Grimaldi, the main Italian shipowner, expands to Spain. The Neapolitan group will acquire five ships from Armas Trasmediterránea Group to be used on the routes between mainland Spain and the Balearics and two terminals in the ports of Valencia and Barcelona plus ticket offices, offices and warehouses in Valencia, on the islands of Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza.
The two companies have announced the signing of an agreement as a first step in the collaboration that provides for the purchase by Grimaldi of the ships Ciudad de Palma, Ciudad de Granada, Ciudad de Mahón, Volcán del Teide and Volcán de Tijarafe, all currently employed by Armas Trasmediterránea Group on various connections within Spain, accompanied by the purchase of the rights to operate between mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands for the transport of goods and passengers on the return sea routes Barcelona-Mahon (Menorca), Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona – Ibiza, Valencia – Mahon, Valencia – Palma de Mallorca and Valencia – Ibiza.
The two port terminals for the handling of rolling stock and passengers that will pass under the Grimaldi banner are currently operated under concession by Armas Trasmediterránea Group. The next step is the start of the due diligence to get to sign the final agreement in time for the start of the summer season.
“Once this operation is completed – comments Emanuele Grimaldi, CEO of the group and leader of the family that controls it 100% – we will extend our range of maritime services also to the Spanish domestic market, generating new synergies with the other connections operated in the western Mediterranean. “.
With a fleet of over 130 ships, 16,000 employees and a turnover exceeding 3 billion euros, the group headed by the Grimaldi family is a multinational company operating in logistics, specializing in roll-on / roll-off ship operations. car carrier and ferries and is one of the most important car transporters in the world. Its state-of-the-art garage cars transport Stellantis, Volkwagen and Ford cars from Europe to the Americas and vice versa. Maritime connections are the hub of a much more advanced logistics chain, which includes numerous port terminals and road transport companies. The 21 port terminals owned or managed by Grimaldi are located in 12 countries around the world: Italy (Salerno, Monfalcone, Civitavecchia, Catania, Gioia Tauro, Savona, Palermo and Livorno), Spain (Barcelona, Valencia and Sagunto), Germany (Hamburg ), Sweden (Wallhamn), Finland (Turku and Helsinki), Denmark (Esbjerg), Ireland (Cork), Belgium (Antwerp), Egypt (Alexandria), Cameroon (Douala), Nigeria (Lagos), Benin (Cotonou).