IHI Marine United of Japan has inked an order for a pair of fuel-efficient bulkers from DST Shipping of Greece.
The supramaxes are due for delivery in January and June of 2014, respectively.
Dr Stavros Tsolakis, the Thessaloniki-based shipowner’s vice president, said, "These vessels are built to very high specifications including many extras on top of the basic design and have many ‘Eco’ features including improved consumption over existing designs as well as ballast water treatment systems and low friction paints.”
It is the second time DST has signed up for newbuildings at IHI Marine. The first deal involved the 55,800-dwt, which was ordered in 2010 and delivered a year later.