Turkey’s Karadeniz plans to buy up to six more ships this year for conversion into floating power stations.

“Within this year, four to six secondhand capesize vessels will be purchased in addition to newbuilds,” a company official told TradeWinds in an e-mail.

This is part of an ambitious programme to significantly expand the group’s Karpowership fleet, the world’s first dedicated fleet of traditional cargoships converted into floating power stations.

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