Danish shipping company Celsius Tankers has placed an order for four liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers at China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI).
As informed, the vessels in question are 180,000 cbm ME-GA LNG carrier newbuilds. The ships are expected to be delivered in 2026/2027 and will be employed on long term contracts to Clearlake Shipping.
The new order brings the company’s LNG carriers fleet to 18 units. As Offshore Energy earlier reported, Celsius has also been linked to order for up to eight LNG carriers at China Merchants Industry Holding (CMI), a manufacturing flagship of China Merchants Group.
The shipowner also ordered additional LNG carrier from South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) last year.
Celsius’ LNG carrier fleet is part of the firm’s efforts in achieving our CO2 emissions reduction target to cut emissions per unit freight by 10% before 2025 and 25% before 2030 (vs 2020).
According to the company, “LNG shipping industry continues to grow at a rapid pace” and Celsius aims to further expand it to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the decarbonisation of the shipping sector.