China delivers next GG5G newbuild
Another Grimaldi GG5G-class hybrid ro-ro vessel: The “Eco Catania”, the fifth of the twelve hybrid ro-ro ships belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class and ordered from the Jinling shipyard, has just been launched in Nanjing (China).
As recently certified by Rina (the Italian Shipping Registry), the units of this class have up to seven times better energy efficiency indexes than the previous ro-ro units.
The Italian-flagged “Eco Catania” has a length of 238 m, a beam of 34 m, a gross tonnage of 67,300 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 ro-ro ships deployed by the Grimaldi Group on short sea routes: in fact, the vessel can carry 7,800 linear meters of rolling freight, equivalent to around 500 trailers and 180 cars. The quarter stern ramp allows the loading of freight units weighing up to 150 t. (cd)