GRIMALDI EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2026 PRESENTED

The prestigious recognitions celebrate strong partnerships and shared paths built around common goals of growth and sustainability.

Naples, 28 September 2026 – The Grimaldi Excellence Awards 2026 were presented to partners, shipping and logistics industry players, as well as bodies that have distinguished themselves through strong partnerships with the Grimaldi Group, built on shared values and a common vision for growth and sustainability. The awards celebrate relationships that, over time, have fostered mutual growth, innovation and a shared commitment to a more sustainable future.

The awards ceremony took place on Friday, 25 September, at Forte Village in Pula (Sardinia), as part of the XXVII Euromed Convention From Land to Sea.

“The daily commitment of our partners, industry players and port communities is an integral part of our growth process: together with all of them, we share the goal of making maritime transport increasingly efficient, innovative and sustainable,” said Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Grimaldi Group. “The ability to work together as a system is now a strategic asset, also in light of the epochal changes we are experiencing. With the Grimaldi Excellence Awards, we celebrate this valuable network of expertise and professionalism, united by a shared vision for the future of transport.”

For the 2026 edition, the following winners were selected across six different categories:

1. Customers

Amazon, BYD, Frangie, Geely, Isuzu, Leapmotor & Leapmotor International, Sany, Setoa, Socar Shipping Agencies

2. Port

Port System Authority of the Sea of Sardinia

3. Port Terminal

Grimaldi Marangolo Terminal Catania

4. Agents

Grimaldi Shipping Agencies Shanghai, Egekont

5. Suppliers

Tefin, Jobson Italia

6. Career Award

Battista Nieddu (Owner and Managing Director of Logistica Nieddu), Roy Postlethwaite (Managing Director of Grimaldi Agencies UK)