Last Wednesday in Shanghai, the Grimaldi group took delivery of the Great Melbourne, third in a series of seven Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) ships ammonia ready of latest generation commissioned from SWS shipyards (Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co.) and CSTC (China Shipbuilding Trading C.) of the group China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

At the same time, the ceremony of christening of the new ship which is 200 meters long, has a width of 38 meters and a gross tonnage of about 77,500 tons. Greater Melbourne was designed for the efficient transport of vehicles (cars, SUVs, vans, etc.), both electric and powered by traditional fuels, as well as any other type of rolling stock. In particular, it can Load up to 9,241 CEU (Car Equivalent Units), with four decks also suitable for the transport of other rolling cargo, including weighing up to 250 tons and with a maximum height of 6.5 meters.

The maiden voyage of the Greater Melbourne on the service The Grimaldi Group's Asia-Europe will start from Asia at the end this month, with cargo operations in China - in the ports of Taicang and Xiaomo - and in Thailand, in Laem Chabang. Aboard will transport about 5,900 cars and 800 linear meters of rolling stock loaders) destined for northern Europe. After having touched several ports in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean - including Southampton, Antwerp, Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven, Setúbal and Tanger Med - the ship will continue its journey to La Réunion, India and the Persian Gulf, before reaching Taiwan and, finally, return to China.