Grimaldi to Launch Venice-Patras RoRO Service

Grimaldi Group is about to launch a new shipping service between the ports of Venice, Italy and Patras, Greece.

The plans were announced today by Paolo Costa, President of the Port of Venice, along with Guido Grimaldi, Commercial Director at Short Sea Lines of the Grimaldi Group.

The new direct link will be dedicated to the transport of rolling cargo and will be operational as of June.

It will include three weekly departures on both sides, and will see the deployment of two modern Ro/Ro ships, each capable of transporting 3,500 linear meters of rolling cargo.

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.

“It’s a pleasure for us that Grimaldi chose the port of Venice to activate the new direct line connecting European markets to Greece, “said Mr. Paolo Costa, President Venice Port Authority.

” The new Fusina terminal (Marghera) has been recognized by numbers of international operators as the best Italian port dedicated to ro-ro traffic, thanks to 4 wharfs dedicated to Motroways of the Sea, 4 railways for daily trains up to 650 mt and motorways and railway 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.