Following a policy of continuous expansion in the dry bulk sector with eco-ships the NYSE listed company Safe Bulkers, Inc. acquired a Japanese, 81,800 dwt, dry-bulk, Kamsarmax class vessel at an attractive price with a scheduled delivery date within the second quarter of 2025.
The newbuild vessel is designed to meet the Phase 3 requirements of Energy Efficiency Design Index related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (”GHG -EEDI Phase 3”) as adopted by the International Maritime Organization, (“IMO”) and also comply with the latest NOx emissions regulation, NOx-Tier III (IMO, MARPOL Annex VI, reg. 13) (”NOx-Tier III”). This newbuild vessel is a sister vessel to a number of newbuilds in our orderbook with advanced energy efficiency characteristics and lower fuel consumption.
Including this agreement and following the delivery of MV Climate Ethics, our third newbuild in January 2023, the Company has an outstanding orderbook of nine newbuild vessels, with scheduled deliveries four in 2023, three in 2024 and two in 2025, of which one is Post-Panamax class and eight are Kamsarmax class vessels.
Safe Bulkers, Inc. has 44 vessels, 12 of which are eco-ships and three are IMO GHG Phase 3 – NOx Tier III vessels, and has an outstanding orderbook of nine IMO GHG Phase 3 – NOx Tier III newbuild vessels.
Image: MV “Climate Respect”, 87.000dwt, CO2 EMISSIONS: EEDI Phase 3, NOX EMISSIONS: TIER III
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