Nova Marine Carriers breaks into New Zealand market with MPP newbuild

Lugano-based Nova Marine Carriers has teamed up with New Zealand’s McCallum Bros in a 50/50 joint venture that will replace the ageing multipurpose vessel (MPP) on the supply run to the Chatham Islands. The MBL/Nova Marine partnership won the government tender with a proposal centred on an MPP newbuilding designed to carry containers, fuel, vehicles …