Grimaldi Holding is one of the many entrepreneurial initiatives of Aldo Grimaldi, which today incorporates all the financial and industrial shareholdings of this “Dean of Italian Shipowners” who has been making his mark on the national and international shipping business for over 70 years.

In 1947, together with his brothers Luigi, Mario and Guido, he founded his first company called “Fratelli Grimaldi Armatori” starting with carriers and later moving on to passenger ships. Since then, his entrepreneurial route has continued unabated thanks to the specialisation and technological innovation of his ships, which he designs himself and that enable the company to anticipate the needs of an increasingly evolved and sophisticated market.

He created the “Liberty” class of carriers, Car Carriers, Ro-Ro Ferries, Multipurpose Ro-Ro, the GNV Cruiseferries, and the GH Ferry Cruise Ships. He is the owner who has lengthened (so-called jumboisation) the largest number of ships, by inserting midship sections as long as 26-30 metres. During his prestigious career he has realized over 100 Vessels.