Grimaldi says its newest order testifies to its belief within the development of the worldwide automotive business, and notably the electrical automobile section.
The Naples-headquartered Grimaldi Group goes all in on automobile carriers — and ammonia-readiness. It has opened the brand new yr by inserting an order for 5 9,000 CEU (Car Equivalent Unit) pure automobile & truck carriers (PCTCs) at two China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) shipyards: Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (CSTC). The order contains choices for an additional two items, which might convey the full funding to over $630 million. Deliveries are anticipated between 2025 and 2026
Grimaldi says its newest order “testifies to the company’s trust in the growth of the global automotive industry, and notably of the electric car segment.”
With a size of 200 meters and a width of 38 meters, the ships can be among the many first to be geared up with what Grimaldi says is “a new type of electronic engine whose specific consumption is one of the lowest in its category.” They will even have the RINA (Italian Naval Register) ammonia-ready class notation, and can be designed for chilly ironing the place shoreside electrical energy is obtainable.
The vessels ordered signify an evolution of the 6,700 CEU automobile carriers delivered to Grimaldi between 2016 and 2018 and provides a 27% discount in CO2 emissions per cargo unit transported in contrast with the earlier technology ships.
The new order comes simply over two months after Grimaldi positioned an order for five similarly sized ammonia-ready PCTCs at China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. That settlement contains an possibility for a further 5 items, which might take its complete worth to about $1 billion/
