Italian ferry company, Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), part of the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Group, has taken delivery of ‘GNV Orion’.
She is the second ropax in a series of four being built by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China and is part of the company’s fleet renewal programme.
‘GNV Orion’ has a capacity for 1,700 pax in 433 cabins, and 3,080 lane m of rolling cargo space.
She will commence operations in the Mediterranean in June, 2025, serving the Genoa/Palermo route.
The vessel has been designed to reduce CO2 emissions by over 30% per transportable load, compared to other vessels in GNV’s current fleet.
GNV is based at Genoa, Italy. Founded in 1992, the ferry company specialises in passenger and cargo transport across the Mediterranean, operating on routes connecting Italy, Spain, France, Albania, Tunisia, Morocco, and Malta.
