Italian transport firm Grimaldi Group has taken supply of the ultimate hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ship in its Grimaldi Inexperienced fifth Era (GG5G) class.
The Italian-flagged Eco Napoli, the final of 14 ships within the GG5G class, was delivered on March 14, 2025, on the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China.
The newbuild has a size of 238 meters, a beam of 34 meters, a gross tonnage of 67,311 tons, and a service velocity of 20.8 knots.
In comparison with the earlier sequence of Grimaldi’s RoRo vessels for brief sea routes, the brand new ship can accommodate double double the load on its seven decks with out affecting gasoline consumption and halving CO2 emissions per unit transported, Grimaldi defined.
Along with technological options that optimize the ship’s gasoline consumption and efficiency, Eco Napoli is provided with electronically managed engines and with an exhaust gasoline cleansing system for the discount of sulfur and particulate emissions.
Moreover, throughout port stays, the newbuild is able to decreasing emissions to zero by utilizing the electrical energy saved in mega lithium batteries with a complete energy of 5 MWh, that are recharged throughout navigation because of shaft turbines and 350 m2 of photo voltaic panels.
As disclosed, Eco Napoli is anticipated to reach within the Mediterranean in early Could, carrying roughly 7,800 linear meters of rolling cargo (vehicles, vans, vehicles, agricultural machines, and many others.). The ship will then be used to on Grimaldi’s RoRo connection between Gemlik, Ambarli, Patras, and Trieste.
“With the arrival of the Eco Napoli, the GG5G fleet is lastly full: fourteen hybrid ro-ro items, with a complete worth exceeding one billion {dollars}, which lately have revolutionized short-sea transport within the Mediterranean and Northern Europe,” mentioned Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of Grimaldi Group.
“Due to their excellent operational and environmental efficiency, and our continued investments within the routes we serve, we are going to proceed to reinforce our Motorways of the Sea providing extra capability, effectivity, and sustainability.”
