Grimaldi and TMA officially open new multipurpose terminal

Grimaldi Lines has been sailing to Europe's fourth largest port since the 1990s, but with an acquired 80% stake in the new Amsterdam Multipurpose Terminal (AMT), the shipping company is on course for more. The Naples-based Italian family company wants to make Amsterdam a regional hub and grow into a transshipment port for the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and the Baltic states, among others. Together with TMA Holding, that is, which is a 20% co-shareholder in AMT.

Both companies recently took over the Exploitatie Maatschappij Amerikahaven (EMT) terminal, giving them more than 20 hectares of surface area for warehousing and two 300- and 500-meter quays for both deep-sea, short-sea and inland vessels. As an extension of the AMT deal, 50% of the shares in USA stevedoring from TMA Group will also go to Grimaldi Group, making both 50/50 shareholders in this company.

Northern Europe-West Africa v.v.
The Great Lagos is one of six cargo ships in the company's new G5 series. The 250-meter multipurpose RoRo vessel operates on the Central Express Service that connects Northern Europe to West Africa. Compared to Grimaldi's G4 series, these new vessels can carry as much rolling stock but twice as many containers on board. Eventually, the complete six will operate between Africa and Europe. It also means that the RoRo service between Amsterdam and Libya v.v., which until recently only ran via Antwerp, will continue to grow.