Greece-headquartered dry cargo vessel owner and operator Navios Maritime Partnershas placed an order for a quartet of methanol-ready container vessels at a shipyard based in South Korea.
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According to Greek shipbroker Intermodal, the four units, which will boast a capacity of 8,850 TEUs, are to be constructed by HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC). Navios is estimated to cash out $115.1 million for each of the vessels.
Once completed, the boxships are due to be handed over between 2027 and 2028, data from Intermodal indicates.
As informed, in addition to being equipped with engines readied to run on methanol—which is projected to cut sulfur oxides (SOx) by over 95% and carbon dioxide (CO2) by up to 7% on a tank-to-wake basis—the quartet will be outfitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems
