In the period June-September of this year, the ro-pax ships of the shipping company GNV of the MSC group have carried approximately 1.6 million passengers, traffic similar to that of the same four months of 2023. This was announced by GNV, which yesterday in Naples GNV Awards, the annual event of the company to strengthen its bond with partners commercial activities, celebrate their commitment and attention towards the trade sector and reward the best travel agencies. The company specified that this summer the best performances operational operations were recorded in the routes to the destination Sardinia, which has once again confirmed itself as the leader among the routes, recording an increase of +6% compared to the already Excellent results in 2023. Morocco also recorded good results, the best among international destinations, with a +7% increase in passenger volume.

"We can - commented Matteo Della Valle, chief passengers commercial officer of GNV - be satisfied with the season that has just ended, considering the difficult context of market within which we have operated this year. We stayed in able to confirm our position in the sector by responding in proactive manner to the operational difficulties that may arise meet in our profession. This ability to react has allowed us to guarantee a rate of 95% punctuality. They help us to look with confidence to the future the data for the fourth quarter, a period in which we already record A positive trend with +15% in volumes, an important signal which confirms the solidity of the investments made so far"

Della Valle announced that among the medium-long objectives period of the company «there is the continuation and strengthening the growth path undertaken in recent years which will find strong momentum with the entry of four new ferries by 2026: GNV Polaris arriving by 2024, GNV Orion in 2025, GNV Virgo and the fourth unit in 2026. Newly built ships - underlined the manager GNV - will meet the highest standards in terms of efficiency and environmental impact, all of which will be equipped with the predispositions for cold ironing and two of them will be powered dual fuel LNG. We are also concentrating investments in the renewal of ships already in operation, including the just made on Excelsior for the restyling and the modernization of some areas and services on board. Just the beginning of A project that will also see the progressive involvement of other units of the fleet".