Samsung Heavy Industries has delivered the 180,000 cbm LNG carrier "Celsius Galway" to Celsius Tankers, a unit of Celsius Shipping, according to the company's release. This is the seventh of eleven LNG carriers on order at Samsung Heavy for Celsius.
The "Celsius Galway" features a MAN ME-GA engine and GTT's Mark III Flex containment technology. Celsius Tech, a joint venture of Celsius Shipping and Fleet Management, will manage the vessel, which is under a five-year charter with Shell.
Celsius Tankers has a total of 21 LNG carriers in its fleet, including vessels built by Samsung Heavy and China Merchants Heavy Industry. The company has long-term charter agreements with several companies, including Shell, BP, and Clearlake Shipping.