All fourteen hybrid GG5G-class ro-ro ships are now in its fleet.<\/p>\n
Naples, 14 March 2025: Today, the shipyard Jinling in Nanjing (China) delivered the\u00a0Eco Napoli, the last of 14 ships in the\u00a0Grimaldi Green 5th Generation\u00a0(GG5G) class, which includes the world\u2019s largest and most eco-friendly ro-ro units for short-sea shipping.<\/p>\n
The Italian-flagged\u00a0Eco Napoli\u00a0has a length of 238 meters, a beam of 34 meters, a gross tonnage of 67,311 tonnes and a service speed of 20.8 knots. If compared to the units of the previous series of ro-ro vessels deployed by the Grimaldi Group for short sea routes, the new ship can accommodate double the load on her seven decks (two of which are hoistable): in fact, she can carry 7,800 linear meters of rolling freight, equivalent to around 500 trailers and 180 cars.<\/p>\n
However, the increase in capacity does not affect fuel consumption, thanks to the adoption of numerous highly innovative technological solutions that optimize the ship’s fuel consumption and performance: in fact, at the same speed, the\u00a0Eco Napoli\u00a0consumes the same amount of fuel compared to the previous generation ro-ro ships and is therefore able to halve CO2\u00a0emissions per unit transported.<\/p>\n
The vessel is also equipped with state-of-the-art, electronically controlled engines and with an exhaust gas cleaning system for the reduction of sulphur and particulate emissions. Furthermore, during port stays, the\u00a0Eco Napoli\u00a0is capable of cutting emissions to zero by using the electricity stored in mega lithium batteries with a total power of 5 MWh, which are recharged during navigation thanks to shaft generators and 350 m2\u00a0of solar panels.<\/p>\n
“With the arrival of the Eco Napoli, the GG5G fleet is finally complete: fourteen hybrid ro-ro units, with a total value exceeding one billion dollars, which in recent years have revolutionized short-sea transport in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe,<\/em>” stated\u00a0Emanuele Grimaldi<\/strong>, Managing Director of the Naples-based group. “Thanks to their outstanding operational and environmental performance, and our continued investments in the routes we serve, we will continue to enhance our Motorways of the Sea offering more capacity, efficiency, and sustainability.<\/em>”<\/p>\n The\u00a0Eco Napoli\u00a0is expected to arrive in the Mediterranean in early May, carrying approximately 7,800 linear meters of rolling cargo (cars, vans, trucks, agricultural machines, etc.). She will then be used to further strengthen the Grimaldi Group’s ro-ro connection between Gemlik, Ambarli, Patras, and Trieste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All fourteen hybrid GG5G-class ro-ro ships are now in its fleet. Naples, 14 March 2025: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":255263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritimes-news","category-seagoing-maritimes-news"],"yoast_head":"\n