Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Maritime Partners (NMP) has ordered up to four more 5,300TEU ships at Zhoushan Changhong Shipbuilding, adding to an earlier order the Greek ship owner made for six similar-sized vessels at the Chinese shipyard in July.
The company’s role as a tonnage provider of container vessels was established with the Navios group’s acquisition of the entire container ship fleet of bankrupt Rickmers Maritime Trust, forming Navios Maritime Containers.
In early 2021, Navios Maritime...