October 25, 2024
Sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to Ferry Shipping News that GNV ARIES is now en route to the port of Piraeus and will subsequently reach a dismantling yard in Turkey, after being sold for scrap by Grandi Navi Veloci.
The Genoa-based, MSC-controlled company has recently taken delivery of the newly built GNV Polaris and, on that occasion, confirmed that it will progressively retire older and underperforming vessels.
GNV Aries was built in 1987 and was purchased by MSC Group as Pride of York from P&O Ferries in 2021. It could accommodate up to 850 passengers and had 2,250 lane metres of space for rolling cargo and cars in its garage. The sale price has not been disclosed.
