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Great Lagos is giant of West Africa trade

[ September 6, 2023   //   ]

Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of a second multipurpose G5 ro-ro vessel for its Northern Europe /West Africa service. The Great Lagos is named after Nigeria’s largest city and port and where Grimaldi coperates there the largest ro-ro multipurpose terminal in West Africa.

The G5 class ships can carry 4,700 linear metres of rolling freight, 2,500ceu (car equivalent units) and 2,000teu. Compared to the previous G4-class, the new vessels they have the same capacity for rolling freight while their container capacity is double.

Four more G5-class ships will be delivered between 2023 and 2024 and will operate on the same routes.

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