GNV Blu
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Route | Palma de Mallorca - Valencia |
| Builder | Van der Giessen de Noord |
| Yard number | 935 |
| Laid down | 5 January 1985 |
| Launched | 9 November 1985 |
| Christened | 9 November 1985 by Beatrix of the Netherlands |
| Completed | 1986 |
| Acquired | 22 April 1986 |
| Maiden voyage | April 1986 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruiseferry |
| Tonnage | 31,910 GT |
| Length | 164.61 m (540 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 4 × MAN 8L 40/45 diesel engines |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity |
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GNV Blu is a roll-on/roll-off ferry currently operated by Grandi Navi Veloci. She used to be owned by Stena Line and operated on the Karlskrona–Gdynia service. She was built in 1986 by Van der Giessen de Noord as MS Koningin Beatrix for SMZ. In 1989 she passed under Stena Line's ownership and in 2002 was renamed Stena Baltica. In 2013 she was sold to SNAV. On 23 October 2014, SNAV leased the ship to Panamanian company Ferry Xpress Panama to start operations on the Colon – Cartagena – Colon and Colon – Bocas del Toro – Colon routes. Since 2015 the vessel is operated by Trasmediterránea, and is currently used by Grandi Navi Veloci to serve the Bari–Durrës route.
She was built to a similar design to the SNAV Lazio, SNAV Sardegna, Princess of Norway and King of Scandinavia.