Nova Marine Carriers, the Lugano based shipping company (controlled by the Romeo and Bolfo/Gozzi families), just confirmed the purchasing of two new 39.000 DWT bulk carriers, presently owned by the Swire China Navigation group in Hong Kong. These new vessels are due to be delivered, the first in the next few days in USA and the second, in April, in Far East, according to the company's release.
These ships have been built in 2013 and 2014 and will join the 80 vessels Nova Marine fleet, with other seven ships with similar characteristics, thus including EEXI engines. The new vessels will be renamed Sider Athena and the second Sider Evamaria.