'GNV POLARIS’ Delivered
Equipped with Hunter Marine Fins
Recently, the MSC/GNV 1,500-passenger/3,100-metre-lane luxury Ropax ‘GNV POLARIS’, which was built by Guangzhou Shipbuilding International Company Limited(GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for GNV, a passenger ferry operator of the Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC), was named and delivered in Nansha , Guangzhou, China.
The ship is the first large-scale export Ropax vessel independently researched, designed and constructed in China, with completely independent intellectual property rights; about 46,000 gross tonnes, with a total of 12 decks, configured with all kinds of passenger cabins of 298; the total length of the lane is about 3,100 metres, configured with advanced and efficient ropax equipments, and it can quickly and efficiently load and unload more than 600 minicabs or 200 trailers with 40-foot standard containers.
SHANGHAI HUNTER MARINE EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD, as a professional equipment supporting enterprise in the field of ship rolling reduction system, tailor-made a pair of high-end retractable fin stabilizer for the European luxury ropax vessels, with a single fin area of 14 square metres, which is a new-generation high-efficiency fin stabilizer product independently developed by China. Under the design draught and service speed, the use of the fins can achieve more than 85% roll reduction effect. It greatly improves the safety and comfort of passengers during navigation.
This project is the key export ship project this year, HUNTER MARINE carefully organised in the whole commissioning work.With advanced technology, good quality, reliable quality and comprehensive service, our company helped the fins to pass the sea trial and acceptance in one time, and got good comments from the shipyard!
In recent years, HUNTER MARINE has been moving towards the international market, and gradually gained a firm foothold in the European route, China-Korea route and China-Japan route.In terms of export vessels, the vessels ‘Fantasy’ and ‘Legacy’ of Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC), ‘Pioneer’ and ‘Liberté’ of P&O, ‘Finncanopus’ and ‘Finnsirius’ of Finnlines, and France CPTM ‘Aranoa’, and other ships, a total of more than ten sets of installation use.In terms of domestic ropax vessels, the installation has been carried out on the ‘Oriental Pearl 8’, ‘East China Pearl 8’, ‘New Shijima Pearl’, ‘Gunsan Pearl’, ‘New Yonghua Pearl’, 'Harmonious Yungang','China Renaissance','Bohai Sea Pearl' (series of vessels) total of 90 sets of ropaxes have been installed for use.
With advanced performance and reliable use, HUNTER MARINE has been maintaining the leading position in the industry and has been praised by users. HUNTER MARINEadheres to the idea of professional and efficient, pioneering and innovative, integrated development, follows the principle of technical synergy, market synergy and integrated development, broadens the product line and market area, enhances the value by technical leadership, integrated innovation and fine management, and becomes a trustworthy ship rocking reduction supplier and service provider. HUNTER Marine's brand of ‘Fin stabilizer’ is listed in the ‘Directories of Selected Maritime Equipment Brands in China (2024)’.
HUNTER MARINE will continue to sharpen the initial spirit, continuous breakthroughs, to create high-quality products, with high reliability, excellent roll reduction effect to help various types of ships to sail in the waves, travelling in the deep blue!
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（Some of the pictures are from the web）
Contributor | Qi Wang
Editor | Zheng Zhen
Auditor | Dehong Luo
