NovaAlgoma, the joint venture between the Swiss Nova Marine Carriers and the Canadian Algoma Shipping Corporation specialized in the sector of cement shipping, ordered in China, at the shipyard Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding Group Co., a second new ship cement plant that will flank the commissioned unit last year ( of 10 July 2024). Unlike its twin, which is already under construction in the Chinese plant, the second unit It will be full methanol, i.e. designed and built to Navigate only with green methanol as fuel. The second new ship, with a capacity of 38,000 tons and planned in Delivery in 2027, will be a Pneumatic Cement Carrier.

The second new ship, 180 meters long and 31 meters wide, is already planned to operate under a ten-year lease agreement for the Holcim Group, Swiss manufacturer of building materials.

Thanks to the ability to burn green methanol, the ship will reduce CO2 emissions by more than 60% in compared to a traditional ship and the same quantities of transported cement. This means a reduction of 180,000 tons of CO2 in ten years of operation. Both companies, NovaAlgoma, which is based in Lugano and is controlled by the Romeo and Gozzi families, and Holcim are among the signatories of the Sea Cargo Charter, an association that brings together shipowners and charterers committed to the abatement and "transparency" of CO2 emissions, as well as in the promotion of effective decarbonisation campaign in the shipping sector, as part of the of a common commitment to the protection of the environment by pursuing the goal of a sustainable maritime industry.