Start-up SOL Wallenius looks set to go ahead with more orders for LNG-fuelled cargo vessels.
The Gothenburg-based venture ordered up to four new ships earlier this year.
Two are firm and will be built to ice-class 1A super to ensure year-round service.
They are coming in 2021 from CIMC Raffles in China.
Managing director Ragnar Johansson told TradeWinds: "We have additional two options to declare at a later stage.
