Shipping line Grimaldi has taken delivery of a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), the Grande Houston, from Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan, China…
Shipping line Grimaldi has taken delivery of a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), the Grande Houston, from Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan, China. She will be deployed on the Italian group’s weekly Mediterranean-North America service from March. Her sisterships Grande Torino and Grande Mirafiori already ply that route.
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