GNV Expands Its Shipping Routes to Morocco

Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), an Italian shipping company that operates ferry services between mainland Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, France, Albania, Morocco, and Tunisia, is expanding its operations in Morocco.

GNV plans to launch five new routes between Morocco, France, Italy and Spain in 2022 as part of its summer program, according to French tourism magazine Tourmag.

In addition to regular departures from the ports of Civitavecchia and Palermo to Tunis, GNV has confirmed the bi-weekly service between Genoa and Tunis, which becomes three-weekly during high season.

It is confirmed that the Italian shipping company will offer weekly departures from Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa to Tunis, which will also be three times per week during peak season.

GNV has already announced the opening of sales for 2022.

From October 25, GNV customers can make reservations through travel agencies, the GNV Contact Center, and on the company’s website. According to the company, any trip booked until November 8 this year will qualify for a 40% discount from June to September 2022 inclusive, as well as the option of canceling free of charge for any reservations booked up to that point.

In May 2020, the Italian shipping company was commissioned with the task of repatriating French citizens who were stuck in Morocco after the borders were closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The announcement was issued by the French embassy in Morocco. The container company announced that seven crossings would be made in June: five from Malaga and two from Sete.

Ferry Shipping News has confirmed that GNV will operate two services from Tangier to Sete.

The Genoa-based ferry company also confirmed that they have been offering routes from Sete-Tanger and Sete-Nador since 2012. However, since the start of the pandemic, the Italian shipping company has only been operating the ro-ro cargo service to and from Tanger.