The idea of the newbuildings was developed by the Grimaldi Group in collaboration with Denmark’s Knud E. Hansen. [Image: Knud E. Hansen
The Naples headquartered Grimaldi Group is constant its ammonia-ready automobile provider buying spree. Earlier this month, it added 5 newbuilds to its tally. On January 23, it added one other 5 by exercising an choice beneath an earlier contract with the China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu shipyard. That introduced the entire variety of automobile carriers ordered by the corporate in lower than three months to fifteen.
The idea of the brand new buildings was developed by the Grimaldi Group in collaboration with Denmark’s Knud E. Hansen naval design and structure studio. With loading capability of over 9,000 CEU (Car Equivalent Units), they’re designed to move electrical autos in addition to fossil gas autos. They will carry the Ammonia Ready class notation from RINA (Italian Shipping Register), which certifies that they’re designed for eventual conversion for the usage of ammonia as marine gas.
MULTIPLE GREEN FEATURES
Even earlier than any swap to ammonia, the ships already incorporate a number of inexperienced options. They shall be geared up with mega lithium batteries, photo voltaic panels and shore connection functionality (chilly ironing), which, the place out there, supplies a inexperienced various to the consumption of fossil fuels throughout port stays. Other state-of-the-art applied sciences will embrace a hull air lubrication system, modern propulsion and optimized hull design. Overall, the brand new ships will be capable of reduce gas consumption by 50% in comparison with the earlier era of automobile provider vessels.
The new PCTCs shall be deployed on voyages between Europe, North Africa, and the Near and Far East to fulfill the brand new transport wants of automotive business gamers.
“With our recent orders for the construction of new PCTC vessels, we’ve strengthened our long lasting and fruitful collaboration with China Merchant Industry Holdings,” stated Grimaldi Group managing director Emanuele Grimaldi. “We’ve also reaffirmed our commitment to our customers, especially the world’s leading car manufacturers who continue to reward us with their trust. In this way, we’ll continue to live up to their high expectations and meet their evolving needs, with our offer of increasingly efficient and environmentally sustainable shipping services. Ten out of fifteen of our newly ordered car carriers will be deployed on the Far East trade and support the increasing development of China’s automotive industry.”
Grimaldi says it’s vigorously pursuing the improve and renewal of its fleet, which at present numbers 130 ships deployed worldwide.
The ten vessels commissioned from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu shall be delivered between 2025 and 2027. Overall, because of its latest investments totaling about $2.5 billion, the Group will take supply of twenty-five new ultra-modern vessels over the following 5 years, together with 15 ammonia-ready PCTCs (with choice for an additional two items), six G5-class RO/RO multipurpose vessels, two GG5G-class hybrid RO/RO ships and two Superstar-class ROpax items (for its subsidiary Finnlines).
