11.3.2025

Gasum Construction and chartering of a new bunker vessel

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We advised Gasum in a Joint Venture project concerning the construction and chartering of a new LNG and bio-LNG bunker vessel. The vessel called Celsius will serve Gasum’s customers starting 2027. The investment is part of Gasum’s strategy to secure the availability of LNG and bio-LNG to its customers in the Northwestern European area as demand increases in the coming years.

The vessel is owned by a joint venture between Gasum and the Swedish shipping company Sirius Shipping. The vessel is being built by RMK Marine in Istanbul, Turkey.

Gasum is a Nordic gas sector and energy market expert. Gasum offers cleaner energy and energy market expert services for industry and for combined heat and power production as well as cleaner fuel solutions for road and maritime transport. The company helps its customers to reduce their own carbon footprint as well as that of their customers.

Sirius is a Swedish shipping company founded by the Backman family. Sirius operates 11 product/chemical tankers and 2 LNG tankers and has a further 3 product/chemical tankers under commercial management.

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