This morning it entered the group's fleet Grimaldi the Great Sweden, second of the ten units PCTC (Pure Car & Truck Carrier) of the latest generation commissioned to China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. The ship is 220 meters long and 38 meters wide, it has a gross tonnage of 91,611 tons and a cruising speed of 18 knots. How the its twin Great Shanghai delivered just under a month FA, on its 14 decks can carry both electric vehicles and those powered by fossil fuels, for a capacity Maximum of 9,000 CEU (Car Equivalent Units). To the high capacity flanked by numerous green technologies: Greater Sweden is the fourth Ammonia Ready unit in the Grimaldi fleet, that is, it can be converted to the use of ammonia as a carbon-free alternative fuel.

In the coming days, Greater Sweden will carry out its maiden voyage as part of the East Asia-Gulf service Perch, a key trade route for the automotive sectors and industrial. Departing from the Chinese ports of Taicang and Lianyungang, the ship is expected to load 3,100 vehicles and 5,800 linear meters of rolling cargo, including buses, trucks, excavators and trailers, destined for the markets of the Persian Gulf.