In the June-September quarter of this year, the fleet of GNV ferries handled 1.7 million passengers, with a an increase of +9% over the same period in 2024. This was announced the shipping company of the MSC group on the occasion of the sixth edition of the GNV Awards, the annual event organized by the company to celebrate and strengthen your bond with partners which was held yesterday on board the ship Excelsior moored at the port of Valencia.

GNV has specified that in the summer quarter that will end tomorrow its fleet used in connections with Sardinia marked a growth of +6% in passengers transported and that excellent results were also recorded by the services with the Sicily which recorded an increase of +10% driven by especially from the Naples-Palermo and the new ships placed on the Links. On the foreign front, Morocco stood out with a growth of +6% supported by five dedicated ships and a Significant increase in Moroccan personnel on board ships (+100 resources in the last year); in Tunisia there was a an increase of +8% thanks to a new direct line that has improved service times and quality. The company then the start of connections with Algeria has been good, which has confirmed the potential of this new market. Stable volumes traffic with the Balearic Islands and Albania and in the summer marked a result in line with 2024.

Yesterday evening, GNV announced that GNV Virgo, the company's first LNG-powered ship, will be delivered in the next few days in China to the owner at the Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The ship will depart then to Italy, where, before entering service on the Genoa-Palermo route, the christening ceremony is scheduled on December 11 in the port of Palermo.