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Grimaldi Group

Naples-based Grimaldi Group is a fully integrated multinational logistics Group specialising in maritime transport of cars, rolling cargo, containers and passengers, and port terminal operations. It combines seven main shipping companies, including Atlantic Container Line (ACL), Malta Motorways of the Sea (MMS), Minoan Lines and Finnlines.

Port of Barcelona and Grimaldi will present offer for fresh produce at Fruit Logistica Berlin

Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona and the shipping company Grimaldi Lines will jointly present their logistics...

Valencia port starts railway import service for new cars

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 2, 2018 – Valencia port started a railway import service of vehicles in December, when two convoys left the harbour to...

Grimaldi acquires Savona port terminal operator

Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2017 – Italian shipping company Grimaldi has acquired local company Marittima Spedizioni, active at Savona port since...

The TransLogMED project presented in Tangier Med

On 6th October Tangier Med hosted a conference called by the Escola Europea, under the title «Motorways of the Sea: new tools towards logistics development»....

Uljanik shipyard deliver last of 11 vessels to Grimaldi Group

Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 5, 2017 – The Grande Colonia, the last in a string of 11 Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) built by the Uljanik yard...

Attica to acquire HSW shares from Grimaldi

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2017 – Attica Holdings, a subsidiary of Marfin Investment Group (MIG), agreed to the acquisition of 48.53% of...

Groupe PSA exports first C3 Aircross cars through Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) October 23, 2017 – French carmaker Groupe PSA has exported the first C3 Aircross car produced at the Opel factory in Zaragoza...

Attica said to be in talks with Grimaldi over HSW future

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Athens-based Attica Group S.A. and Grimaldi of Italy are allegedly in the initial stages of a...

Grimaldi Group to hire a further 500 staffers

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – As part of a fleet upgrade, the Grimaldi Group has recently begun the process of selecting and recruiting...

Grimaldi wants to acquire Hellenic Seaways or sell its stake

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 2, 2017 – Naples-based Grimaldi has said it wants to either acquire a controlling share of Hellenic Seaways (HSW)...

International shippers visit 10 Downing Street

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 –  A delegation of leading figures from the shipping industry has visited Downing Street in...

Sagunto port’s traffic of new cars rises 31.5% y/y in Jan-July 2017

Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Sagunto port handled a total of 144,489 new cars in the first seven months of 2017, up 31.5% on the year,...

Grimaldi group will present the case of Hellenic Seaways in Brussels

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 3, 2017 – The Italian shipping group Grimaldi Lines is preparing a complaint to be sent to the European...

Barcelona port boosts short sea shipping lines traffic

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Barcelona port is offering more short sea shipping (SSS) lines with its main markets in Italy and North...

Event – The XXI Euro-Med Convention “From Land to Sea” – 28 September-1 October 2017, Olbia

Olbia, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 26, 2017 – The XXI Euro-Med Convention “From Land to Sea” conference will take place in Olbia 28...

Grimaldi joins joins GIA decarbonisation alliance

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – The Grimaldi Group, the global shipping and logistics company, has become the fourteenth company to join the...

Valencia regional employers association confident of labour agreement at local port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Valencia regional employers association Confederación Empresarial Valenciana (CEV) has expressed confidence...

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