On the 22nd of May the newbuilding Coralius was christened by Johanna Lamminen, chairman of the board in Skangas and CEO of Gasum.
“I am very pleased that the development of this vessel could be realized thanks to close cooperation with Skangas and Anthony Veder. This vessel strongly strengthens our position in the local LNG market and it is exciting that we have had the opportunity to contribute our know-how in this project, “says Jonas Backman, CEO of Sirius Shipping.
Sirius Shipping have experience of ship to ship LNG bunkering from 2013, when the vessel managed by Sirius Shipping, LNG bunker ship Seagas, was used to supply Viking Grace with LNG. It was the first ship to ship LNG bunkering perofmed in the world and have today more than 1200 bunker operations performed, safe and with no incidents or leaks! With the management of the new highly efficent Coralius Sirius Shipping takes another step to becoming the first choice when it comes to LNG bunkering.