NovaAlgoma, the joint venture between the Italian-Swiss group Nova Marine Carriers which is headed by the Romeo and Gozzi families and their historic Canadian partner Algoma Central Corporation, announced an order for the construction of what will be the new flagship of the company's fleet as well as the most large cement ship in the world. The contract for the construction of the ship has been signed in these hours by the president and founder of Nova Marine Carriers, Giovanni Romeo, assisted by the operations director Salvatore Pugliese, and the chairman of the shipyard Chinese naval of Zhejiang Xinle Shipbuilding Group Co. in Ningbo.

The new ship, with a capacity of 38,000 tons, will be also the first cement plant in the world to be equipped with propulsion dual fuel with methanol: that is, it will be able to use both the traditional fuel than methanol (other cement plants in the fleet are equipped with dual fuel system but with LNG). Will also equipped with a cold ironing system that will allow it to in the port to connect to the electrified docks and to eliminate the emissions in port areas. The ship will also be equipped with with an "Air lubricating system" apparatus, i.e. a high-pressure air pumping system that through micro-holes in the hull will reduce drag of the hull to the sea, reducing both consumption and emissions, as well as with a "Waste heat recovery system", i.e. a system for the reuse of exhaust gases from the main engine of the ship and generators which, instead of being emitted into the air, are conveyed into this apparatus capable of producing 250 Kw of electricity available to the ship.

The flagship of the NovaAlgoma fleet will be operated with a crew of 21 and will be ready to take to the sea by the end of 2026 and will operate on the basis of a contract long-term agreement with one of the group's long-standing customers Italian-Swiss.