The competitive landscape between the shipping companies DFDS and Grimaldi Euromed on the Motorways of the Sea connecting the Turkish market with Central Europe via the port of Trieste is heating up again.

The Danish shipping company announced the deployment of the chartered-in RoRo vessel HAFNIA, adding approximately 3,300 linear metres of garage capacity to the market. “We offer the highest frequency and largest RoRo cargo capacity on the Turkey–Europe trade, with 14 weekly departures, in addition to the Egypt–Italy service,” commented Lars Hoffmann of DFDS.

A few days later, Grimaldi publicly announced that eight weekly departures had been restored on the Trieste–Patras–Ambarli–Gemport line, with a total capacity of approximately 4,000 RoRo units per week.

Furthermore, another development has been announced: “We are ready to deploy our fifth vessel, EUROCARGO BARI, on the line, aiming to reach a total frequency of ten weekly departures and a capacity of over 4,500 rolling units per week,” Grimaldi said.

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