Two newbuilds for Grimaldi
The Neapolitan company Grimaldi recently took delivery of vessels of new series. The "Eco Valencia", the first of twelve hybrid ro-ro ships belonging to the new Grimaldi green 5th generation (GG5G) class and ordered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in Nanjing.
On 19 October, the "Grande Florida" followed, the fifth in a series of seven PCTC (pure car & truck carrier) vessels ordered from the Chinese Yangfan shipyard located in Zhoushan.
The "Eco Valencia" was also classified by Rina (Italian naval registry) that assigned her its top certification in the field of environmental sustainability, the “green plus”.
The GG5G class, which was designed by the Grimaldi group technical and energy saving department in partnership with the Danish naval design studio Knud E. Hansen, has a gross tonnage of more than 67,300 t, a service speed of 20.8 knots and can transport 7,800 linear metres of rolling freight. (cd)