South Korea`s shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has delivered Celsius Carolina, the last of four LNG tankers it built for shipowner Denmark`s Celsius Shipping.
Sister vessel Celsius CopenhagenM Courtesy of Celsius Shipping
The 180,000-cubic metres LNG tanker Celsius Carolina comes after its [ultra-eco design" sister ships: Celsius Copenhagen, Celsius Canberra, and Celsius Charlotte.
Samsung Heavy Industries constructed all of them for the Dannish ship-owning company.
The vessels are equipped with WinGD XD-F propulsion system and GTT`s Mark III Flex containment system. They also feature air lubrication and an increased filling ratio.
Celsius Copenhagen, the first in the series, serves Clearlake Shipping, a unit of Gunvor, while the remaining three are all under long-term charters with American LNG exporter Cheniere. Specifically, the vessels will export LNG from Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi facilities.
To remind, Celsius Shipping signed a contract for the construction of two LNG carriers iwith SHI in August 2018. Later, in January 2019, the company used the a contract option and purchased two more tankers.
The cost of a single LNG vessel built under this contract is approximately $185 million.
Jeppe Jensen, founder and chairman of Celsius Shipping, said the company will expand its LNG fleet beyond its four charted-out tankers.