Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (Navios Partners) (NYSE: NMM), an international owner and operator of dry cargo vessels, announced today that it has entered into agreements to acquire five drybulk vessels (four Capesize and one Kamsarmax) for a total consideration of approximately $182.3 million.
Two vessels are new building vessels, a Capesize vessel, which is bareboat charter-in and is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2022, and a Kamsarmax vessel which is expected to be delivered in the first half of 2023.
Three Capesize vessels, the Navios Azimuth, the Navios Ray and the Navios Bonavis, are being acquired from Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $88.0 million and are expected to be delivered by July 2021. The acquisition of these vessels was approved by the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Navios Partners.
The vessels’ details are as follows:
| Vessel Name | Type | DWT | Year Built |
| Navios Azimuth | Capesize | 179,169 | 2011 |
| Navios Ray | Capesize | 179,515 | 2012 |
| Navios Bonavis | Capesize | 180,022 | 2009 |
| Navios TBN I | Capesize | 180,000 | 2022 |
| Navios TBN II | Kamsarmax | 81,000 | 2023 |
Following the above agreements, Navios Partners’ fleet (basis fully delivered fleet) consists of 94 vessels, of which 56 are dry bulk vessels and 38 are containerships. The fleet has total capacity of 9.0 million dwt.