Celsius seals Samsung Heavy LNG carrier order

Celsius Tankers, a unit of Danish owner Celsius Shipping, has ordered an additional 180,000 cu m LNG carrier at Samsung Heavy Industries.

The newbuild will deliver in 2027 and enter into a long-term charter with a Japanese major.

Celsius said its LNG carrier design will minimise CO2 emissions and methane slip from operations via the installation of the latest available features, including the latest WIN-GD X-DF 2.2 propulsion system.

South Korean shipbuilder said in a regulatory filing earlier it had won an order for an LNG carrier worth around $261.5m, without disclosing the owner behind the deal. The order takes the builder’s LNG carrier backlog to 84 vessels, worth around $19.1bn.

Meanwhile, for Celsius Tankers, the deal takes its fleet of 180,000 cu m units to 21, which are all technically managed in-house by Celsius Tech.