With its arrival today in the port of Cagliari, from tomorrow the Grendi Group will place a fourth ro-ro ship on its routes to and from Sardinia departing from the port of Marina di Carrara. This is Freya, who will take on the the name Grendi Star and which from tomorrow will connect the Sardinian port with the Tuscan one. The ship, which has a total length of of 192 meters and a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, was built by the Visentini shipyards in 2017 and is equipped with exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) for reduce pollutant emissions, in particular sulphur oxides.

In the summer, the Grendi group will also strengthen the Marina di Carrara-Olbia line to which will be dedicated, with four weekly round-trip departures, the Estraden ship which has a total length of 163 meters, a capacity of load capacity of 2,260 linear meters and a support system for the navigation with two wind rotors.

«The Grendi group's investment plan on Sardinia - commented Antonio Musso, CEO of Grendi Maritime Transport, on the occasion of the presentation of the new ship - focuses on increasing weekly frequencies and the introduction of more modern, more efficient ships energy efficient and with a higher load capacity, in line with the company's environmental sustainability objectives and with a constant commitment to the search for impact-based logistics positive. Strengthening internal links is a choice strategic to ensure continuity and efficiency at the national trade and the distribution of goods and assumes a Particular significance at a time of pressure from the chains due to growing global geopolitical tensions".