Nasdaq-listed Knightsbridge said 25new eco-ships will be included in its fleet on delivery, which will give it a total of 39vessels.

The newbuildings are expected betweenSeptember 2014 and September 2016.

The deal follows Knightsbridge’sacquisition of five capesize newbuildings from Frontline 2012 and one vesselfrom Fredriksen’s private Hemen Holding earlier this year.

A full merger of the capesize orderbook was predicted by analysts at the time.

Fredriksen,