G2 Ocean, a joint venture between Gearbulk and Grieg Maritime Group plans to expand its fleet with two additional ammonia/methanol-ready open hatch vessels, bringing the total number of such ships to ten. The new vessels, with a capacity of 82,300 deadweight tonnes, will be delivered by Gearbulk in 2028 and 2029.

These units will be sister vessels to the Pulpmax vessels ordered earlier this year and will be built in the same shipyard. The vessels will be delivered in October 2028 and January 2029.

In addition to these new vessels, G2 Ocean previously announced that Grieg Maritime Group, shareholder and pool partner, will be providing four ammonia-ready vessels to its fleet in 2026 and Gearbulk will be providing four ammonia-ready vessels in the first half of 2027. This will bring the total number of dual-fuel 82,300 dwt Open Hatch vessels to ten.

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“The design of these vessels strengthens our service offering and will help us to meet evolving customer requirements. We very much appreciate the support of Gearbulk and Grieg Maritime Group on these newbuilds,” says Arthur English, CEO of G2 Ocean. “With the ten Pulpmax vessels ordered we can take important steps on our decarbonisation journey, on our target of becoming net-zero by 2050,” English said.