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C'est Sète, port d'attache français de GNV, qui accueillera la prochaine cérémonie des GNV Awards, à l'automne 2027 - Photo : LG

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The travel agencies certainly deserved this spotlight.

With more than 50% of sales generated via indirect distribution, they constitute the primary sales channel for GNV.

Even more, they have grown by 6.2% year over year, a pace that outstrips the company’s overall performance.

A point that Matteo Della Valle, the company’s Chief Commercial Officer, did not fail to mention during the 7th edition of the GNV Awards.

Held in grand fashion this weekend in Marrakech, the event allowed participants to discover the Ochre City through several excursions, while enjoying the comfort of the Mövenpick Marrakech, a five-star establishment whose stars are well deserved.

The Mediterranean Voyages Trophy

During this ceremony, which annually rewards the most successful partner agencies and welcomes new members into the Elite Partner and Elite Premium programs, the Méditerranée Voyages agency was named the most performing on the French market.

As proof of the importance placed on France, it’s Sète, the main French home port for GNV, that was chosen to host the next edition of the event.

From the port of the Hérault region, the company operates routes to Morocco (Tangier and Nador) as well as to Algeria (Algiers and Bejaïa).

Another eagerly awaited announcement: the opening of sales for summer 2027. It will take place on October 12, with a promotional campaign planned during the first two weeks of sales.

2.2 million passengers in nine months

GNV also took the opportunity to present its results for the first nine months of 2026.

The airline carried around 2.2 million passengers, up 2% compared with the same period of the previous year.

In North Africa, results are up in Algeria, while performances recorded in Morocco and Tunisia remain broadly stable compared with 2025.

Traffic to the Italian islands likewise continues to grow, with an 8% rise in Sicily and 6% in Sardinia. Volumes to the Balearic Islands and Albania remain, for their part, stable.

Four new LNG-powered vessels

The company also signed on Monday a three-year partnership with the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT).

This agreement provides for joint promotional campaigns to support the kingdom’s tourism ambitions, which aim to attract 30 million visitors by 2030.

Finally, GNV unveiled the names of four future ships: GNV Jupiter, GNV Mars, GNV Venus and GNV Mercury.

These LNG-powered units are currently under construction at Guangzhou Shipyard International in China. The first, the GNV Jupiter, is slated to join the fleet by the end of 2027.

The vessel will be able to accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and will feature 500 cabins. It will also offer a freight capacity of 3,500 linear meters.

Published by Laurent Guéna Journalist – TourMaG.com
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GNV mise sur le Maroc avec deux nouveaux ferries au GNL

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Morocco now occupies a central place in GNV’s Mediterranean ambitions. On the occasion of the christening of the GNV Aurora in Tangier, the MSC Group’s company announced the deployment of its two newest ships, the GNV Aurora and the GNV Virgo, on the routes linking Tangier to Barcelona and Genoa.

The two vessels are powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), a fuel viewed as a transitional solution toward more sustainable alternatives such as bio-LNG or synthetic LNG.

Present in Morocco for nearly twenty years, GNV has carried around six million passengers there. In 2025, more than 465,000 travelers used its Moroccan routes, making the Kingdom one of its most important markets.

The deployment comes as Marhaba operation approaches, the broad summer movement of Moroccans living in Europe back to their homeland, which each year mobilizes several million travelers.

A €1.3 billion investment

The GNV Aurora fits into a broad fleet renewal program valued at €1.3 billion. Eight new ferries are due to be delivered by 2030, four of them starting in 2027. For the group, this investment aims to improve both the ships’ environmental performance and the passenger experience.

“Our long-standing presence in Morocco has developed steadily over the years,” said Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of the MSC Cruises division and chairman of GNV. According to him, the Kingdom is a strategic link to strengthen the company’s Mediterranean network.

Measuring 218 meters in length with a gross tonnage of 53,000, the GNV Aurora can accommodate more than 1,700 passengers in 426 cabins and carry 2,780 linear meters of freight.

The vessel is equipped with technologies aimed at reducing its environmental footprint, including onshore power supply, heat recovery systems, and energy optimization solutions.

Up to 50% fewer CO₂ emissions

According to GNV, these features enable a reduction in CO₂ emissions of up to 50% per unit carried compared with the previous generation of ferries, while also reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and fine particulates. The vessel complies with IMO Tier III environmental standards.

Beyond passenger transport, GNV also aims to strengthen trade exchanges between Europe and Morocco via the Tanger Med port, which has become one of Africa’s major logistics hubs.

The company also believes that the outlook linked to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by Morocco, Spain and Portugal, should further boost mobility and tourism flows between the two shores of the Mediterranean.

GNV Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Travel Agencies in Marrakech

The Mediterranean Voyages Trophy

2.2 million passengers in nine months

Four new LNG-powered vessels

GNV Expands into Morocco with Two LNG-Powered Ferries

A €1.3 billion investment

Up to 50% fewer CO₂ emissions