Greek shipowner TMS Cardiff Gas has pencilled in a second LNG ­carrier newbuilding at Samsung Heavy Industries that looks set to double the company’s fleet by push­ing its orderbook to five ­vessels.

Last week, SHI uncharacteristically jumped the gun by announcing it had secured orders for two 174,000-cbm LNG carriers for delivery in 2020 in advance of the shipowner’s board giving approval for the investment.