Denmark’s Celsius Tankers, a unit of Celsius Shipping, has ordered two more 180,000-cbm LNG carriers from China Merchants Heavy Industry in Jiangsu, according to LNG Prime.
The Danish firm now has six firm LNG carriers on order at the Chinese shipbuilder but with more options.
In December last year, Celsius and CMHI signed the 4+2+2 contract for the 180,000-cbm LNG carriers.
Jeppe Jensen-led Celsius chartered the first four LNG carriers to Clearlake Shipping, a subsidiary of energy trader Gunvor, and these vessels will be delivered in 2026 and 2027.
CMHI officially started building the first of these four 298.8 meters long ABS-classed LNG carriers during a steel-cutting ceremony held on October 23, according to a China Merchants statement.
Jensen also attended the ceremony along with officials from China Merchants and LNG containment giant GTT.
The China Merchants yard in Jiangsu won a license from GTT in October last year to construct large LNG carriers using GTT membrane technologies.