Grimaldi enhances its maritime services between Apulia and Greece

Ferry shipping: Grimaldi group (Naples) doubles its Brindisi-Igoumenitsa Service and targets Corfu in the next sommer season

As of 6 July 2015 the Grimaldi Group’s maritime services between Apulia, Italy, and Greece will be enhanced. A new regular line will be launched and will connect the ports of Brindisi, Igoumenitsa and the island of Corfu. Dedicated to the transport of both freight and passengers, the new Brindisi-Igoumenitsa-Corfu service will be offered by deploying a third vessel, the modern ferry „Catania“. Built in 2003, the vessel has a length of 186 meters and a gross tonnage of 26,000 tons. The “Catania” is able to transport 2,250 linear meters of rolling cargo, 1,000 passengers and 170 cars.

The frequency of the service between Brindisi and Corfu will be four times a week with departures from the Apulian port on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 12:00 a.m. and arrival in Corfu at 7:00 p.m. The voyage back to Brindisi is scheduled at 11:59 p.m., with arrival the day after at 08:00 a.m.

With the deployment of the vessel „Catania“, seven new weekly departures from Brindisi to Igoumenitsa and vice versa will also be offered. The departure from the Apulian port will be daily at 12:00 a.m., arriving in Igoumenitsa on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 8:00 p.m. while the rest of the week at 9:00 p.m. The departure from Igoumenitsa to Brindisi is scheduled daily at 10:00 p.m., arriving in Brindisi the day after at 08:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and at 06:00 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

With the new Brindisi-Igoumenitsa-Corfu service, the Grimaldi Group strengthens its presence in Brindisi, by offering during next summer season as many as 14 weekly departures to Igoumenitsa, seven to Patras, four and then seven to Corfu, thus making the Apulian port the first one in the Southern Adriatic in terms of number of connections to Greece.

The Grimaldi Group operates a fleet of more than 100 ships and is a world leading operator in the transport of cars and ro/ro cargo. Established in 1947, the Group is headquartered in Naples and has about 10,000 employees.

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