Grimaldi Group to invest EUR 20 million in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona: Grimaldi Group (Naples) laid the foundation stone for the new epicentre of its short sea services in the Western Mediterranean
 
On January 14th, the ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone of the new Grimaldi Group terminal was held at the Muelle Costa in the port of Barcelona. Thanks
 
to this investment (about EUR 20 million), the Italian shipping group is making Barcelona the epicentre of its short sea services in the Western Mediterranean. Grimaldi Group has been awarded a concession of 15 years renewable for another seven by the Barcelona Port Authority for the management of the new Terminal at Muelle Costa.
 
The new operation, called Grimaldi Terminal Barcelona, will have a total area of 63,000 square metres and will be fully equipped for the handling of freight and passengers. Storage facilities will be foreseen for freight, particularly for cars, vans, trucks and other rolling equipment. A three-level building with a total surface of 3,750 square metres will be dedicated to offices, a shopping area, a restaurant and a conference room.
 
The new terminal will accommodate the passenger and freight transport services offered by the Grimaldi Group as well as those provided by other maritime operators. Grimaldi Group currently connects Barcelona with Civitavecchia (Rome) on a daily basis. They also offer a weekly service for passengers and freight to the ports of Livorno and Tangier and a three-times-a-week service to Livorno and Savona for freight only.
 
With about 10,000 employees 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. In 2011, it registered a turnover of EUR 2.5 billion and transported over 3 million cars, 1.52 million trailers/TEUs and more than 2.8 million passengers. 

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