Japanese shippers to order 90 new LNG tankers by 2020

摘要

Japan's largest LNG shippers are planning to order 90 new tankers by 2020 to cope with increased North American supply and growing Asian demand, Reuters reports. Global LNG trade may grow by as much as 60 percent by 2020 as compared to 2012 accoring to indsutry data cited in the report, with much of that increased demand coming from China, Japan and South Korea.