Pristine York-listed Greek crisp bulk proprietor Barricade Bulkers has affirmative to shop for an 82,000 dwt newbuild bulker from an unnamed Jap shipyard with a scheduled supply hour inside the fourth quarter of 2026.
The vessel is designed to fulfill the Segment 3 necessities of the Power Potency Design Index similar to the relief of greenhouse fuel emissions as followed by means of the Global Maritime Organisation and conform to the actual NOx emissions law.
The bulker is a sister vessel to a number of newbuilds in Barricade Bulker’s orderbook. The Polys Hajioannou-led corporate has already taken supply of 9 IMO GHG Segment 3 – NOx Tier III vessels.
Together with this word of honour, it now has an impressive orderbook of 8 newbuild vessels, two of which might be methanol twin gas, with scheduled deliveries for one in 2024, two in 2025, 4 in 2026, and one in 2027.
“This latest newbuild order with relatively prompt delivery compared to present slot availability is part of our fleet renewal strategy and reflects our plans to own one of the most environmentally efficient dry bulk fleets in the market,” mentioned Loukas Barmparis, president of Barricade Bulkers.
The Greek company has already ordered one kamsarmax this month. Specifically, it introduced in January that it used to be ordering one such vessel, lower than past nearest it booked a kamsarmax newbuild all set for supply within the 3rd quarter of 2026.
Barricade Bulkers counts 46 vessels in its fleet, consisting of eleven panamaxes, 9 kamsarmaxes, 18 post-panamaxes and 8 capes.
