Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Maritime Partners is said to have returned to South Korea’s HJ Shipbuilding & Construction for new container ships.

Shipbuilding sources said Navios has penned two conventional marine-fuelled 7,900-teu boxships at the Busan-based shipyard.

The duo, scheduled for delivery by March 2027, is said to be costing Navios around $106m each.