Norway-based company Eitzen Eco Bulk has ordered nine handysize dry bulk carriers from Chinese Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding, Sea Trade Global reports.
The significant order is worth around $21m per carrier.
The 38,000 dwt carriers, will be based on DNV and China’s Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute’s (SDARI) co-developed ‘Green Dolphin’ design.
In addition, the design in question aims at reducing bunker fuel consumption by about five metric tonnes a day and aims to be maintenance–friendly, with high operational flexibility.
Delivery schedule of the carriers is not yet known.
[mappress] World Maritime News Staff, May 22, 2013