and Monday at 09.00 a.m.
"This motorway of the sea represents the first direct link between Sicily and Apulia, as well as between the Upper and the Southern Adriatic coast of Italy," says Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Group. "The quality and frequency of service as well as the tonnage offered are the key elements for the success of this maritime link which will offer additional opportunities of trade within Italy while also helping to reduce traffic congestion, air and noise pollution", concludes Emanuele Grimaldi.
Through Brindisi and Catania, freight transporters will be able to use, through transhipment, other regular services of the Grimaldi Group to Greece, the Balkans, Malta and Libya. In fact, the Neapolitan Group currently offers daily departures from Brindisi to Igoumenitsa and Patras while, from Catania, is performs four-times-a-week departures to Malta and weekly sailings to Libya (Tripoli, Al Khoms).
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