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MSC and Moby order LNG-ready ro-pax newbuild vessels from GSI

MSC and Moby have ordered four LNG-ready ro-pax ferry/cruise vessels, plus options for up four for more, from GSI Shipyard in China.

Marcus Hand, Editor

February 12, 2018

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The four newbuilds will have 3,765 m of linear capacity and be able to accommodate 2,500 passengers. Two of the vessels are destined for MSC's Italy-based ferry business GNV, and two for Achille Onorato's company Moby.

The first vessel will be delivered in 2020, with the first for Achille Onorato coming in 2021. The newbuildings are designed to have a reduced environmental impact and will be LNG-ready.

There are options for four more vessels – two for each owner.

“Today we are taking a further step in the process begun some time ago of offering to our cargo and passenger customers the finest network of departures with vessels that are young, efficient and with low environmental impact,” said Achille Onorato.

“This further step will allow us, as we continue to invest for the long term, to offer a continuously improving service, increasingly consolidating our desire to take the brand Italy proudly across the seas and to constitute a resource and an infrastructure that serves our country, continuing to create new jobs.”

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About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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