Capital Clean Energy Carriers

What Capital Clean Energy Carriers does

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: CCEC) is a Greek-based international shipping company headquartered in Athens and incorporated in the Marshall Islands. Between 2023 and 2025, the company executed a strategic transformation from a container shipping master limited partnership into a pure-play clean-energy gas carrier C-Corporation, divesting 14 of 15 container vessels for approximately $814.3 million and redirecting capital toward LNG, LPG, ammonia, CO2, and petrochemical transportation. The fleet comprises 14 latest-generation LNG/C vessels in the water (with 15-17 vessels total in-water depending on reporting date) and 7-17 additional vessels under construction for delivery through 2029, including 8 LNG carriers, 5 dual-fuel medium gas carriers, and 2 LCO2/multi-gas carriers.

The core technology stack consists of modern LNG carriers equipped with reliquefication systems and shaft generators meeting IMO Tier III emissions standards, multi-gas carriers capable of transporting liquefied CO2, LPG, ammonia, and petrochemicals, and the world's first 22,000 cbm low-pressure LCO2 carrier (Active) delivered in January 2026. Emerging technology development includes 50MW floating AI data center vessels powered by solid oxide fuel cells running on LNG, developed in partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries and certified in principle by the American Bureau of Shipping and Lloyd's Register.

CCEC generates revenue primarily through long-term time charter contracts with major energy companies, commodity traders, and shipping partners, including multi-year agreements with CMA CGM-TotalEnergies (12-year LNG bunkering charter), BGN INT DMCC (10-year Amore Mio I charter), and unnamed major energy counterparties. Revenue is supplemented by spot-market exposure, asset sales, and joint venture arrangements. The company maintains a contracted revenue backlog of approximately $3.1 billion with a 6.7-year average remaining firm charter duration, and has paid dividends for 75 consecutive quarters. Distribution relies on direct enterprise sales to energy majors, joint venture channel partnerships (CMA CGM, BGN Group), and event-driven business development through major shipping exhibitions such as Posidonia.

Name

Capital Clean Energy Carriers

Legal name

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.

Website

https://capitalcleanenergycarriers.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ: CCEC) is a Greek-based international shipping company that operates a fleet of LNG carriers and multi-gas vessels under long-term time charters to major energy companies, with a $3.1 billion contracted revenue backlog and emerging positions in LNG bunkering, carbon capture transport, and floating AI data center vessels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LNG Shipping / Maritime Gas Transportation

NAICS

Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710), Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing (532411)

SIC

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412), Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171)

akta.pro primary industry

LNG Shipping & Marine Transportation (LNG Carriers, Chartering) (EUALAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Terminals & Port Storage (Jetties, Docking, Bunkering Interfaces) (EUALAEAG), Industrial CNG/LNG Supply & Distribution (Virtual Pipelines, Trucking, Satellite Storage) (EUALALAA)

Keywords

• LNG shipping services
• Maritime gas transportation
• LNG carrier chartering
• Multi-gas vessel operations
• Marine LNG bunkering

Headquarters

HQ city

Piraeus

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. LNG Carrier Time Charters: CCEC derives revenue primarily from time chartering its LNG carriers to major energy companies. Vessels are chartered under multi-year contracts providing contracted, recurring revenue. The Agamemnon commenced a time charter with a major energy company through March 2027.
2. LNG Bunkering Vessel Operations: CCEC's joint venture with CMA CGM will construct and operate a 20,000 cbm dual-fuel LNG bunkering vessel, time-chartered for 12 years to a CMA CGM-TotalEnergies joint venture. This represents CCEC's first vessel dedicated to marine fuel supply.
3. Dual-Fuel Medium Gas Carrier Charters: CCEC operates dual-fuel medium gas carriers (including the Aristogenis) under time charter contracts, generating approximately $87.4 million in gross revenue from five new time charters.
4. Spot Market LNG Shipping: CCEC maintains exposure to spot market rates, which spiked to $100,000 per day during Q4 2025 driven by U.S. LNG production surges, providing upside revenue opportunities alongside contracted charters.
5. Vessel Sales and Asset Monetization: CCEC generates one-time proceeds from vessel sales as part of its strategic shift away from container shipping. The company sold 14 of 15 container vessels for approximately $814.3 million since February 2024, using proceeds to pay down debt and fund newbuilding programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (CCEC) operates an international shipping fleet providing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and specialized gas transportation services under multi-year time charter contracts to major energy companies, commodity traders, and shipping partners. The fleet consists of latest-generation LNG carriers, dual-fuel medium gas carriers, and LCO2/multi-gas carriers capable of transporting LNG, LPG, ammonia, CO2, and petrochemicals. The company also operates an LNG bunkering joint venture with CMA CGM and is developing floating AI data center vessels in partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries.

Product overview

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (CCEC) is a maritime shipping company providing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and specialized gas transportation services through a fleet of in-water and under-construction vessels. The core offering consists of LNG carrier time charter services (including latest-generation LNG/C vessels), dual-fuel medium gas carrier operations, and LCO2/multi-gas carrier services for carbon capture supply chains. The company is expanding into LNG bunkering vessel operations via a joint venture with CMA CGM, and is exploring floating AI data center vessel opportunities in partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries. CCEC operates under a traditional vessel-charter business model, with contracted revenues generated through time charter agreements with major energy companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LNG Carrier Services Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier transportation services provided under multi-year time charter contracts to major energy companies. The fleet includes latest-generation LNG/C vessels equipped with reliquefication technology and shaft generators, with 7 additional vessels under construction for delivery through 2029.
• Dual-Fuel Medium Gas Carrier Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Q1 2026 net income declined 44% to $18.3 million due to vessel off-hire and higher voyage expenses
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Samsung Heavy IndustriesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Samsung Heavy Industries partnered with Greek shipowner Capital Clean Energy Carriers to develop 50-megawatt floating AI data center vessels. The partnership signed an agreement to build data-ready ships from scratch for offshore AI infrastructure. Samsung's 50MW-class FDC concept has received Approval in Principle from American Bureau of Shipping and Lloyd's Register. Shipowners like CCEC finance the platforms and lease capacity to operators under a charter-like model.
• SupermicrocoreTechnology or Integration · 12 June 2026Supermicro partnered with Samsung Heavy Industries and Capital Clean Energy Carriers through a joint development agreement to test AI server reliability in marine environments. The partnership addresses challenges such as humidity, salinity damage, and vibration before broader deployment of floating data centers.
• CMA CGM S.A.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026CCEC and CMA CGM S.A. formed a 50/50 joint venture to build and operate a 20,000 cbm dual-fuel LNG bunkering vessel. The joint venture contracted Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore for $82.8 million vessel construction (Q3 2028 delivery) and time-chartered the vessel for 12 years to a CMA CGM-TotalEnergies joint venture. This marks CCEC's entry into the LNG bunkering segment.
• Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd.coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 12 June 2026Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd. contracted to build the 20,000 cbm dual-fuel LNG bunkering vessel for the CCEC-CMA CGM joint venture at a cost of $82.8 million, with delivery expected in Q3 2028.
• TotalEnergies S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026TotalEnergies S.A. formed a joint venture with CMA CGM that will time-charter the 20,000 cbm LNG bunkering vessel from the CCEC-CMA CGM JV for 12 years upon Q3 2028 delivery.
• Lloyd's RegisterflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Lloyd's Register signed a three-party MoU with Samsung Heavy Industries and Capital Clean Energy Carriers at Posidonia 2026 covering project development, regulatory certification, and site origination for floating AI data centers. Lloyd's Register also granted Approval in Principle for Samsung's 50MW floating data center concept and signed a letter of intent with OpenAI.
• BGN Group (BMarine Shipping Investment FZCO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026CCEC sold a 49% stake in LNG Carrier Amore Mio I to a newly formed joint venture owned 51% by CCEC and 49% by BMarine Shipping Investment FZCO, an affiliate of BGN Group, for $230 million with closing expected in Q1 2027. The JV simultaneously secured a 10-year time charter for the vessel to BGN INT DMCC generating up to $485.6 million in aggregate revenues.
• BGN INT DMCCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 April 2026BGN INT DMCC entered a 10-year time charter (with two three-year extension options) for LNG Carrier Amore Mio I, expected to generate up to approximately $485.6 million in aggregate revenues, extending up to 2043 if all options are exercised.
• Hyundai Mipo DockyardcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 9 January 2026Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea built the Active, the world's first 22,000 cbm low-pressure LCO2 carrier, delivered to CCEC. The vessel features multi-gas capability for CO2, LPG, ammonia, and petrochemical transportation.
• MIT Maritime ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2025CCEC is a founding innovation member of the MIT Maritime Consortium, which released the Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook. CCEC joined other industry leaders including ABS and HD Korea Shipbuilding in endorsing this handbook as a critical step toward enabling nuclear propulsion in commercial shipping.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Flex LNG: Flex LNG operates a pure-play fleet of modern, fuel-efficient LNG carriers under long-term time charters to investment-grade energy companies, directly competing with CCEC in the latest-generation LNG shipping segment.
• Cool Company (CoolCo): Cool Company owns and charters a fleet of modern LNG carriers with a similar pure-play, time-charter business model to CCEC, competing for the same long-term charter counterparties in the LNG shipping market.
• Awilco LNG: Awilco LNG operates a small, modern fleet of LNG carriers under time charters, comparable in scale and pure-play model to CCEC, serving similar energy industry counterparties.
• BW LNG: BW LNG is one of the world's largest independent LNG carrier operators, competing with CCEC in the LNG shipping market with a modern fleet under long-term charters to similar energy major and utility customers.
• Hoegh LNG: Hoegh LNG operates a fleet of LNG carriers and FSRUs under medium- and long-term charters to global energy customers, directly comparable to CCEC's LNG carrier time charter business and customer base.
• Anthony Veder: Anthony Veder operates a fleet of LNG and LPG/multi-gas carriers under time charters, comparable to CCEC's medium and multi-gas carrier operations serving similar European energy and petrochemical customers.
• Dorian LPG: Dorian LPG is a pure-play LPG carrier operator, comparable to CCEC's medium gas carrier and multi-gas carrier businesses transporting LPG alongside LNG and ammonia trades.
• Golar LNG: Golar LNG is an LNG shipping and FLNG infrastructure operator with a comparable pure-play LNG focus and similar long-term contracted revenue model, addressing the same energy major customer base as CCEC.

Broad incumbents

• New Fortress Energy: New Fortress Energy is a broader LNG infrastructure player covering LNG supply, shipping, and regasification/terminals, overlapping with CCEC's LNG bunkering and shipping businesses but operating a wider integrated portfolio.

Emerging players

• Stolt-Nielsen: Stolt-Nielsen operates a diversified tanker and gas shipping business including small-scale LNG and CO2 transportation, comparable to CCEC's LCO2 and ammonia multi-gas carrier strategy in the emerging CCS and clean energy logistics markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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