A large export passenger-rolling ship independently designed and built by China was successfully delivered

On October 24th, The MSC/GNV1500 /3100 m Lane Luxury Passenger Roller "GNV" is a modern large green luxury passenger roller tailored by China Shipbuilding International for Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), a passenger ferry operator of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Group, a leading global transport and logistics company Polaris (GNV· Polaris) was named and delivered in Nansha, Guangzhou.

According to reports, the ship was designed and built by the Chinese ship Guangyu International, is the first large export passenger ship independently developed, designed and built, with complete independent intellectual property rights. The ship's interior materials have achieved 100% localization, is also the first domestic biosafety classification symbol, the first application of silicone anti-fouling paint of the new luxury passenger roller ship, after delivery will be launched in Europe from January 2025, the route covers the Mediterranean region.

The luxury passenger roller is 218 meters long, 29.6 meters wide, 10 meters deep, with a design draft of 6.45 meters, about 46,000 gross tons, a deadweight of 8010 tons, and a design speed of 25 knots. The ship has a total of 12 decks and 298 cabins of various types. There are 6,000 square meters of public areas on board for free activities of passengers, including self-service restaurants, sightseeing halls, duty-free shops, airline seating areas, children's play areas and other leisure and entertainment places. The total length of the ship lane is approximately 3,100 meters, and it can carry more than 600 cars or 200 standard 40-foot container trailers.

"The whole process of this ship from concept design to contract design, detailed design and production design is completely completed by GuangshipInternational independently, with completely independent intellectual property rights." On the basis of the original to further increase the localization, while driving the construction of related industrial chains." Zhou Xuhui, general manager of China Shipbuilding International, said.

It is worth mentioning that the seven elevators on board are also independently developed and tailored by Guangdong Guangship International Elevator Electromechanical Equipment Co., LTD., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guangship International. During the construction of the ship, CGSU International gave full play to the role of the chain master and actively promoted the application of various supporting systems and equipment within China State Shipbuilding Group on international high-end luxury passenger rolling ships, such as shaft generators and anti-roll fins, turbine generators, generator sets, emergency generators, etc., which were supplied by members of China State Shipbuilding Group. Among them, the turbine exhaust gas recovery power generation system has also realized the first application in China.

"As the world's leading shipping group, MSC has always regarded China as an important strategic market, and has been developing in China for more than 20 years, continuously expanding its layout and investment, adhering to the concept of long-term sustainable development, aiming to advance with its peers in the industrial chain." Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC Passenger Transport Group, said: "We have always been committed to building a long-term and solid partnership with Chinese shipyards, and today's naming ceremony marks the deepening and breakthrough of the cooperation between MSC MSC and China State Shipbuilding Group in the field of luxury passenger rolling vessels, and we look forward to continuing to expand and bear more fruits in the future, and jointly promote the development of high-end and environmentally friendly ships." Fulfill MSC's commitment to the Chinese market."

Guangzhou Shipbuilding International is the Chinese shipbuilder with the largest record of delivering luxury passenger roll vessels in the world. Through more than 20 years of deep cultivation of the luxury passenger roll segment, the luxury passenger roll vessels built by the company have operated routes in major sea areas around the world. It has successively conquered key core technologies such as weight center of gravity control technology, vibration and noise control technology, safe return to Hong Kong technology and coating process of Shanghai construction heating area, and formed a number of core patents for passenger rolling ship design. The relevant person in charge of Guangzhou Shipbuilding International said that the completion and delivery of the ship has far-reaching significance in promoting the high-quality development of China's ship construction, and it is also a vivid practice of Chinese modernization in the shipbuilding industry.