GSI to deliver two cruise ferries to Onorato

Photo: Gruppo Onorato

The Chinese Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) will construct two GT 69.5k-big, 237 m-long, and 32 m-wide scrubber-equipped LNG-ready ro-paxes for the Italian ship owner.

The newbuilds - the first of which is to be ready for the 2022 peak season, while her sister ship half a year later - will be able to take on-board up to 2,500 passengers (across 550 cabins), also offering nearly 4,000 lane metres of cargo capacity.

Once commissioned, the pair will fly the flag of Moby, serving traffic to and from the island of Sardinia.

"Today […] marks an essential stage in the strengthening plan of the Moby fleet and very shortly, we might confirm the option for another couple of ships with the same characteristics. These units, that will serve Sardinia, will represent a flywheel for the economy and tourism of the island that we are honoured to serve ensuring a better service, more and more accessible and environmentally sustainable," Achille Onorato, CEO, Moby Group, commented.