GREEK shipowner Navios Maritime Partners has taken delivery of a new container vessel built by Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard in Zhoushan, reports Melbourne's Baird Maritime.

The Liberian-flagged, 5,300-TEU Navios Unite is one of two Navios container vessels that will be operated by Denmark's Unifeeder Group, a subsidiary of UAE port developer and operator DP World.

The acquisition of the new containersips is part of DP World's fleet renewal plan to deploy more efficient vessels as the company continues to test alternative fuels and monitor the availability of fuel supplies.

Navios Utmost and Navios Unite belong to a series of compact gearless container vessels that feature cutting-edge maritime technologies designed to enhance cargo handling efficiency and reduce operational costs.

DP World said the vessels' hull optimisation and energy-saving technologies are also designed to maximise fuel efficiency and minimise their carbon footprint.

The company expects Navios Utmost to save 1,700 tonnes of bunker fuel annually, leading to a 15 to 20 per cent reduction in its carbon emissions for its intended routes.