On January 29, ‘GNV・Aurora’, the fourth vessel of the MSC/GNV luxury ro-pax ship with 1,800 passengers and 2,800-meter lane, a large modern green dual-fuel vessel tailor-built by China State Shipbuilding Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for GNV, a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), was named and delivered in Nansha, Guangzhou. Hunter Marine was invited to attend the ceremony.
GNV・Aurora
‘GNV·Aurora’ is a large export-oriented ro-pax vessel independently developed, designed and built by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), with full independent intellectual property rights. The ship has an overall length of 218 meters, a moulded breadth of 29.6 meters, a moulded depth of 10 meters, a design draught of 6.45 meters, a gross tonnage of about 52,900 GT, a deadweight of approximately 8,000 DWT, and a design speed of 25 knots. As the grand finale of this ro-pax series, the successful naming and delivery of the fourth vessel is of great significance. It marks the successful completion of the two core projects (16,000 TEU container ships and ro-pax vessels) jointly carried out by Guangzhou Shipyard International and MSC.
HUNTER MARINE possesses rich experience in developing anti-rolling devices. As the sole institution and supplier in China integrating independent design, manufacturing and service, it has formed a comprehensive range of anti-rolling products including "fin stabilizers, anti-rolling tanks, anti-heeling tanks and gyro stabilizers". HUNTER MARINE has maintained its leading position in the field of ship attitude control.The Fin Stabilizer of the ‘Hunter Marine’ brand has been included in the ‘Directories of Selected Maritime Equipment Brands in China (2024)’. In 2025, with its leading technological strength, the fin stabilizer was listed in both the ‘Shanghai High-Tech Achievement Transformation Program’ and ‘the Shanghai Recommended Innovative Products Catalog’.
Hunter Marine has witnessed a steady increase in its market share and industry influence. Its product performance indicators are comparable to those of international brands, and a number of its products have been successfully applied in renowned export vessels, successfully establishing itself among the world’s mainstream suppliers.
Hunter Marine has supplied 8 sets of high-performance Fin Stabilizers to MSC. The first vessel of the series, GNV·Polaris, the second vessel GNV·Orion, and the third vessel GNV·Virgo have all been delivered and put into operation.
HUNTER MARINE will continue to strive hard and make continuous breakthroughs, develop high-quality products, continuously enhance its international market competitiveness and influence, drive its international brand to a higher level, and steadily move toward the goal of building a world-leading ship motion control enterprise.
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Contributor | Zheng Zhen
Editor | Zheng Zhen
Auditor | Dehong Luo
