Grimaldi Group launches new service between Venice and Patras
Grimaldi’s new service for rolling freight connects Northern Italy, Central/Northern Europe, Greece and the Balkans three times a week from June
During a press conference at the Muenich Transport Logistics Fair, Paolo Costa, President of the Venice Port Authority, together with Guido Grimaldi, Corporate Short Sea Shipping Commercial Director of the Grimaldi Group, announced the launch of a new Motorway of the Sea between the ports of Venice and Patras.
Dedicated to the transport of rolling freight, the new direct line will start next June. Departures will be performed three times a week both ways, deploying two modern ro-ro vessels, able to transport 3,500 linear meters of rolling cargo each. The service will be offered to the transport of trailers (including refrigerated units), unaccompanied trucks, vans, cars and other rolling equipment moving between Northern Italy, Central/Northern Europe and Greece as well as other Balkan countries.
In the last years the Port of Venice made important investments on rail and road connections to enhance its main feature of being the European door to and from the Mediterranean and Far East markets. The new Fusina terminal (Marghera) is dedicated to ro-ro traffics, thanks to 4 wharfs dedicated to Motroways of the Sea, 4 railways for daily trains up to 650 mt and motorways and railways connections that can guarantee a full intermodality system.
„Through this move, the Port of Venice enters the Grimaldi Motorways of the Sea network“, said Guido Grimaldi. „Venice has been chosen for the strategic role it plays as a logistics platform with direct links to the rail and road network, enabling us to offer multimodal transport services, guaranteeing an efficient rotation of trailers, high punctuality and fast connections“, concluded Grimaldi.
Thanks to this latest enhancement, the Grimaldi Group, through its brands Grimaldi Lines and Minoan Lines, will offer connections between the Italian ports of Trieste, Venice, Ravenna, Ancona and Brindisi to the Greek ports of Igoumenitsa and Patras.
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