Twelve sisters complete
It is the end of a long journey. The last of twelve hybrid ro-ro ships of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class was recently delivered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing.
The “Eco Italia” flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238 m, a beam of 34 m, a gross tonnage of more than 67,000 t and a service speed of 20.8 knots. The loading capacity of her seven decks – two of which are hoistable – is twice that of the previous class of short sea ro-ro ships deployed by the Grimaldi Group: in fact, the vessel can carry some 7,800 linear meters of freight, equivalent to around 500 trailers and 180 cars.
Yet, the “Eco Italia” consumes the same amount of fuel compared to the previous generation ro-ro ships, and is therefore able to halve CO2 emissions per unit transported.
The Neapolitan group's managing director Emanuele Grimaldi: "We will continue to invest in this green revolution, as recently confirmed with the order of two more GG5G-class units, to be delivered by 2025."
Upon her arrival in Italy, scheduled for the end of November, the “Eco Italia” will be deployed in the motorways of the sea network operated by the Grimaldi Group in the Western Mediterranean. (sh)